When I displayed this 1793 Wreath Cent coin at the recent NewHampshire Coin Expo, a few people opined on how it came to be. The most popular theories were:

1. Simply a memento, perhaps to be worn around the neck.

2. A few people thought, because of the degree of wear on the coin, that it might be a crude,hand made Civil War dog tag.

3. Lastly, one person thought it might be a toe tag for someone who was recently deceased, toidentify the body.

I'm not sure what to make of it myself. Perhaps it was simply the work of idle hands oneafternoon circa 1840-1870. The only thing I can say for sure was that it was done by someone whowas unaware of its value as a numismatic item,.

I'd be interested in the thoughts of E-Sylum readers.

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