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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1125975, member: 66&quot;]And in a related use they used to put a large cent in the pickles to give them a good green color.</p><p><br /></p><p>An old childrens toy was made by putting two holes in a large cent and stringing a cord through them.&nbsp; The ends of the loop were put over the thumbs and the coin spun to twist on the cord.&nbsp; Then as the thumbs are pulled apart the coin spins to untwist and then twist the cord in the opposite direction while making a loud humming sound.</p><p><br /></p><p>A larger silver coin such as a half or dollar would be holed and put on a cord to be used by a child as a teething ring.&nbsp; The cool metal soothed the gums and the large size kept it from being swallowed.</p><p><br /></p><p>A large cent would be holed and attach to a handle so it could turn and the edge of the cent notched to make a pie crust crumper.</p><p><br /></p><p>During the Second World War, a hollowed out five cent piece was actually used by spies for passing microfilmed secrets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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