1901 Indian Variety?

Iampoorman2

Has anyone seen this type of rim? I'm guessing some sort of clash from another die. The areas around the rim appear to have a pattern, but not enough to evaluate. Thanks in advance.

mgoodm3

Very wierd. Don't know what to tell you. Almost looks bigger diameter than normal. ?Broadstruck. I don't know what the ridges and such are.

BlindedByEgo

Duh, I dunno. I'm hoping that someone does, so I'll

whohah

This is just a guess but could this coin have been the center in a "Keep Me And Never Go Broke" token. Y'know, the kind with a cent in the middle and an aluminium ring around it.

In the 1970's a politico here in Texas issued them during a campaign for Lt. Governor. IIRC, they said "All for Hall from Rockwall" [Ralph Hall, now a member of the U. S. House of Representatives in Washington].

michael

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is a coin that has been taken and mechanically put into one of those aluminum pot medal whatever good luck tokens--------- round and/or horse shoe

Iampoorman2

Thanks for the replies. I don't believe that's the case. It's the same size as the other indians, no bigger, and no smaller. I keep all of my cents in cointains, and this one fits perfectly.

gonzer

I concur with the opinion that the coin was the center of an aluminum token doughnut. The rim is squeezed to hold the coin in place so's it won't fall out of the ring.

Atlantic

Do not know but interesting

coppercoins

No doubt about it - this is the center of an encased coin, exactly as some of the others here describe. I've seen this a thousand times if I've seen it once.

Iampoorman2

What about the reverse though? The reverse is untouched. Shouldn't there be some sort of marks from pressing it into the holder? I'll post some hi-res photos later tonight.

ldhair

On the Pan- American Expo. Lucky Penny souvenir,
the die was used to force the cent into the holder.

The four groups of marks are the veins in the leaf of the clover.
The single mark at the bottom of the rim is the stem.

Iampoorman2

Cool. I wish they would have left it in the holder. I was hoping for something more valuable. I appreciate everyone's input and comments. I lucked out and found a Snow variety in my collection, so I've been looking through the others to see if I had anything.