The Lincoln Penny Mystery

There may be a 1970S 'small date' in there, look and see.

You asked for it (sort of). The rhyme goes,

Find a penny,
Stick it in your shoe,
So good luck will come to you!

I believe my grandpa picked it up during the depression. He came from a very wealthy family that lost everything in the crash. He used to tell a story about asking to be put in jail because at least they'd feed him (they gave him an egg salad sandwich and it made him sick). He ended up working for Sinclair Oil co, eventually owned a service station and while he never got rich, he was comfortable enough to pay for my college education. He also ALWAYS had a penny in his shoe!

I think you answered your own question. If he did nor lose them he would never lose everything.

Thank you I hadn't heard that.

Thanks for the chuckles, guys!

I wish he'd left notes explaining why. I was still at a very self-absorbed age when he passed, so I didn't know him as well as I now wish I had.

My guess is that at one time this "well-handled" envelope held something a lot better. And it was just recycled to hold a few random cents.

Maybe one of them has numismatic value and the other coins are to hide that one within the bunch. Other than that I can only think they either have sentimental value or to baffle others, as aforementioned.