1909 Indian penny jewelry???

[Kingrich]

I detected this at an old home site. Has anyone seen another like it? It's made from 1909 Indian pennies cut and mended together....

 

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[bill from lachine]

That find is certainly different....never seen anything like it before.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[SkaBa]

Very cool. Don't have clue.

 

[BigWaveDave]

I'd be stunned if anyone on Tnet has ever seen that before. Awesome find.

 

[Loco-Digger]

That is so awesome and unique. I can't find a pic of one on the internet. Don't know if we'll ever see another...

 

[Kingrich]

Such an odd thing to do with pennies. Just wondering if it had a purpose or is it just jewelry of some sort?? I almost tossed it thinking it was junk, but I decided to clean it up and take a closer look. So glad I did! [emoji16]

 

[cw0909]

8 pennies, 1909 maybe a date for something 08/1909
very cool find

 

[bradyboy]

Not sure I get this
how and why would you do this
How was this accomplished
I don't see any marks to indicate it was welded - so to speak
What's the purpose of the hole?
I clearly don't get it
Brady

 

[BigWaveDave]

8 pennies, 1909 maybe a date for something 08/1909
very cool find

Is it 8 pennies? I only see 4.

 

[SkaBa]

Is the hole threaded?

 

[cw0909]

Is it 8 pennies? I only see 4.

ya so the cut is in the middle of 4 coins each coin slipped into the other cut
i think

 

[Kingrich]

It's hard to tell if the hole is threaded but I don't think so.. And the seams are very hard to see but I think your right about the four coins cut to slide into each other.. Not sure how they mended it together though??

 

[cw0909]

i tried to lighten, prob need a bright light into the crevice
not that it will help id it

 

[jewelerguy]

that's just pretty dang cool. it would be a shame if they were all 'S' mint marked though

 

[BosnMate]

Who knows, some people have different ideas, different strokes for different folks, but it's darn sure interesting and no doubt one of a kind.

 

[Mark Todd]

Amazing piece of art! So cool, so interesting and unique piece!

 

[jan nielsen]

Nice thing. Try to put it on a needle or something and then spin it around, then you should be able to see the whole penny. I think that it is a toy. But a cool one.

 

[patiodadio]

Looks like it is well made, not just some guy sticking pennies together. Maybe a jeweler made it.

 

[CaptEsteban]

I believe it is 4 pennies cut in half , then each half is " soldered " to a piece of copper tubing, etc. Unique .

 

[Boatlode]

That is super cool.