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Pillar of the Community
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I am also with the leave it crowd. It looks pretty cool as is.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with all the previous replies. Leave it as is, put a key on it and carry it daily. Would be a nice pocket piece.
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WOW...no one wants to see it freed! I'm surprised but pleased. I was leaning towards keeping it the way it is.  ram96, thanks for the link. All those old photos are awesome! I'm going to get a copy of the bank and make some kind of a framed display. |
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Pillar of the Community
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 Let it as is. |
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unless you need for a collection, let it stay |
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I would leave it as well its cool in its own right
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm running with the herd on this one... I say keep it.
Hey Denco7... where 'near Worcester' are you? I spent a large part of my youth and graduated high school in Webster, MA; home of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.
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Normally I'd say let it go free, BUT there is "something" about it as is. So.......... Create a new collectors sub forum and give it a "Premium Value" for the "unique"combination of precious metals, numismatics and local historical value. Just Sayin !  |
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That's right, BamaBlue. You fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and neither of us fishes in the middle.
(That's the translation) Isn't Dudly on the opposite side of the lake?
I attended Assumption College 1969-1973. Picked up the accent all too easily.
bumma is in Sutton.
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""Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg"" BamaBlue, Did you remember how to spell that or did you have to look it up?..  I find W E B S T E R much easier to remember..  |
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bumma, I just took another look at your picture. While the key chain is modern, the soldered loop would be appropriate to the time period. At least a hole was not punched into the coin itself. Somewhere in my mess there is an Indian cent in a metal holder which states "Keep me for good luck" or something like that. The holder has wear and would indicate the coin was encased years ago. I would no more try to release the cent than you should try to release the dollar. It's engraving is what makes it so special. Welcome to the world of exonumia! |
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matthewvincent, I agree.
I'm not real interested in keeping it in a drawer or Tupperware some place nor do I want to carry it around. I'm going to come up with a way to display it with a short paragraph on the history.
I'll post a picture when I'm done.
Oh, and thank you for the welccome!
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04/09/2013 08:10 am
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I readily admit having looked up the spelling, but as a former resident, I the name rolls off the tongue. I'll also admit that we all called it "Webster Lake."
Matthew... no Dudley is not adjacent to the lake; Thompson, Connecticut is the only adjoining town. Dudley is Just to the West of Webster Town Center and the home of Nichols College.
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bumma, " I'm going to come up with a way to display it with a short paragraph on the history. " One way to do this is to remove the modern key chain and replace it with a thin leather strap. If you buy a new one a little sandpaper and strong tea will "age" it. Attach the dollar to one end and an old house key, or keys to the other end.  Place the items in a 5X7" shadow box. Add a title. Then attach a short history of the items to the reverse. Something like this: As for a catchy title: I saved for my new house at Worcester Federal! Or whatever you decide to choose.  |
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