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Require information about a coin or momento with a red indian face facing left (liberty head band) with United States of America 1898 on one side and engraved four symbols (well,flower,horsehoe,plier like object) on the other side, wt 250 gms approx. and made of bronze. Diameter 7.8 cm approx. ? I want to know what exactly it is and it's origin with its current value?   Edited by mathur
09/22/2011 3:46 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Possibly some kind of good luck piece. On the reverse you have a four leaf clover, a horseshoe, a chicken wishbone and what I take to be a well.
All of these have been considered to be "lucky" at some time or other. Apart from that, your guess is as good as mine.
Bob
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United Kingdom
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Interesting...it's like they merged the face on the Buffalo nickel with the Indian Head cent. Obviously a "good luck" coin, if not quite a pocket piece.  Edited by DVCollector
09/22/2011 3:44 pm
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New Member
 India
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the advice given was little helpful thanks
I want to Know the exact type of this Lucky penny and also its estimated value!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There probably isn't an established value on this--it's more of a curio than a historic object. Judging how close the profile is to the Buffalo nickel, I believe it was made sometime after WWI, probably in the 1930s-40s--not 1898. Anything earlier would use a different style of type in the legends and LIBERTY. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You might find the information you want on a site about tokens and/or medallions.
Good luck.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You are looking for very specific answers to questions about a rather obscure item. This is not a US Mint product nor is it a coin, it is a privately produced novelty medallion so there really isn't a catalog value for it. Without any type of markings, determining the manufacturer will be difficult to impossible to determine. There is also the very real possibility that the date is a complete fantasy and it is of a more recent vintage.
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09/22/2011 4:05 pm
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New Member
India
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but 1898 is engraved on it?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Right--it says 1898, but the overall construction and aesthetics point to a later time, like US Depression era (1929-41). It would be like someone today making a copy of India Mughal art--without closely following the artistic style of that era. The difference would be obvious, as it is with this "lucky charm".  Edited by DVCollector
09/22/2011 4:31 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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, mathur! Obviously some sort of good luck piece, but at three inches, too big for a pocket piece. Is it really heavy enough to be bronze, or just plated zinc? My educated guess, since they obviously struck a bunch from dies, is that they were part of a magic trick, easy enough to see from a few feet. |
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