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Good catch! It's a good thing that vending machines and coin stars are starting to reject silver based on their weight.
Well, good for the owner of the coin; not so much for the roll searcher!
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Finally found an image of this coin while digging through my photobucket:  This one goes back a ways, before I ever met my wife. A very long time ago, I was in a relationship with a girl who I had met through my work. I was heavily into CRHing at the time, and she liked to help from time to time. One day I get out of class and see that she sent me a text that she had found an amazing and really old coin in her change that day. I go over there that evening, and she shows me this quarter. "It looks like the date is 95 AD. I had no idea they made quarters almost 2,000 years ago!"  |
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Nice one.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not much of a story but this was taken from circulation in the 70's when working the till at a pizza place. Lots of silver was plucked from that till then. This one is of my birth year and I had never seen the design until I found it in the till.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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How about a note?  My great grandfather got this note while stationed in San Francisco during World War II. It has been handed down ever since and it has now made its way to me!   |
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Valued Member
United States
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I am always intrigued by the personal stories posted here by members about pieces in their collection that have a special meaning to them. From the "my granddaddy gave me this coin" to "this coin reminds me of the time when..." and the "My relatives were involved with this...." hold much more than numismatic value. Some my collection is based on my own personal connection. If there is an interest I'll post a few. Also, I would very much enjoy any contributions to this thread by other members about their own connections. My first contribution to this thread started when I was so young that I had to reach up to pick strawberries. I had found a quarter in my dad's shop and when I proudly showed off my treasure to dad he suggested I put it in a "special jar" to save for later. I took that advise to heart and squirreled away every ground find I ever made until the early 70's. Thanks to a couple of large currency finds over the years I had built up quite a stash to take to the bank. I, of course, had to go through it all before cashing it in. Pictured below is a smattering of silver that I saved out of the hoard. The '44 quarter had been wrapped in tissue separately and is the one I originally found.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Great post! I still have a the wheat cents my grandfather gave to me in a styrofoam cup when I was in 4th grade.
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Valued Member
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I still have a the wheat cents my grandfather gave to me in a styrofoam cup when I was in 4th grade. Neat! Not sure how long ago the 4th grade was for you but I wonder if you have upgraded the container since then?  |
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Valued Member
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I remember when they finally kicked me out of the 4th grade because I grew a handlebar moustache :) Seriously though, I was in the fourth grade when I started collecting. Many of my early coins were given to me by my dad, when he passed away I inherited his collection. There were no show stopper ultra-rare coins, just the most treasured of all coins. My dad's coins. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry Finn. I didn't mean to hijack your topic. I did check around a bit but I missed it entirely. Great stories in your thread, just what I was looking for.
Not sure if the mods want to lock this thread and I'll start posting in yours if I may.
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Thank you for sharing.  I will see if the Admin can combine this topic with the other. (Us mods do not have direct access to the DB.) |
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Where's Rui when you need him the most..  |
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