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Valued Member
United States
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I was wondering if any of you guys could tell me about this particular coin. I have searched numerous places and haven't had any luck. Thanks for the help.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It was popular in the 70s to sell pennies stamped with various "stuff." There are cents with silhouettes of each of the 50 states. There are cents where the coin is deformed into a sort of 3-d stamp of a cross or Kennedy's head or other things. It's sort of the early version of "colorized" State Quarters that are painted (or have a sticker placed over them actually). check out this thread: https://goccf.com/t/72218Edited by specksynder
01/02/2011 10:33 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks, that helps a lot. Would you say they are valuable or worth keeping?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i got one other day that have kind of state flag with 2 letters I think is NA but I'm not sure have to lokk in my coins to tell what letters !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No, they are not worth anything. They're essentially defaced. If someone had used a rare date for this, it'd drop significantly in value.
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Valued Member
United States
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all right thanks a lot, I have had it for a few years and have wondered about it.
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Valued Member
Guatemala
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There is actually a story behind the Lincoln/Kennedy thing. It seems Lincoln had a Secretary named Kennedy, and Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln. There are other similarities in their lives, and there is a conspiracy theory about the whole thing that I can't remember. I'm sure you could Google "Lincoln Kennedy" and find the whole story.
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Valued Member
United States
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There is also something about the names of the places they were shot at also.
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Valued Member
United States
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yeah I heard about that whole story before. then I saw this and thought it was some special coin depicting that haha. It's good to know the truth about it.
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Valued Member
United States
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That is a totally amazing story about Lincoln/Kennedy really freaks me out.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When those coins first came out they were being sold with a card that said Lincoln-Kenndy Penny at the top. Somewhere on a coin forum not long ago someone had that card shown with all the info on it about the two. A lot of so called Astonishing Coincidences
Lincoln was elected in 1860
Kennedy was elected in 1960
There are 7 letters in each name
Both were slain on a Friday
Both were slain in the presence of their wives
Both were directly concerned with Civil Rights
Kennedy's secretary named Lincoln
Lincoln's secretary named Kennedy
Actually the list goes on and on.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I got one of those Lincoln Kennedy cents when I was a kid and it was in a little glass jar....kinda like a ship in a bottle!  |
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United States
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yeah that probably came from the lincoln-kennedy card a while back, my dad gave me the one he had and I got it right here. It reads "This uncirculated Lincoln Head penny is stamped with a profile reproduction of John F. Kennedy looking at Lincoln. This unusual commemorative piece is truly a collectors item." Then it lists the astonishing coincidences between the two
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