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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1330 Posts |
hi guys I have this 1971 cent it has a flag and it says ecology is it worth keeping  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
Someone has counterstamped it.Some people collect them(I have about 10 of them myself)mostly as a curiousity. They are interesting but not valuable. The one you have probably celebrates "Earth Day".
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice counter-stamp.  It is worth keeping for fun and might be worth a premium to CS collectors. |
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Valued Member
United States
158 Posts |
Very interesting CS, even if it is not worth anything.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
I'm sure all of us Baby Boomers remember the Ecology symbol. In the early 1970's, we were fed a steady does of save the planet. And us Boomers can't forget the PSA with Chief Iron Eyes Cody, the Indian who cried when he saw all of the pollution we created. The funniest part of all of that was nobody knew he was not an American Indian. He was an Italian actor who created a figure and lived the life as if he was a Native American. His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti. He played the part well and fooled everyone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
621 Posts |
It is neat. I would keep it for that reason alone. its only a penny. plus its copper so its metal content is more than face. thats another reason id keep it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4901 Posts |
It wasn't worth anything to start with ...and now it's cool..I like it  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
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He was an Italian actor who created a figure and lived the life as if he was a Native American. His parents were Italian immigrants, he was an American born in Louisiana. But you are right about him creating the fictional American Indian character. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1721 Posts |
Conder101,
His parents were Italian making him Italian and since he was an actor, I'm calling him an Italian actor. I know he wasn't born in Italy/Cicily. I can understand the confusion with my comment. Yes, Joe Pesci is an American actor but I'd still say he's an Italian actor. No harm intended.
And as for the penny, I'd keep it too. It is very cool and brings back a lot of memories.
Edited by mds308
11/27/2012 10:44 am
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
1330 Posts |
thanks guys I checked a little about its history and your right its a interesting piece,thanks to everyone
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12819 Posts |
Love it! Still have yet to come across a counter-stamp in all the boxes I've searched. Hang onto that beauty. :)
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Valued Member
Canada
72 Posts |
great coin eddio lots of history on that one
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Pillar of the Community
United States
901 Posts |
Many people collect things that aren't worth anything |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1247 Posts |
mds308.. so how many generations have to be born in the US before they can be called an American Actor?
Using your logic, there are no "American" actors, as everyone has ancestry from another country.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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how many generations have to be born in the US before they can be called an American actor?
I have always figured that if you are able to trace your ancestry to a particular country, that you would. I consider myself Norwegian for instance.. even though I am the 3rd generation born in Minnesota. So this individual could be called Italian or American and both would be right. Nice counter stamp! I just found my second Kennedy counter stamped penny the other day, bringing my total counter stamped Lincoln count to 6. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1795 Posts |
Very nice counter stamped coin. I would keep it just as a curiosity.
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Posted 11/26/2012 11:58 am
