Most were sold to businesses to give away as an advertisement. Also known are ones with a bison, a dustpan and, a pan-shaped stick pin. The obverse of the most common encased cent from 1901 Pan AM EXPO has a four-leaf clover as the main design.
The first sold as souvenirs at the 1901 Pan American Exposition had an aluminum ring circling the cent. They are a token that has the coin encased by another material.
They have been referred to as lucky cents or encased cents. As the hammer die strikes the anvil die the coin is clamped into the washer by the movement of the metal. The "motto or legend" is added through the striking of the washer with the coin in its center. What are encased coins? Traditionally they are a cent that is encased in an aluminum ring or washer.
Encased varieties can range from the coin itself, cents to dollar coins, the material of the encasement from aluminum to steel and beyond, and the varieties of the issuer, which range from coin clubs, restaurants, car dealers to banks and insurance companies.Ĭollecting encased coins can be a fun and rewarding hobby. The varieties of encased available to collect are very large. Most can be purchased for between $5.00 and $10.00. First is that they are inexpensive to collect compared to any silver or gold coin. There are many good reasons to collect encased coins. After 1901 encased coins can be found advertising restaurants, expositions, world fairs, and just about any business you can name. Encased coins containing coins dated before 1901 are known, but appear to have been created after 1901 or contain a coin that replaced the original coin. The first encased coins showed up around the turn of the century (1900) at the Pan-American Exposition Buffalo, N.Y. The encasement usually has good luck symbols such as the horseshoe, wishbone, rabbit's foot, four-leaf clover and many contain them all. Encased coins are recognized by TAMS (Token and Medal Society) as trade tokens as they have the implied value of one cent. Tokens include, but are not limited to love tokens, encased tokens, elongated cents, and trade or advertising tokens. They include coins encased in an acrylic resin, injection molded plastic, paper encasements, and other non-traditional encasementsĮncased coins are classified as a token. On these pages, I explore what I consider to be encased coins. This defines what to me is a "traditional" encased coin. They could be customized with a wide variety of information, including Name, Address, Phone Number and advertising slogans. These were sold to businesses as advertising pieces, and as souvenir pieces. Hence these cents were called lucky pennies. Frequently one side will have a slogan such as Keep Me and Have Good Luck. If the encasement is not metal the coin is inserted by hand as the piece is made. If inserted into an aluminum ring or washer, the coin is placed into a press that squeezes the encasement tight to the coin and presses advertisements or other design elements into the metal. Encased Newsletter - v02n04 - March 31, 2022Īn Encased Coin is a token, often including a cent, that has been inserted into an aluminum blank or an encasement of another composition.Here are the latest new pages or updated pages.
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