Crazy SPARK PLUG GAPPER COIN, AND SOME PEWTER AND A REALLY COOL WANAMAKERS SILVER

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George - at first I thought it was silver based on the pic you text'd to me, but based on its size (about 30mm??) and look in the pics you posted, I'm sticking with it being 19th century British copper - maybe a mid-1800s penny like the example below.

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The coin with the notches looks just like the token in the movie Gooniesd7fbefab-32e8-40ec-8de7-f1dc5998a63b.jpg

I think its the first step in finding pirate gold!
 

Well done Vino. The silver Wannamaker pin is killer! You have found some nice stuff this week. well done.

That coin does look just like a spark plug gapper!

Best of luck to you!
 

The "gapper" or maybe just a defaced coin is a cool find! The Wannamaker item is great. Is it an employee badge from their store identifying employee #74?

Here ya go:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wanamaker

Addendum: at first glance it looked like old Victoria but I think Bill has the right version of the coin.
 

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Great finds Vino. I was thinking a Wanamaker employee badge also but since he employed 100's of people it seems like it is something more specific and special maybe a certain group of employees like usher elevator operator etc. He was such a retail innovator
 

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George - at first I thought it was silver based on the pic you text'd to me, but based on its size (about 30mm??) and look in the pics you posted, I'm sticking with it being 19th century British copper - maybe a mid-1800s penny like the example below.

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That looks like the coin bill, wonder what the made it for?
Thanks
 

You couldn't stay away lol, leave it to you to fund a 150+ year old spark plug gapper lol

And the wannamaker silver is awesome
 

You couldn't stay away lol, leave it to you to fund a 150+ year old spark plug gapper lol

And the wannamaker silver is awesome

He got bored cleaning his shotgun waiting for you to show up Chris.
 

Pretty cool piece of silver from a prominent Philadelphian!
 

Hey! Are you calling me a lier? Are trying to ruin my thread????? Lol


Is picking both an option? :laughing7: You know guys like Abe and myself who don't find anything have to vent somehow.
 

Slow? Heck no! You oughta see how fast them suckahs run in Philly when the cops are chasin' 'em!
 

Really nice find on that silver, not to mention the rest of your stuff.
 

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