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I am enjoying seeing all the old, old coins posted here. Such history on display! Absolutely! I was a kid in the early 1970's when I got my first coin from the 1800's, a Morgan dollar my grandmother gave me. I remember just sitting there and holding it, thinking about the people in generations past who may have handled that coin. To this day I get that same feeling with all my older coins, and especially in the last 10 years when I've started filling some of my type set holes from the 1790's. When I purchased my first U.S. 18th century coin, I recall thinking that there was a tiny chance that George Washington or one of the founding fathers could have actually handled that coin. The oft-repeated phrase "If only these coins could talk" is something that comes to mind, especially for the well-worn coins that had seen a lot of circulation back in their day... Edited by hokiefan_82
11/14/2021 8:35 pm
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After @hokiefan_82's post I decided to throw all my coins away! Me toooooooooooo |
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Fantastic examples!  Mine... 1806 Half Cent  |
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Thank you!  |
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Wow, I don't have nothing on you guys. My 1800s American coins can count on one hand 1863 Cent 1865 3 cent piece 1888 V nickel1900 Barber dime1902 Barber dimes (2) and 1902 Quarter Fake Chinese knock off 1795 Dollar brought for me by a feeble minded friend. But I do have a 1813 Canadian Token. In my previous collection (1993 - 2001), I had a 1830 Bust half and a 1853 Liberty seated half. Loved seeing all the earlies here! |
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JBuck pips me just slightly. My oldest American coin is an 1808 Half Cent, in about the same condition as his. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I guess this counts 1773 Virginia half penny   |
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Nova Constellatio   |
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Oldest US coin I have is the first one a 1787 Fugio. I have a few State coppers that are a year or two earlier but they aren't US coins they're state coins. I have a 1773 Virginia half penny but that's a colonial coin. Edited by Conder101
11/17/2021 07:30 am
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Quote: JBuck pips me just slightly. My oldest American coin is an 1808 Half Cent, in about the same condition as his.  |
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A 1793 Large cent. I almost picked up a 1787 Fugio cent at the last coin show, perhaps next time.  |
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1793 Chain Cent S4
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