Elongated coin
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An elongated coin is a coin that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find coin elongatio
An elongated coin
A 'penny press' at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. This produces elongated coins from one new penny piece.
The first elongated coins were made by a die and metal rollers.
Using a common crank style penny squishing/elongation machine.
Exonumia
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Exonumia are numismatic items other than coins and paper money. This includes "Good For" tokens, badges, counterstamped coins, elongated coins, encased coins, souvenir medallions, tags, wooden nickels
Elongated coin
…amusement parks, and natural or man-made landmarks. The collecting of elongated coins is a branch of numismatics. Elongated coins are also categorized as exonumia. The first elongated coins in the United States were created at the World's Columbian Exposition, held in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. Several designs…
Assorted exonumia, including a poker chip and an elongated coin
A Smokey Bear Geocoin
Obverse of a communion token from South Leith Parish Church
A Great Western Railway pay cheque