Posts: 584 Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Location: Phila.,Pa.
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:42 am
[img]http://www.bidville.com/listings/details/index_asp.asp?itemnum=13699643[img]Anyone have thoughts on this coin.Bob thinks it may have been in a bezel at some point.It was found in a bw roll from on old style bank and had been put away several years ago.Any comment welcome.Thank you,Ken [/img]
Posts: 191 Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Location: Western Illinois
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:07 pm
It's an encased, or "lucky token" cent. It formerly resided in a ring of aluminum (or other metal) which had some sort of advertising slogan or message on it. A little bit of the token design ended up on the reverse of the cent. It's not an error. _________________ President of CONECA; Host of Error Coin Information Exchange (Yahoo:Groups). Opinions rendered do not necessarily reflect those held by any organization I am a member of.