1892 Indian Head Cent Token or what.

MtW124

I’m not sure if this was made as an oddity or if it was used in a store for commerce as a token. Has anyone ever come across one of these before.

dcarr

It may have been intended for the center of an aluminum encasement,
but then got struck off-center (brockage) by the encasement die ?

Greenstang

Hobo art?

Creg

Interesting piece.

PerryHall

Looks like it was struck by die for manufacturing buttons, jewelry, or other decorative items.

MtW124

Thanks for all of the input. I have had this one for about ten years. @dcarr I think you r thoughts are plausible as I found a good luck charm that has a four leaf clover. I’m not sure about the three leaf clover meaning but it has stumped me for a long time. I looked around on the internet for aluminum encasements and this is what I found.

tokenpro

It is very unlikely that the Indian cent was intended for or struck by an encased coin frame die. The clovers used on encasements are invariably four leaf and almost always appear on only one side of the encasement. The clover (club) is also the wrong shape for a Civil War 2nd Corps badge depictment often used on GAR and other veteran items. The outer reaches of the clover lobes may contain a clue but they are mostly off the planchet. A coin press set up piece or the brandy induced experimentation by a lonely die sinker are possible actions that come to mind.

MtW124

Thanks @tokenpro for the information. I also found that the Shamrock Three leaf clover has been used by the Irish for Centuries. Many articles have been written including this one. Posting this here and the information you all have provided has helped me continue my search for answers. Thanks to you all.

https://time.com/5550579/shamrock-history/

Typekat

I like the Luck of the Irish C/S!

I think somene had fun fooling around with a die stamp.