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met New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 8:01 pm Anyone have any clue what is up with this? Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 8:03 pm Woa mama! Edited by Coinfrog 07/23/2023 8:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25028 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 8:07 pm met, are the numbers 243 incuse or raised? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
met New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 8:09 pm Incused Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25028 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 8:40 pm met, it's almost impossible to say why these numbers were counterstamped into that cent. It's possible that it was used as a worker's "time sheet". I have numerous tokens that were issued to employees, and they were used to keep track of the number of hours worked in a day. The worker submitted their token at the beginning of the day and claimed it at the end. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95089 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 10:07 pm what does the reverse look like? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95089 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 10:08 pm minted in 1803? maybe it was somebody's SSN or phone number. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
robbudo Pillar of the Community United States 2757 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 10:56 pm Man, if it was a contemporary 3.14 I'd be interested, VERY interested! Edited by robbudo 07/23/2023 10:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
smat45 Pillar of the Community United States 2333 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 07:03 am Quote: met, are the numbers 243 incuse or raised? Quote: Incused Sure looks raised to me from the pic... Quote: Man, if it was a contemporary 3.14 I'd be interested, VERY interested! Curious what that reference is to? Looking fwd to more replies... smat Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 07/25/2023 05:59 am Quote: Curious what that reference is to? I'm guessing the Bible .... John 3:14 ? If this 243 c/s is a work piece, the the stamp's number may represent a worker or a tool, having been used as a check of sorts. That said, I seriously doubt this possibility and see no means, whatsoever, to attribute it to any maker. The only possibility I see to perchance enhance the value of this item would be to attribute it as a rare Sheldon variety .... Just a thought. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 07/25/2023 06:51 am 3.14 is the common rounding of Pi. That's the first thing I thought of, but what that has to do with an 1804 cent and it being "contemporary", I haven't a clue. Seems like workers tags would be holed so they could hang them on an in-out board. Could merely be somebody practicing with their punches. Report this Post to the Staff
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