Check out my very rare 1795 reeded edge large cent

cohodk

Aint she a beauty? What a shame

Gonfunko

The poor Large Cent! Curse the who did that!

Placid

cohodk!

LincolnCentMan

Man, can you see it....

The grader at ANACS gets the coin... looks at it.... "Where the heck am I going to net grade this baby to?"

David

OnlyBuffalos

Looks like a flattened beer cap from Colonial Beer Company.

JadeRareCoin

I have some similar large cents. I call them "gear cents", but it is my understanding that these were actually fabricated to be used to seal the edge of pie crust. The pie maker would roll the coin around the rim of the pan to seal the crust. More than one person has explained the pie sealer theory to me.

mgoodm3

interesting

coinguy89

Neat piece to have.

dorkkarl

i believe that coin was used in the movie "jaws"

K S

coinlieutenant

Cool!!

291fifth

<< <i>I have some similar large cents. I call them "gear cents", but it is my understanding that these were actually fabricated to be used to seal the edge of pie crust. The pie maker would roll the coin around the rim of the pan to seal the crust. More than one person has explained the pie sealer theory to me. >>



The "pie sealers" were usually holed in the center. This allowed for attachment of a handle.

JadeRareCoin

The "pie sealers" were usually holed in the center. This allowed for attachment of a handle.

True. I cant quite figure out cohodk's piece. Perhaps it was an unfinished pie sealer? It is one of the nicest examples that I have ever seen. What a great date and nice detail!

DominusDeus

Damn, I actually like that cent... Hella cool.

cohodk

Thats interesting info about the pie sealers. I never thought about that.

I can see that old farmer going through his penny jar .....AH, I'll just use this 1795 that wasn't an important year!