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ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-03-2018 10:59 AM Above are pictures of a pie crimper made from a large copper cent that dates to the 1840s. I saw the liberty head on the crimper but did not realize until I did a search for “large cent pie crimper” how common it was to use these copper pennies for this purpose. The final design type of large cent is the "Braided Hair" type and it was made between 1840 and 1857. 1857 was the last year of the large cent coin and with the smaller penny around people probably stated looking for ways to use these old round coins. Pie crimpers were made with both metal and wooden handles. I suspect this one was made in the late 1800s and before collecting large cents became popular. Today a large undamaged cent, even one is only fair condition is worth more that I paid for this crimper. We make Springerle cookies in December and the molds used for making these cookies usually have four or more cookies together and requires that they be cut apart before baking. This pie crimper should be a good cutting tool for this. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 11-03-2018 11:15 AM That is way cool. I wonder whether it was made around 1840. I suspect the coin is American but I don't know much about coins. Let's hope the coin wasn't highly collectable. IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1970 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 11-04-2018 05:54 PM I love that! IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-05-2018 02:02 AM Thanks Polly, the Springerle cookies we made are not as fine as the ones from a bakery, but they are fun to make and ours taste just as good. After you impress the mold on the cookie dough the cookies have to dry overnight to form a rigid design on the surface before baking. Low humidity really helps in getting the surface tension just right. [This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 11-05-2018).] IP: Logged
asheland Posts: 935 Registered: Nov 2003	posted 11-06-2018 10:21 AM As a coin AND silver guy I love that! I'd guess that was made up in the 1860's. Super cool! IP: Logged
jersey Posts: 1203 Registered: Feb 2005	posted 11-09-2018 11:13 PM My input Copper pots lined with materials like tin to protect you from potential toxicity related to copper. Metal easily dissolved by acidic foods & large amounts of it can cause various health problems. Copper pennies repurposed probably would not be...be careful however. A US Large penny itself could be worth nothing or something I’ve seen a number of these large penny pie crispers on the web as well.. Fun piece to have either way! Enjoy Jersey IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1970 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 11-10-2018 12:01 AM I can't imagine you'd get much copper in your food just from using a penny to crimp the edges of a pie, though. You'd need to soak large quantities of hot liquid, especially acidic liquid, in a vessel with a large copper surface. IP: Logged

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