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Valued Member
United States
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While cleaning the attic today, my sister and I found an old piggie bank that my mother got her when she was born in 1973. We shook it and it didn't sound like there was much inside. We opened the bank and found the following nine pennies: 1957-D 1961-D 1964-D 1965 1969-D 1969-D 1969-D 1970-D 1970-D The 1969 and 1970 coins are rather shiny and all nine coins look in good shape. This piggie bank has been buried in the attic since 1974 or so. Here are some poor photos. I apologize for the blurry middle one.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Go back into the attic and look for an old pocketbook.
Fun finds!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One of the ++ results of cleaning the attic every ten years or so; sometimes you find things you forgot you ever had.
I wish I could go back to a few of my old homes and 'browse' areas of the attics that I 'stored' lots of my valuables. One never knows when he forgets to recover items when he moves out of a house.
PS: My user name comes from a history of attic storage/finds.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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How fun to find those cents.
Check the internet for piggy banks. They are collectable. Like old coins, they aren't all worth a lot, but still, it's fun to find out about them.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nice attic find .  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Atticguy - you must have a few stories...and pic's...to indulge us with.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Show us a photo of the piggy bank, please. From that era it might have some value.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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That was a nice trip down memory lane, I'll bet.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Atticguy - you need to start a thread immediately with finds you've made and pics.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
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I decided to put all nine pennies back into circulation. They were taken to the credit union today (along with a pile of non-interesting coins) and deposited in my account.
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Moderator
 United States
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I would have kept them for sentimental value.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
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I'd like to forget most of my childhood, so they held no sentimental value for me. I just like the idea of coins that have been out of service for 40+ years making their way back into the monetary flow.
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Posted 01/30/2016 8:19 pm
