Small Coin

[fyrffytr1]

I found this Sunday afternoon at a local park that has been in existence since 1912. There is a barely discernible bust on one side that resembles Lincoln and the other side is blank. I wonder if it is just a clad cent that is deteriorating or something else. There is still a rim on it and as you can see from the pictures it is smaller than a penny.
The other item is a wheel off a Sampson toy and probably dates to the early 30s.

 

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[huntsman53]

A very careful cleaning is in order with the coin. Not knowing the true composition, this statement may be way out there but it appears to possibly be a Lincoln Cent Struck or Minted on a Dime planchet. It appears to be the right size. If it is, it is hard to say why there is no Reverse. However, there may be a weak striking on the Reverse as the Obverse details appear to be weak and may be due to that a Dime planchet is so much thinner than a Cent planchet, thus less pressure would be exerted on the planchet if the Minting Presses and Dies were setup for striking Lincoln Cents.

Once you have been able to clean the coin and more details have emerged, please post some closeup pics of the front (obverse) and back (reverse). Just be careful what you use to clean it with and how you do so.


Frank

 

[fyrffytr1]

The only detail left on the coin is the corroded bust. I actually chipped a very small piece off while cleaning it with a toothpick. It did show as a dime when I found it. But, I wouldn't think a dime would corrode like this one. It has a green patina similar to what would be found on copper. And, it is smaller than a dime as you can see in the first picture. It is the same thicknes as a penny. I think I can see some lettering across the top of the obverse and on the left side of the reverse. Could it be a foreign coin?
If these pictures are not helpful I will try to take some outside tomorrow.

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like Lincoln enough that my starting point would probably be a Lincoln token of some sort.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I think it may be either a novelty item or perhaps part of a piece of jewelry. There are some mini pennies out there but the ones I see online are about 3/8". Mine is about 5/8".

 

[huntsman53]

After seeing the coin right next to the Dime in the latest pics, I would have to agree that it is probably a Novelty Coin. It was harder to determine the diameter of the coin in the original pics and is the reason, I made the statement that it could be a Lincoln Cent struck on a Dime planchet.


Frank

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

...Google " Nixon Penny"

 

[DigIron2]

I wonder why they would want to make a small novelty Lincoln penny?Not arguing ,just wondering.I have seen those great big ones but never a small one like that.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I talked to my brother tonight and he said he found a small Indian head cent that had a stick pin affixed to the back of it. They make miniature pennies for ear rings and other jewelry but they are even smaller than my "coin". I have looked at hundreds of images online but can't find one like mine.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Im sure this is the same thing.


fooudn this post from a few years ago


http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/164704-worlds-smallest-1964-copper-penny.html

 

[fyrffytr1]

Im sure this is the same thing.


fooudn this post from a few years ago


Those are the mini cents I looked at but they are 3/8" diameter and mine is 5/8". I am going with a novelty item until something else comes along to change my mind.

 

[wayfas4u]

I've searched also Fyrffytr1, and have no luck at all. Your's is smaller than a dime, which makes me think it probably is costume jewelry of some sort! Lincoln's head I can make out, but no indication of a memorial on the opposite side. Nice, very unique mystery you got there!

 

[goldnugget]

Put that sucker in a pot of Boiling water and then try and clean it with a Toothpick.Then we might be able to help you with the outcome Good Luck.I put one of my Unknown Beach Coin in Boiling water last week and then some slow Electrolysis, It turned out to be a Seated Quarter and it came apart in 3 different layer's-so much This Beach Coin was just a Blank Disc until I cleaned it up as above

 

[HuntinDog]

It could be a Lucky Play Money like this...

 

[Ism]

I saw on a science program once that it's a novelty for some people to shrink coins using a coil of wire and large capacitor discharge through it.
Forget the exact explanation, but the magnetic pulse compresses the molecules and shrinks the object.
Based on the reverse, it doesn't look like a genuine Lincoln cent, but if it is, it's possible that it was a school science project.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I'm voting for an Edward the VII Canadian Dime. Look at the stem of the wreath. Same wavy pattern. And it's the proper size.

 

[ironhorse]

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I'm voting for an Edward the VII Canadian Dime. Look at the stem of the wreath. Same wavy pattern. And it's the proper size.

I don't think so
If you look at the OPs coin, the few visible letters at the 1 o'clock position don't match up
I can see how you might think it was though

 

[Chris in BC]

looks like a fish scale nickle to me

Edited to agree with Charlie, - should have read the whole thread, early 20th century fish scale - rare in canada, i have only ever found 2