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19th century button making technology seems like a remote possibility given that these are concave on BOTH sides and look to have been re-rimmed via a device like an upsetting mill, the rim is thick and the center thin. I first considered that these were counterfiets but it seems more likely that they are modified cents as the date placement indicates each are the product of different dies. If I was to reproduce these I would have to crush or roll flat a cent, cut off some excess matierial and form a rim with a mechanical edge roller or by hand by tapping the edge of the piece standing on end over a hard surface, something that can be easily done. Still I want to know; Why was this done? Did these serve a purpose?
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