1934 New Deal Elongate

There are three contemporary varieties of elongates celebrating the New Deal and the Civilian Conservation Corps. They all depict Franklin D. Roosevelt in the center of the design with an inscription surrounding the portrait.

Elongates are sometimes called “squished pennies.” These souvenir pieces are made usually by rolling a copper cent through a press, which imprints a new design on the coin.

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