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I found a very strange 1897 coin while I was running my change through the coinstar machine this weekend.

If anyone can help identify this, it would be greatly appreciated!

It looks like a VERY dark brown penny. The face has a two headed bird on it. The back has a large "2" on it just slightly above center. Under that is a cluster of leaves, that are not symmetrical. Under that the date 1897 is printed.

HELP!
 
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Not right now. I can later, but have no way to post them.. UGH!
 
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VanillaThunder said:
I found a very strange 1897 coin while I was running my change through the coinstar machine this weekend.

If anyone can help identify this, it would be greatly appreciated!

It looks like a VERY dark brown penny. The face has a two headed bird on it. The back has a large "2" on it just slightly above center. Under that is a cluster of leaves, that are not symmetrical. Under that the date 1897 is printed.

HELP!
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Most likely an Indian Head penny.
 
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First is this a US coin?

It's definately not an Indian head penny, nor the Flying eagle cent which predated that.

It sounds a bit like the 2 cent piece...although I don't think those were produced until 1897, nor do I remember an eagle..

Ok then two questions

Is the date clear? As in there is no way its something besides 1897?

Also does it say a value anywhere around the 2?
 
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More stuff as I think of it.

What kind of size is the coin
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I can host scans if I don't figure it out until then.
 
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No value around the two.

Country of origin is difficult because the only two marks on the coin are "1897" and "2" nothing else on the coin is a number or language.


The date is pretty clear.
 
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