Check out my new Pie Cutter Large Cent!

I picked this up from Ron Sirna at Long Beach so I just had to have Todd photograph this unique "coin" for me. I don't have the handle that would have been attached to this to cut the pastry, but here is an example of what one would have looked like: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320489769477

Anyone seen or have any of these?

 

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Ive never seen one like that, pretty cool.

Was this mint made or man?

 

Definitely post mint. People carved this to actually use as a pie cutter.

 

i think its a great piece of Americana, great piece

 

That one was not used much as a pie cutter. It is still in pretty good shape.

 

Very cool. I don't think I have seen one of these before.

 

They probably weren't meant so much as to cut the pastry, but rather crimp the edges of pies and such.

Regardless, it's definitely a treasure to hold on to.

 

thats pretty cool

 

That's a fascinating piece Charmy!

 

Does that qualify it as exonumia even though it is a coin?

 

I suspect it is a coin trimmed down to replace a clock gear. Is the identification as a pastry instrument based on additional information? on

 

Thats a great idea. I'm going to carve up a Morgan and make it into a pizza cutter!
Guy~

 

Here are photos of what the pie crimper/cutter looks like with the handle. (These photos were posted by a forum member on the CU forum.)

 

Great example of American ingenuity. I love it.

 

Just gorgeous Charmy!!

 

Thanks for the photos and the information. Yet another use for the Large Cent which seems to have found many uses other than as coins in circulation.

 

That's really neat.

 

Fascinating and unique, I love it!

 

Well, the obvious question has to be.....when are you going to put that thing to some good use and bake us all some pie? :eat:

Love your new coin (and pie too!).

 

On the CU forum, due to the shape and configuration of my particular "coin," another member (relicsncoins) suggested my pie cutter was more likely made to use as a spur rowel. Here's the photo he posted: