What is it ??

mrcolin2u · 2026-11-08T20:45:11-0600

This is a 1926 wheat penny set in a larger disc possibly aluminum with text on both sides .
It is badly corroded but the penny date is visible with a loupe .
Found it today at a local park .
I wonder if anyone knows what this is exactly?
Cheers
Colin

IHC656 · 2026-11-08T21:46:35-0600

I would guess it was something similar to this.

old digger · 2026-11-08T21:48:22-0600

Maybe it was won or gotten at a County Fair?

mrcolin2u · 2026-11-08T22:17:38-0600

old digger said:
Maybe it was won or gotten at a County Fair?

I suppose that’s possible, the fairgrounds today are about 1/2 mile away . The park however is on the Oregon trail . I thought it would be all hunted out but these last few days I’ve had some good finds including a 1876 seated liberty dime.

mrcolin2u · 2026-11-08T22:19:37-0600

IHC656 said:
I would guess it was something similar to this.

Yes very possible, thanks for posting.
I’m going drop mine in an ultrasonic bath tomorrow and see if some of the corrosion comes off .

Digger54 · 2026-11-09T09:05:13-0600

Looks like you have a challenge cleaning the aluminum up enough to decipher what it was from. As others have pointed out it is a souvenir penny holder. Here is one my father had in his estate, he would have been 10 in 1940 so maybe he visited Washington DC in 1940.