1926 Penny Advice? Is This Worth Keeping?

What would be "your" reason for keeping it?
John1

Well than,by all means put it in a 2x2 and label it. The reason I asked is you posted in the error section.
John 1

I contacted the mods.
John1

It's a beautiful coin. You have history in your hand. Take a few minutes to relax and ponder how different the world looked when this coin was minted. What fashions did people wear? How did men and women interact differently from today? At the time, penicillin and other antibiotics didn't exist, so many people died early deaths. People who once served as slaves on plantations were still alive, as well as plenty of people who fought in the Civil War and who could remember Abraham Lincoln.

Commercial air travel didn't exist. Automobiles were relatively new. People relied on trains, streetcars and horses to get around.

History books would speak of the "World War," since at the time, only one world war had happened. The Great Depression, The New Deal and Hitler were not part of anybody's collective unconscious because they hadn't happened yet. When people looked at the sky at night, they could only imagine what was up there--space travel existed only in science fiction.

When I see an older coin, I also think about all the people who have handled it and what their stories were. And I think about my family lineage, and who it may have been who might have had it in their pocket.

Sure, commercially it may not be worth much, but for me, numismatics is about much more than dollar signs.

Looks like a keeper!

Its not really worth selling, and I sure wouldnt toss it out, so I say keeper

Right - very common for an early wheat, but much better than today's plated junk.



to the CCF!

Very nice find and yes, worth keeping.