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xphobe New Member United States 35 Posts	Posted 02/08/2011 11:40 pm Anybody recognize this? It's about the size of a penny, looks to be copper or bronze, well worn with age, nice brown patina. I'd almost say it is uniface, except the back has a sort of design on it. Report this Post to the Staff

CEOcoinshop Valued Member United States 186 Posts	Posted 02/08/2011 11:58 pm Very cool looking piece... can't help you. Very interested in what turns up here.. as far as ID for this piece. Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 11:06 am Ditto! Can't wait to see what it is. Almost looks like one of those tags I used to see on telephone poles along a railway track to identify a specific site. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 12:49 pm That "C" almost looks like a ¢ Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 1:02 pm It does! My initial reaction was that it was some kind of (homemade) 25¢ token But then I thought with serifs on top and bottom of the line that had to be a letter "I". So, I suspect, it's either CI or IC ... Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 2:56 pm Yeah, it's impossible to know what was intended. That said, I've seen a lot of odd stylized letters done in the late 19th-early 20th C. Like you said, a crude 25¢ token by a merchant makes some sense, if they made these themselves with whatever was on hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 8:38 pm Could it be a token from Ichabod Crane of Sleepy Hollow ? Just kiddin, but really an interesting piece.Hope somebody comes along and id's it. Report this Post to the Staff
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