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New Member
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This was part of my grand fathers collection that he left for me. I'm not interested in selling just find the history of his time as a mint worker fascinating #129488;   |
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Moderator
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What error or variety are you seeing? John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Please be more specific and show your images right-side up.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
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to CCF! You might have posted this in the wrong forum, but it's great to have an inheritance from your grandfather. It's a nice original coin. |
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he was a mint worker? during what period?
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Pillar of the Community
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to the Community. |
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My great great grandfather worked at the mint in the 1800s. My great grandfather was a helper and errand boy in the early 1900's. Then finally my grandfather worked at the mint and then the local bank between starting in the early 1920s. None of them were serious collectors but just pocketed interesting error coins and rejected planchettes as they came across them. I'm curious about the black discoloration on the edge
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Bedrock of the Community
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This could be due to oxidation, staining, some unknown environmental exposure or even heat.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Which mint did they work in? It would interesting to see what other oddities they accumulated. |
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Pillar of the Community
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The black discoloration is common on silver coins.
Super cool story! It would be very interesting to find out more about your family's experience at the mint. Feel free to post pics of any other oddities in the collection!
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Pillar of the Community
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You might be able to find your ancestors in the mint records on the Newman Numismatic Portal. For example, here's a letter about the hiring of Sheldon Bennett as a helper in Philadelphia, Sept. 1900. Edit: oops, no zip files allowed in a web link I guess. Posting image instead.  Edited by kbbpll
06/20/2022 10:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That's awesome, great story! Now it's your turn to work at the mint.  You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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My great great grandfather worked at the mint in the 1800s. My great grandfather was a helper and errand boy in the early 1900's. Then finally my grandfather worked at the mint and then the local bank between starting in the early 1920s. None of them were serious collectors but just pocketed interesting error coins and rejected planchettes as they came across them. I'm curious about the black discoloration on the edge
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