Some Great Additions to My Penny Exonumia Collection!

I recently picked up these pieces and they are some of the more rare pieces I have acquired thus far. I will be adding some of them to my Penny Potpourri exhibit which will be on display at my next few shows, starting with the Atlanta ANA.


This rare 1900 Indian cent political campaign charm is encased in brass and celluloid and contains a gem red Indian cent on one side and an albumen photo of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt on the other. These were actually sold during the 1900 presidential campaign, and this piece is one of only about a dozen known to exist in choice condition with the celluloid intact. Another one in a lesser condition recently sold at auction for over $500, so this one would be valued at over $600.




This Rose Auto Stores sticker cent was given to me by a fellow sticker cent collector after he saw my exhibit. Rose Auto Stores distributed these sticker cents in the late 1960’s. Even though stickers on coins are a very simplistic advertising medium, they are scarce and not many have survived possibly due to the Secret Service banning them as violating federal law that prohibits people from attaching or impressing advertisements or announcements on currency and required violators to remove any such stickers or face stiff fines.




This 1905 wooden encasement was issued during the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon, to celebrate the centennial of their famous expedition. The encasement is made of fir wood, possibly since lumber was Oregon’s chief export at the time. These wooden Lewis & Cark encasements are the only encased cents to have been made out of wood, with only 6 to 7 remaining in existence. This particular encasement containing a gem red Indian cent is in excellent condition – the wood is not cracked or dirty and the printing on the encasement is still bold and colorful, making this piece the finest known. Unique to these wooden encasements, the penny was manually squeezed down into the encasement, unlike other non-wood encasements where the coin would be inserted before the encasement dies struck with heat and pressure. This piece is valued between $700 and $800.




Whitehead & Hoag (1892-1921) was one of the largest advertisement firms in the world at the turn of the century. They made many different types of advertising, political, and fraternal items. The company developed and patented celluloid, a high quality compound used for printing that made the prints more durable and vibrant in color. Whitehead & Hoag items are very collectible. This beautiful blue A.F. Fox Company celluloid Indian cent encasement is valued at $450.




Pocket mirror encasements were another popular form of marketing and advertising using coins placed on one side of a small mirror, especially pennies. Quality intact Indian cent and early Lincoln cent pocket mirrors can be difficult to locate compared to the more common aluminum encased cents since they are often found with the mirror damaged or missing, or the celluloid covering the coin cracked or missing. The C.G. Conn Instruments (founded in the 1870’s and eventually bought out by Steinway Musical Instruments) pocket mirror has an original red 1909 Indian cent.



Rick Snow gave me this reeded edge 1892 Indian cent. It was possibly used as a gear.




This is a very usual piece - it's two 1893 Columbian Expo elongated pieces made from Canadian large cents and welded together, possibly as the beginning of a bracelet. 1892 Columbian Expo pieces on Canadian large cents are scarce.




Just another Indian cent love token with a pretty design

 

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Beautiful stuff, Charmy. I really like the political campaign charm & reeded edge cent.

 

The 1886 Canadian cent in the Expo set, is the scarcer Obverse #1 as well...

 

You must make a huge amount of money to be able to afford all the stuff you always show !!

 

The first one, with McKinley and Roosevelt, is nice and in great condition indeed. I also like that A. F. Fox "You will never go broke" encased penny. (Never? Umm, guaranteed? ) Thanks for sharing these pieces!

Christian

 

Thank you for sharing. It is so nice to see those.

 

Some great stuff Charmy . Especially the love token and Roosevelt 1900 Indian cent political campaign charm .
Rusty

 

They're all so pretty -- and interesting! What a find with that political campaign charm!!

 

I worked for a ROSE AUTO while in high school in Philadelphia, PA back in the 60's

 

Beauties as always.