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Pillar of the Community
United States
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this poor coin was just sitting on the counter for $10 I had to take it home   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
Ouch! Not a bad buy at $10  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
3077 Posts |
wonder when it was holed and how
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
Ouch...nice conversation piece.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4416 Posts |
Back in the 1800's, it was not uncommon for folks to string a coin or two around their neck or for attachment to clothing, necessitating a hole. This was as a precaution, like "keep me and never go broke." Silver and gold were then valued mostly for their metal content, specie. I once read an account about a little slave girl who had a Half Dime strung about her neck by someone who cared. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Despite the damage this coin is still easily worth more than the $10 you paid.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3229 Posts |
For $10 bucks...nice score! Way better than my I wish I had one Buts Quarter.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice buy! I like it. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Might be a fake in good silver (jeweler's copy), holed for suspension.
I don't like the style of the design, either side.
Chin line on Liberty does not fall away, it looks like that of a younger female.
Wing outline on reverse doesn't exactly match what I have seen in the books for a bust half.
Not much of a loss, even for scrap silver, even if it does turn out to be a jeweler's copy.
Jeweler's copies are much more often found in gold dollars.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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well I dont think I will be sending this off for grading any time soon
it is kinda funny the 25c is missing
and another question the scratches, were they done to test the coin back in the day like the pens tellers use to check $20
Edited by yotie
12/13/2015 07:33 am
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Posted 12/12/2015 11:00 am
