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Went to dump my halfs along with a few rolls of cents I had looked through at my local bank today and when I checked the bottom of the coin counting machine for rejects etc, look what was right there! 1858 Flying Eagle cent!  Amazing what other people just dis-card, not knowing what they are dumping etc.   Edited by chuckster 125
12/16/2011 3:50 pm
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 Nice find!  Every time I go to the store, I look in the Coinstar reject bin. Nothing.  |
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Why would it eject a FE? Too thick? Wrong composition?  Edited by oih82w8
12/16/2011 3:33 pm
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Good question! I don't know why it was rejected, but it was. The rim on this coin is definitely thicker than a Lincoln Cent, maybe that triggered it to reject? Edited by chuckster 125
12/16/2011 6:12 pm
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I think I would be buying whatever that person dumped.....never know what it actually accepted! ;)
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I was thinking the same thing, wonder what else this person dumped into the machine?
Would have loved to buy that $50.00 bag when full, but this bank will not sell them to the public! :(
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awesome find!
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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I think I would be buying whatever that person dumped.....never know what it actually accepted! ;)  No sense being concerned about the unknown. But still... |
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nice FEC! Looks like a SL to me.
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That coin machine is the reject lol. Great find. Good for you.
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Holy cow that's some amazing luck right there, beautiful FE too! I love finding old coins in public places like that.
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Thicker and heavier. The diameter is the same as the current cent.
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diameter is actually a tad smaller than a modern cent, thats why it was rejected
Excellent find!
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I thought it was thickness and or weight. According to the books: KM#85 (FEC) 4.67gm C/N 19mm KM#87 ( IHC) 4.67gm C/N 19mm KM#90 ( IHC) 4.67gm C/N 19mm KM#90a ( IHC) 3.11gm Brz 19mm KM#132 ( LWC) 3.11gm Brz 19mm KM#132a ( LWC) 2.7gm Zn/Steel 19mm KM#A132 ( LWC) 3.11gm Brz 19mm KM#201 ( LMC) 3.11gm C/Zn 19mm KM#201a ( LMC) 2.5gm C plated Zn 19mm KM#201b ( LMC) 2.5gm C plated Zn 19mm and up to the present Shield Cent 19mm all small cents have been 19mm |
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Posted 12/16/2011 3:33 pm
