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Encased Token - The National Memorial Stone Co. Defiance, Ohio
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: copper centre (encased Lincoln cent) in aluminium ring |
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| Obverse description | The central field contains an encased 1948 Lincoln wheat cent showing the bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right with the legends LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST on the cent itself. The surrounding aluminium ring bears the raised legend KEEP ME AND YOU WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK arranged around the circumference, with a decorative four-leaf clover motif at the base and a suspension hole pierced at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the reverse of the encased Lincoln wheat cent, showing ONE CENT and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in mirror image as the coin is viewed from the reverse side of the encasement. The aluminium ring carries the raised advertising legend THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL STONE CO. LARGEST DISPLAY IN OHIO MONUMENTS AND MARKERS DEFIANCE OHIO arranged around the full circumference, with a suspension hole at the bottom. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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