Need help on this one.....

[stjoeflyers-migration]

 

This coin has been in our family for quite sometime and we are not sure what we actually have. It appears to be a Morgan Dollar that has been "punched through" with an image. I believe that my great uncle aquired this some 50 years ago and was told that it was made at the turn of the century.

 

If someone knows what this actually is, could they comment on the item. I am not sure if it was an original Morgan dollar that was "punched" or molded from a cast. We also have another one that has the image of a stag with large antlers.

 

All comments are welcome.

 

Thanks

[stjoeflyers-migration]

The previous image was somewhat small. Hopefully this helps.

[physics-fan3.14]

I believe these were made for one of the World Fair's, around the turn of the century. If I recall correctly, they are known as "embossed." Some of the other guys on here know a little more about them, I'll wait for them to chime in. Let me just say welcome to the boards!

[ant]

welcome to the boards and great piece!

[TomB]

Welcome. These are not all that unusual on Barber coinage, particularly the half dollars, and they are found rather frequently on Morgan dollars, too. People variously describe them as push-out or punch-out coins and most pieces appear to have been made around 1900 give or take a decade. Less frequently encountered are Standing Liberty quarters. More recent pieces include quite a few JFK halves and even the sporadic Lincoln cent. You will also be able to find these on ebay quite often and my guess is that they would trade at $50 or less. The piece with the antlers is much less common and worth somewhat more, but is not unique.

[James_OldeTowne]

Pushouts have been made for just about every denomination and type imaginable, including (very rarely) gold. They are still made on occasion today.

 

Probably the most common are made of half dollars, since they are just small enough to be easily "stretched", yet large enough to handle plenty of detail.

[jackson64]

I think it looks awesome....I'd love to have it on a little plastic easel on my mantle!!