Why would anyone take the time to cut one penny in half (lengthwise) and hollow out a different penny, and try to marry them together if the obverse is worth maybe a buck? I was digging through some of my old pennies from when I was a kid and found this tribute to a major waste of time and effort! I would love to know the reasoning that went into this time-consuming project - any ideas? I've seen similar examples where two different 'heads' (or, 'tails') are combined ... in fact, i found one of those in my stash, too. But, why this? (incidentally, the 'normal' 1907 weighs 3.06 grams; the funky 1907 weighs 3.29 grams, for what that's worth.)
I guess there are trolls on cointalk as well. Come a little closer to my back end - I've got something you'll get a kick out of!
I'm not gonna fight with you friend.......it just seems you are the one trollish. I'm established here. You have to establish yourself here. Are you worthy?
We do have trolls, Green , however, is not one, at 42,000 postings. A plausible answer which I have heard of was a 1877 IHC, that someone ( probably in 1877 or close) had a Love token slogan on the rev. The person knew someone or himself with skill to cut away the reverse and replace with a matching reverse and actually duped some people. That kind of skill does not come overnight , so many practice cents were used I am sure. Someone at the time mentioned that they were a master tool maker / graveur and had to make such a magician coin to pass classes in the mid 1900s. Just memory from some old coin rag. Jim
Thank you, desertgem, for a lucid reply to my original query, before it got hijacked by a poster that obviously feels I am not worthy of being on this site! I guess the question I have for "Mr. Established" is ... what did I say in my posting that made you resent my ignorance and request for feedback? I will try very hard in the future to try and post more snarky remarks so I can become "Established" as well!
OMG, you're right! It is a bezel - the most logical answer eluded me because I didn't look close enough at the obverse; I focused on the reverse and totally missed the obvious. Perhaps "green18' is correct - I am not worthy!
These are relics of the Civil War. During the war, getting a secret message securely across enemy lines was very difficult. At one point agents in the North were using hollowed out coinage to accomplish this task - the penny was a good size for the microfiche they were using at the time. It was "knowledge in a penny" that won the war and one reason why Lincoln was honored on the one cent piece. Those in the know refer to such pennies as espionage tokens.
Wow! What just happened is right! I like this Coin talk form and have learned a lot of great things from it. But to let someone talk that way because they have over 42,000 posts does not seem right. There are well known members on here that I respect because they show respect too and some I do not respect and take them with a grain of salt. This is why I do not post very many questions. I just read and learn. Very interesting coin! Thanks for sharing and for the info on it too.
JDL - Cutting a penny in half (lengthwise) - surely not a case of severe schizophrenia ? Unless a childhood prank !