Pastery cutter 1858

Coinrunner1 · March 11, 2019 8:42PM

How rare is this piece? Why did they use the coin in this way? Also any thoughts of worth and collective stance !

Unknown · March 11, 2019 8:44PM

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ifthevamzarockin · March 11, 2019 9:27PM

Looks like a nice one, and yes they are collectible.

As far as value I'm not the one you want to ask. Maybe @ThePennyLady will stop by and give you more info.

Also you could do a search here for Pie Crimper

Hemispherical · March 11, 2019 11:44PM

Welcome to thw forums @Coinrunner1.

Rarity: Not rare, uncommon, yes

Why: Who knows... Why would people drill holes, smash, abuse, scrape, paint, etc coins in the first place. Sometimes people just do things to make a buck, i.e, a novelty item.

Collecting: That item probably has more of a novelty look. Numismatically, I think, too much of the coin (if that is a real coin) is missing. From the baking side, maybe. Someone may want it for a few bucks.

Do an bay search for completed sales/auctions to see what they sell for.

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JBK · March 12, 2019 1:54AM

For 50 cents that is a great find.

Why do you disagree that it is a novelty? It is a primitive style antique pie crimper/pastry cutter. I do not know if there are specific collectors of such things, but there is interest to coin collectors who collect novelty coin- related items.

There is a whole thread about them on the US Coins forum. If you can find that thread I am sure they'd be happy to see it.

P.S. - it is hand made and coins were a handy source of material for the wheel. Be careful cleaning it. It looks good now but it you clean it much more you will take away the aged patina, especially on the iron.