Coins In The Doors Of Old Homes?

My parents told me about doing this, I wish I had done this for my kids.

What an interesting thread! I like the whole idea. I also like the idea of planting coins or anything that someone may find decades or later as little historic blasts from the pasts surprizes :)

Maybe I'll attach a lucky coin to my entrance. I'm open to receiving!

[I can see it now maineman

" man cuases thousands of dollars in damge to historic home ripping out windows ledges, door jams ,walls "/]

Did that story go national ? I thought it was confined to this area

A guy brought in a coin about a month ago for me to look at. It had a square hole in the center that looked like it was driven in one side and out the other. I'm thinking that maybe it might have been one of these "good Luck" coins. That's so cool.

My home was built in 55.... Hmm.... Maybe a Wheat cent 1955 Double Die Obverse in say MS-65?
Wonder if I can talk the wife in letting me do some remodeling?

Hello. New member here...

I recently had a similar experience as the OP. I googled "coins under doors" and was lead here. I just recently purchased a home in NC and am in the process of a renovation. I was removing wood under the door threshold and something caught my eye. I thought it was a brass fitting or bearing from the door threshold or hardware. I swept back the dust and pulled out a coin. I was astonished to see that it was just not an old coin; but a gold coin.

After some research, it does seem that this was a unique superstition among builders. The idea was that those who cross the door threshold will be brought fortune. I read that this was more prevalent in the late 1800s/early 1900s. However, this home was built in 1950.

From research it appears that it is a 1851 G$1 MS. I see there are varying values of the aforementioned piece. Is there anything about this coin that makes it more rare than the others similar to it?

Regardless, for now I have wrapped the coil in plastic and put it back for now. I dont want to mess with the mojo of the house!

Just wanted to share and see if there is anything special about the coin at hand. It does appear to be a more "common" gold coin, however I am curious to see if there is anything I can look for on it that would maybe make it a more rare piece...


Thanks for any input!

Ship builders and sailors used to place coins under the masts of ships, supposedly for good luck. And who needs more luck than sailors sailing rickety wooden ships across the Atlantic Ocean.

They found a bunch of these old coins when they refurbished Old Ironsides years ago.

Rick

this is very interesting topic, over here coins embedded in concrete or under floors was made to promote good fortune and luck. Today they call it with a different name, "Feng Shui", and the use of coins in house construction is still the same, coins represent solid "worth" that lasts, compared to paper money.

way back 1950s when my father built his house, for the pillar or post in front of the house, three of the highest denomination circulated coins were wrapped up in thick carton paper and placed inside the cement at the base. in this case it was the 1peso coins. The ceremony done with family just like a picnic event, and this goes until the cement sets

he did it again in the 1970s and all of us siblings followed suit when our houses were built. it is often done but not talked about, it is a "given" and only the owner & family knows where it is.

has it been effective? is still an ongoing question.

new coins and new houses, they go together