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Jon K Pillar of the Community United States 723 Posts	Posted 11/30/2011 08:03 am I ran across this Peace dollar a few days ago whilst rummaging through some family stuff. It has a bit of personality, wouldn't you say? My question is if this piece may have been through a fire. The parellel marks in the toning/black marks across the surface might lead me to believe that it may have been exposed to a fire at some time and there was a board or something laying across the surface that mostly shielded the coin from the fire. Any thoughts? We did indeed have a house fire in the early 50's and it would make perfect sense that this piece was rummaged from the ashes. If so, it would be a priceless piece of family history. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/30/2011 08:40 am Maybe it was a pocket piece? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 11/30/2011 08:42 am Pocket "Peace". Your theory may hold water, but what about the darkened area on the back of the neck? Could be paint? The only way I know of determining if it is fire damage is to perform a conductivity test on it. Heat would alter the conductivity, which would increase the resistance, which would limit current flow, decreasing conductivity. Edited by oih82w8 11/30/2011 08:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
Jon K Pillar of the Community United States 723 Posts	Posted 11/30/2011 11:55 am Conductivity . . . . . . I can do that. I would compare to another silver dollar. I will report back my findings. I think it probably was a pocket piece, perhaps my Grandfather's. He was known to be a fan of silver dollars, passed them out at Chrismas, etc. If it was in the house when it burned, I am not sure how that figures . . . . . That house burned about the time I was born, I have no memory of it. It was built in the mid 1800s . . . . not really a plantation home, but close to it. No one was injured in the fire, but it was a real tragedy to lose that house from the family. I might have some photos . . . . . . My dad spoke of what was lost in that house, what was in a roll top desk that he had memories of. Confederate paper money, family papers that go back to the revolutionary war, etc. I suppose I will never know for sure, but if I can somewhat verify my suspicions, I will make the story the truth for all of posterity. Report this Post to the Staff
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