Offset Encased
Obverse reads: • • PUNCHING TOOL & DIE BOWLING LEAGUE • •
is around the rim. Closer to the coin 30-31 • / 25TH YEAR / • 55-56 •
Reverse reads: The reverse is the encasement is blank. The reverse of the coin shows completely.
Here we take a look at some unusual and highly collectible encased coins. These encased have the coin offset or off center. The coin is moved closer to the edge of the encasement. How close varies. With the encased Morgan dollar above the coin is almost to the rim. With some of the encased below there is more space between the coin and the rim of the encasement.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Reverse reads: GOOD
on left of cent and LUCK
on the right. A four-leaf clover, horseshoe, and a wishbone decorate the top of the encasement.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Reverse reads: GARMIN / WATCHES AND JEWELRY / 101 So 11TH ST 1ST DOOR BELOW CHESTNUT / PHILADELPHIA / FORMERLY WITH LATE FIRM OF DAVID F. CORNWER, Co.
1902 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Obverse reads: GOOD
on left of cent and LUCK
on the right. A four-leaf clover, horseshoe, and a wishbone decorate the top of the encasement.
1902 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Reverse reads: KEEP ME & NEVER GO BROKE / IF YOU DO YOUR CREDIT'S / GOOD AT / PICKERING'S.
on the left of the cent is NUF / CED.
on the right is PITTS. / PA.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Obverse reads: KEEP ME I AM THE NIMBLE PENNY.
A four leaf clover, crossed horseshoes, and a hishbone are at the top.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Reverse reads: HEEREN BROS. & CO. / MANUFACTURING JEWELERS / IMPORTERS ART DEALERS & OPTICIANS / PITTSGURGH, PA. / PENN AVE. & 8th St.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Obverse reads: GOOD
on left of cent and LUCK
on the right. Symbols for four leaf clover, horseshoe, and wishbone appear across the top.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Reverse reads: PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION / BUFFALO, N.Y.
GOOD
on left of cent and LUCK
on the right.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Obverse reads: GOOD
on left of cent and LUCK
on the right. Symbols for four leaf clover, horseshoe, and wishbone appear across the top.
1901 Indian Head cent offset from center of the encasement. Reverse reads: SAVE YOUR PENNIES / THE / DIME SAVINGS BANK, / 40 WEST LEXINGTON ST. / WILL SAVE YOUR DIMES.
Left of the cent is A PENNY SAVED
to the right IS A PENNEY EARNED
at the bottom right NEWARK, N.J.
1946 cent off set from the top. Obverse reads: CICERO'S CRYSTAL BALL RINK / EBENSBURG, PA.
there is a four leaf clover left and right of the cent.
Reverse has a star right and left of the cent and reads: ★ YOURS FOR / BETTER SKATING ★
Below are a postcard and what I think is a patch, both from Cicero's Crystal Ball Rink. See the encased offset cent above.
Postcard showing the view from outside of Cicero's Roller Center and a view of the rink floor.
Cicero's Cyrstal Ball Rink Ebensburg, PA. Member of R.S.R.C.A.
Images courtesy of Forgotton Roller Rinks of the Past dot com
1909 Lincoln cent. Obverse is offset 90 degrees to the right. Obverse reads: GOOD / LUCK
good is below the cent and luck is above when Lincoln's head is oriented correctly.
This is a cutout of the reverse showing the tiny VDB for Victor David Brenner the designer of the coin.
1909 wheat cent reverseReverse reads: THERE IS LUCK IN AN ACCOUNT WITH THE / FIRST TRUST CO. / ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Offset encased were not common. There appear to be more from early in the 19th century than later. At the top of the page is the only silver dollar encased that I know about. Below is an encased Buffalo nickel. No only is it encased, but the encasement is brass. The nickel sits close to the top edge of the obverse side.
1920 (barely readable date) Buffalo nickel in a round brass encasement. Obverse reads:NORTH BRITISH GROUP / ⋆ GOOD LUCK ⋆
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1920 Buffalo Nickel reverse. Reverse reads: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS / ⋆ GREETINGS ⋆ / FROM BUFFALO• SEPT. — • — 1940 •
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The Stork Club from NYC had a number of offset encased made. I have a 1940, 1948 and 1955. I know that there was one made for 1945.
(see Mail Woes for images of a 1945 Stock Club offset cent.) There are images of Stork Club encased cents here. See Stork Club encased.
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