@thebigeng said:
What did the person you got it from have to say about it? Did they know anything?
The seller has a small specialty in Civil War Tokens and Hard Times Tokens. But they did not know anything other than it being a Large Cent over-struck with some dies.
@LanceNewmanOCC said:
do you think it may be a gargoyle instead of an eagle. i just kinda jumped to eagle.
it kinda looks like the full size of whatever it is could be as small as 4 large cents and as large as ?
What eagle?
What might look like feet with separated toes is not really that.
The apparent gaps between toes are actually the remnants of the original denticles from the 1849 Large Cent.
@emeraldATV said:
It's some kind of ornamental design would be my approach.
Don't laugh but...
Just for giggles.
That is a good start. There is still a lot of the Large Cent Wreath detail showing in the middle.
Using your image as a starting point, here is my attempt to take all of the Large Cent details out of it:
I think it was put through a rotary die that was out of registry with the coin. Think elongated cent. The marks to the sides were not meant to be impressed at all.
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The seller has a small specialty in Civil War Tokens and Hard Times Tokens. But they did not know anything other than it being a Large Cent over-struck with some dies.
What might look like feet with separated toes is not really that.
The apparent gaps between toes are actually the remnants of the original denticles from the 1849 Large Cent.
That is a good start. There is still a lot of the Large Cent Wreath detail showing in the middle.
Using your image as a starting point, here is my attempt to take all of the Large Cent details out of it:
Research made a little easier.
Cool.
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I guess Alex didn't accept my answer.
Maybe I forgot to put it in the form of a question.
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This guy again...
Found in a CoinStar reject bin
Lafayette Grading Set
I think it was put through a rotary die that was out of registry with the coin. Think elongated cent. The marks to the sides were not meant to be impressed at all.
Collector, occasional seller
Kind of looks like this Artist's work:
https://www.pinterest.com/dechristo/bishop-paul-various-carvings-hobo-nickels/