Where a Large Cent meets a cherry pie

Showtime · September 19, 2006 5:46AM

Now this is something you don't see every day

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Who would of thought that a large cent could be used by our culinary talented friends

Cladiator · September 19, 2006 5:53AM

Those are cool and I believe they were quite common in their time. There's been multiple posts involving them here.

BlindedByEgo · September 19, 2006 5:55AM

Cladiator is right - search the forum for smoe other posts - it was shocking the prices that were realized on smoe of them. Very collectable.

flaminio · September 19, 2006 6:08AM

<< <i>Who would of thought that a large cent could be used by our culinary talented friends >>

Think about it. You need a perfectly circular piece of metal about an inch across. The local metalsmith can probably make them up for you for five cents apiece. Or, you could just get a bag of pennies from the bank...

Craton · September 19, 2006 6:11AM

I was at a show last week and a guy had a few of these but without the handle in his case. He was calling them "gears". I told him the story about them and he took them out of his inventory.

michael · September 19, 2006 6:35AM

succulant sweet but acidic cherries

michael · September 19, 2006 6:39AM

Conder101 · September 19, 2006 11:11AM

I've seen several of those over the years (pictures). There is even one out there made using a 1793 cent, but I forget if it is a chain, wreath, or cap.