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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;petronius, post: 1432809, member: 37365&quot;]No one has &quot;encased cents&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>I discovered them last summer, in a numismatic fair in Italy. I approached a dealer who had ten coins made ​​from&nbsp; 1 cent Lincoln, bordered by an&nbsp; aluminum ring, with various inscriptions. </p><p>Intrigued, I bought one, the one in picture, with the 1959 penny, chosen because the insignia of a coin shop, and when I got home I looked for some information. </p><p>I discovered a world that did not exist before for me, the world of encased coins :yes:</p><p><br /></p><p>Encased coins are tokens that have at their center a coin, usually of small value, 1 penny or more, while the outer ring, generally aluminum, shows on one side advertising of the most varied commercial activities. In mine,&nbsp; <i>&#039;Haga&#039;s Coin Shop - Coins &amp; medals&#039;</i>, Mishawaka, Indiana.</p><p>They are also known as &#039;lucky pennies&#039;, because many of them bear symbols and phrases of good luck. </p><p>In mine, a four leaf clover, and the words <i>KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Their purpose was strictly promotional, dealers gave them to their customers, over time they became wanted collectibles<i>. </i>Although they continue to produce today, even as a souvenir, the use of encased coins as an advertising medium disappeared almost entirely in the &#039;60s, when dealers began to find cheaper to promote their activities through other objects, such as pens.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, it did&#039;nt bring much luck, because after it, is no longer able to buy more. I met again that dealer in another fair, but he had sold them all <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have some of these?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]175352.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]175353.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>petronius <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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