2007-11-14 15:44:21 · 2 answers · asked by brooke 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
If the coin has Lincolns bust and a lions head is engraved or punched in the it could have come from a zoo or the Lion's club as a memento. The reverse must be also like a regular cent. If Lincoln is missing, or the reverse is different, then it is a medal or token of some kind. It is not uncommon to find cents with engravings on them. There is a set of 50 out there that have the outline of each state on it.
2007-11-15 12:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone likely counter-stamped the coin with a metal punch. There were a bunch of cent coins counter-stamped with JFK's face back in the 1970's as well. This type of coin is a novelty item and adds no value to the coin itself and would make the coin less valuable to a coin dealer or collector.
2007-11-15 02:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋