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New Member
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This may be of interest to some. I started my coin collection in 1954, when I was twelve. Saving my allowance and grass-cutting money until I had $20, I would ride my bike to the local bank and get 20 silver dollars, keep the ones I liked, trade the rest in for half dollars, and so forth. One day I got a 1923 Peace dollar with a neat hole drilled through it. It had plenty of mint luster, but no value as a collector coin. I attached it to my key ring and have been carrying it in my pocket ever since - " about 59 years. The photo shows what it looks like now.  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Valued Member
United States
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 to the CCF community!!! That's a great story, to have kept that all these years and using it every day. Wonderful. I have some holed coins in our bags but have never thought about doing that. Welcome...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, that's pretty cool. Is the reeding totally smooth?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5208 Posts |
Nice. I have kept me overstruck Peace dollar on my pocket for 1 1/2 years and keep 2 Mississippi sales tax tokens and a counter stamped 40% Kennedy half on my keyring I found roll searching last year.    Edited by jack jeckel
06/09/2013 10:34 pm
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New Member
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What reeding? The edge is totally smooth and rounded, without a trace of the reeding left. And the hole is over twice as large as it was originally.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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thats a sweet looking dollar I must say
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Pillar of the Community
United States
655 Posts |
Wow, that's really great! Thanks clearsig for sharing it. May you carry it for another 59 years.  |
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Moderator
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I like it! Thank you for sharing.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1888 Posts |
That thing is going to wear itself out of its keyring way before another half century passes by.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3330 Posts |
Hi clearsig and welcome - - -- it is also great to see someone almost my age getting back to collecting as I am! I'm thinking that I am not too old to do this! You are obviously thinking the same way. Pete |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
I started coins the same way you did, back in the 50`s from my paper route,etc and a lady on my route would go through my change and take all the good ones. I got wise to her and started myself.
I have an old 1797 cartwheel 2pence my grandpa brought from England in 1889 that looks like that dollar of yours. I should drill it and do the same.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that is a sweet coin |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That would be hard to grade ... damaged .. altered surfaces ... improperly cleaned ... Just kidding .. very cool story .. thanks for sharing |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
That is really neat! If that thing had an odometer, how many miles you think would be on it? I have a nickel with a cross cut into it my church gave me when I graduated high school. I carry it on my key chain and it is worn smooth after 21 years. I figure it has almost a million miles on it! Fun to think about.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think GR58 is on to something. Maybe you should get it slabbed.
That way you can start with a new one!
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