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Pillar of the Community
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Hi, in my last box of halves, I came across this 1979 half that someone punched a 1960 above IN GOD & 1980 above WE TRUST. The coin also looks like someone coated it in something that, at first, made me think it was a proof, but of course cannot be. Has anyone seen this and why would anyone do it?  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Rest in Peace
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Since the dates are 20 years apart I'd guess an anniversary of some kind. Might be for a business celebrating 20 years in business and given to customers. Those are my guesses.
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Bedrock of the Community
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My first thought was an anniversary gift of some kind.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks folks, after I posted this it came to me that it might be an anniversary whatchamacallit.
Edited by yakimaboy
12/09/2016 01:05 am
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Looks like it might have been polished first. Nice find though. You can also share it in this thread...  http://goccf.com/t/126486 |
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm thinking, could this have been a way of recognizing the 20th anniversary of JFK's election? I know I've seen posts about these on the Where's George coin collecting forum.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have found a ton of these. Most are gold plated or silver plated. I have both 1960-1980 and 1960-1985. They were sold to part "collectors" from their hard earned money. Here are some pics from another (non coin) forum from someone who has them in their original packaging.      |
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
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Huh, I got one of these in change from a local coin shop, now I know where it came from! Cool!
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks everyone, I think I will hold on to it. I appreciate all the kind answers, although I am not surprised at the continual excellence of the poster's knowledge on this forum.  |
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