Bicentennial coin molds - any ideas?
JBK
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I've had these for about ten years. The ebay seller wasn't sure what they were originally used for.
The molds are made of heavy steel and are 4.5 inches square. The designs are very sharp and detailed.
The area in the lower right might suggest an overflow mechanism for some kind of casting, but there is no channel for pouring metal or plastic.
Perhaps there was a casting channel on the other half of the molds, assuming they existed? (The screw holes suggest there were molds paired with these.)
Used for producing oversized coin replicas? Used to make foil wrappers for chocolate coins?
Any ideas? Thank you for any suggestions or speculations you might have.
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I don't know what they were used for, but being a collector of Bicentennial items, I like them.
Interesting for sure.
Maybe coaster molds? Pretty cool whatever they were used for.
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They look like molds. The tab at lower right (lower left on the finished product) is too elaborate to be a sprue.
I think it is a molded tab, attached to the finished product for some reason.
PS:
They have denticles.
Pour some pancake batter on them and make some pancakes. I'll be over for breakfast.