Encased Token - Official A.N.A. Convention Sponsor New York City, New York

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1997
TypeAdvertising token
CompositionBimetallic: copper plated zinc centre in aluminium ring
Weight6 g
Diameter
Thickness1.7 mm
ShapeOther (Horseshoe)
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
PeriodFederal republic (1776-date)
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Obverse descriptionHorseshoe shaped token having encapsulated in the center a coin of 1 Cent `Lincoln Memorial Cent` of 1997 (KM# 201b), with the reverse of the coin appearing. Turning the coin over and over the horseshoe is a four-leaf clover. Flipping the coin and on the horseshoe, the captions: KEEP ME AND (left); HAVE GOOD LUCK (right). Wrapping the coin from below a tiara. Below the coin and out of the horseshoe, the legends, read from top to bottom: I BRING (above and between the tiara and the coin); GOOD LUCK (below and outside the tiara).
Obverse letteringKEEP ME AND HAVE GOOD LUCK I BRING GOOD LUCK
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description1 Cent `Lincoln Memorial Cent` obverse of the coin of 1997 (KM# 201b), appearing .. Putting the coin in semi-circles, one on top of the other, the following captions: Offical A.N.A. Convention Sponcer (external); New York Cit (center); JULY 30 - AUGUST 3 • 1997 (internal). Below the coin in two lines the sentence: Krause Numismatics.
Reverse letteringOFFICIAL A.N.A. CONVENTION SPONSOR NEW YORK CITY JULY 30 - AUGUST 3 • 1997 KRAUSE NUMISMATICS
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1997  - -
Catalog ID4160411650
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