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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 06-25-2006, 08:51 PM   #1 (permalink) tonylynch RMO Collector     Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 332 Odd Cent Found this in a roll from the last box I picked up. It is slightly smaller (a hair under 19mm) than normal. The edge is concave. I don't have a scale (yet) that would give me an accurate weight. What caught my attention first, is that when it came out of the roll, it sounded odd...flat. Attached Thumbnails   __________________ Tony Lynch ANA #R-3121787 WINS#594 MSgt, USAF (Ret) Profanity is the linguistic crutch of the inarticulate.   06-25-2006, 10:06 PM   #2 (permalink) jackeen Senior Member   Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 222 Struck in a loose collar, maybe? __________________ If you're going through Hell, keep going.   06-25-2006, 11:22 PM   #3 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,203 This an "encased cent". These are also known as "lucky token" cents. It was once confined in an outer ring (often aluminum) bearing some advertising message or other design. When the outer ring is struck, it pushes in the perimeter of the coin and warps the surface.   06-25-2006, 11:28 PM   #4 (permalink) tonylynch RMO Collector     Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 332 Thanks, Mike. I've seen them, my dad has one, but never outside of the aluminum ring before. __________________ Tony Lynch ANA #R-3121787 WINS#594 MSgt, USAF (Ret) Profanity is the linguistic crutch of the inarticulate.   06-25-2006, 11:32 PM   #5 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,203 Any time. Loose lucky token cents are most commonly found in the 1950's. Must've been a popular thing to do back then.   06-25-2006, 11:59 PM   #6 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 Hi Mike I had some high rim wheat cents from the 1950's I ask Chuck at coppercoins and he said that some coins from the mint in the 50's had a high rim. So I can assume that this type of coin is different? If that is the case I will go back and look at the high rim coins I have. Maybe the ones I have are the token type and not high rim from the mint. __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   06-26-2006, 09:41 AM   #7 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,203 Quote: Originally Posted by bruce 1947 Hi Mike I had some high rim wheat cents from the 1950's I ask Chuck at coppercoins and he said that some coins from the mint in the 50's had a high rim. So I can assume that this type of coin is different? If that is the case I will go back and look at the high rim coins I have. Maybe the ones I have are the token type and not high rim from the mint. I'm unfamiliar with "high rim" cents from the 1950's. I know some cents from 1990 and 1991 (and occasionally other years) appear to have unusually high rims without the benefit of finning. This may be due to excessively deep rim gutters. I'll be interested to see what you dig up.   06-26-2006, 11:22 PM   #8 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 Mike I posted that question at coppercoins.com sorry I can not link you there I just am not very good with a computer. Maybe what I asked Chuck is not what you were talking about go there and see my post. It is listed under hi rim coins.I know you are one of the best at lincoln cents. __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   06-26-2006, 11:26 PM   #9 (permalink) bruce 1947 Support Or Troops     Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 2,320 Mike my post was about the 1970's coins sorry. __________________ Cointalk member4713 Member Mesa coin club   06-26-2006, 07:49 AM   #10 (permalink) jackeen Senior Member   Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 222 Mike - excellent analysis. __________________ If you're going through Hell, keep going.   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1921 s Morgan broadstrike | 2006 Nebraska Quarter error » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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