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Saw this at my LCS today, had never seen one before. Don't feel bad if you don't know, there were several old collectors there who had no idea either. Once I found out what it was, I offered to buy one of the three he had but he wouldn't sell one because he wasn't sure what they were worth. Sorry about the images, they were on my cell.   |
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CCF Sponsor
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Looks like a coin roll holder, maybe from a vending machine?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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No idea - random guess - an old silver pill case?
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Canada
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I am going to assume that this item is coin related, so I will guess it is a holder for nickels, for use in parking meters from many moons ago.
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Pillar of the Community
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John1  From these guesses, I'm starting to have second thoughts about what he told me. lol. I'll wait a while longer to see if anyone gets it before I post what he said. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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you should have made this a 20 question game, is it magnetic.?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Here's a hint: it says 2.50 on it
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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And a couple guesses were close
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10038 Posts |
A case for holding 2.50 worth of dimes.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I was hoping someone would corroborate what he told me so I don't look foolish if this is totally wrong but a few of the guesses were very close. He said this was an original mint roll for silver 5 cents pieces pre-1921. When he bought the three, they were filled with 50 - 1902 5 cents pieces. If you look at the second picture, there is a lighter area on the holder which he said was for a mint sticker or tape.
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Pillar of the Community
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That's very interesting! Given the tiny size of those old "fish scales" and the fact that the word "disposable" was probably unheard of in that era, that explanation of the metal mint roll in your pic makes perfect sense to me. I'd guess, in general, banks sent them back so the mint could reuse them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Oops - forgot all about fishscales - that's why dimes came to mind  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Very cool piece. I don't blame you for wanting to purchase one of them from him. Did your dealer say that the fish scales were issued from the RCM in these containers? If so they haven't been used since 1920. Thanks for sharing. |
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Yeah wireman09, that's what he said. I saw him yesterday and told him I was still interested. He said that if I could find a reliable source for a price, we could work out a deal for one of them. I can't even find another picture of one of these things.
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