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Encased Token - Bantam 60
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: copper centre in aluminium ring |
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| Obverse description | A genuine 1937 Lincoln cent is encased in a plain aluminium ring. The cent obverse displays the right-facing bust of Abraham Lincoln as the central device, with the legend IN GOD WE TRUST above and LIBERTY to the lower left, date 1937 to the lower right. The aluminium ring bears the advertising legend GOOD FOR 2 MILES IN A BANTAM 60 around the circumference, with a horseshoe and lucky clover motif flanking the text. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOOD FOR 2 MILES IN A BANTAM 60 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the reverse of the encased 1937 Lincoln cent at centre, showing the wheat-ear design with ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM legend. The surrounding aluminium ring carries the advertising legend BANTAM / KEEP ME FOR / AMERICAS ONLY ECONOMY CAR / GOOD LUCK around the circumference, decorated with a four-leaf clover to the upper left and a horseshoe to the upper right. |
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