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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;conder0289, post: 1972870, member: 28256&quot;]Here is an interesting piece, made for The Know Nothing Party (also known as the Copperheads or Peace Democrats) and carried by its members as an identification badge, its appears that is was punched out (judging from the marks on the edge) from the Large Cents current at the time.</p><p>This style is earlier then the others used, the newer style are known with the Liberty Head actually cut out of the coin and a pin soldered on the back side. The piece I have showing here is much rarer then the newer style I&#039;ve also mentioned.</p><p>I own two, the one shown and another, using a Large Cent style early to the Coronet Head shown, and in 30 years I have only personally seen and handled Five (5) of these pieces, which includes the earlier head Large Cent. All five pieces exhibit the same markings on the edge, having been cut out of the coin with some sort of cutting punch and hammer blow.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]350402[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]350403[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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