1856 Cast Counterfeit. Base metal lead probably copper plated. Weight 150 grains. I can see some of the edge seems. Very cool.

1795 S-77 Cent...really nice. Probably used as a clock gear. Circa 1820's

1803 Cent...really nice. It has been plugged with a unknown metal...silver?

1820/19 used as a gear. Nice overdate.

1824 used as a gear. Two holes...one square...one round. 4/15/12 Jim Mariani

This is a interesting piece. Another coin used as a gear. I bought this one on eBay.

This is the nicest gear I have seen. Very well made and the coin still appears to be a VF20 despite the use as a gear. It is a N-3 variety. I bought this one on eBay 7/17/09.

This is a interesting piece. Another coin used as a gear. The date is easier to see in hand. This one is a Newcomb 6 variety and in a LDS which is evident from the many die cracks.

1838 N-8 used as a gear. 04/15/12 Jim Mariani

This is a interesting piece. Another coin used as a gear. Some scratches from being used but nice color.

1849 large cent being made into a gear. Teeth carved from about K9-K12. 4/15/12 Jim Mariani

This is low grade nice example of a large cent used as a gear. I bought it in a group of 10 lower grade junk coins for $20 on 7/15/09.

This gear may have also been used as a pie cutter since it has teeth only on the obverse. 1/20/12

1854 Cent apparently used as a pie crimper. I traded a 1849N2 large cent to Bill Simonson for this piece.

This piece was a part of the Sam Thurman Collection which I recently purchased. It will be offered in the EAC07 Annual Convention auction held in St Louis. UPDATE...It sold in the auction for $1200 plus juice!

EAC Grellman graded VG8/4. This coin was ex Sam Thurman which I aquired on 10/10/06. I sold the coin in the 2007 EAC Sale in St Louis. I then repurchased the coin on eBay 1 month later from Roger Lyles for $100 less then what it sold at the EAC sale for. I plan to hang onto it this time.

It is made of lead and was made by smashing two coins together. It is heavy...weighing 272grains and slightly larger than a normal large cent. It is a crud attempt to look like a brockage. ex Jim Mariani 10/22/11.

I picked this one up on eBay as a fake. It is a crud attempt to look like a brockage.

EAC Grellman graded 10/8 recolored. He said irregular planchet as struck. I believe it to be an elliptical clip. ex Bill Simonson 5/5/08

Heavy reverse lamination as seen. An interesting error.

Im not so sure this is a mint made error but I display it as it is. ex Jim Mariani 10/22/11.