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CrippledJesus97 t1_iy796uu wrote

Nice find. I got an uncle whose a coin collector himself. Over the years ive received 3 morgan silver dollar coins from 1897 as gifts (100 years older than me) coins sure did look pretty back then opposed to the same old boring modern prints

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Ravenclaw_14 OP t1_iy79dsk wrote

coins now really just don't compare

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CrippledJesus97 t1_iy79ki8 wrote

Yep! My uncle also had em professionally graded and cased before sending em. Apparently mine are worth about 62 dollars each. Obviously not gonna sell them tho. Also got a penny from 1897 as well.

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Ravenclaw_14 OP t1_iy79ptc wrote

nice! I recently started collecting myself, this was a lucky find while i was getting rid of excess change i don't need/want. My oldest is a half penny from 1748

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CrippledJesus97 t1_iy7b69i wrote

Neat! Half penny??

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Ravenclaw_14 OP t1_iy8fxzq wrote

yeah we had some weird currency back then. Half pennies, trimes (which are like half the size of a dime, width included), 3 cent nickels, half dimes (literally just glorified nickels), large cents, 2 cents, etc.

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CrippledJesus97 t1_iy8sfl9 wrote

Ive seen a couple 2 cent coins in my days. Lol come to think of it, i do remember now my dad telling me about how half pennies used to be a thing

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