A Rolled Susan B. Anthony

Definitely a 1901 elongated

 

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Not that I disbelieve you, but do you have any verification the coin I posted is
circa 1901

 

The top specimen is the one I just found and purchased, the darker one was a gifted to me ,however Ron Pope Mr. Buffalo himself ...well we became good friends the last year Ron was alive.
I had surgery last March ...many a night Ron and I would text,or pm and we talk as I cannot do pain killers...so between Ron, and Lord M my nights weren't so long . I wanted to do something nice for Ron
And he loved the coin.
Of course had no idea that our friendship would end so soon. I have spoken to his son on several occasions since...
As for my Brother Rob...well he too helped me make it though some very long nights...we text as long as he didn't have to chase the drunks around the lobby. LoL

 

Yes you do!!! Yes my expertise and collecting smashed coins... now here's a little something to put in your hat....Jamez Motley president of CONECA as well a good friend has a book he's has written on the subject..... in fact he has just texted me with Rick Snows thoughts on my 69 ihc.
Anyway I've been pushing Jim to finish the book.....I will keep you posted....

 

The thing that one needs to remember was that time peroid late 1800's early 1900's and how a souvenir from a event like expos was a big deal. If you go on line and do a search of expo items these were the low end souvenir that a working man could afford.
The same for the years to follow... what funny is it has survived to present date. There's even a web site marking where one would find a machine to make pennies. Bass pro shops, the Maryland House a rest stop on I 95 has a couple machines...beaches,amusement parks etc...people still want a smashed penny as a memory of a fun time.

 

Thanks for your thread. I had not seen an elongated dollar before. It is surly is a prized piece for anyone's collection.
It has helped me to get verification for another piece of exonumia.

 

https://pennypresses.net/home/map.php

 

I have been able to acquire E-cents at most places I have vacationed at.
I have a small collection of older one I have been fortunate to find.
I purchased my 1901 Pan-Am Expo thinking it was an reproduction due to how shiny and clean/doctored it looked. You have helped to sway my opinion of it.
Thanks for the info.

 

No problem and I will make sure when Jim's book is published to let you know....
I had Rob send Jim a set of his so Jim would hopefully add Robs to his text.

 

One thing to remember is that in some case you can see a date on the rolled coin. That doesn’t mean it was done that year but usually it’s close. I can take a cent from the sixties and put it in a machine to elongate it today. If I’m fortunate, I can see the date. I just smashed it with a coin that’s 50-60 years old or older. That machine may not have been in existence as of the date on the coin. I have hundreds of elongated cents, mostly within the last 40 years.

 

There's several on the Outer Banks also. Elizabethan Gardens, Wright Museum, Aquarium to name a few.