An 87 year old half dollar I found ejected from a coinstarSubmitted by Ravenclaw_14 t3_z7iqd9 in mildlyinteresting
Ravenclaw_14 OP t1_iy79ptc wrote
Reply to comment by CrippledJesus97 in An 87 year old half dollar I found ejected from a coinstar by Ravenclaw_14
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
CrippledJesus97 t1_iy7b69i wrote
Neat! Half penny??
straight-lampin t1_iyaeykt wrote
https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-killed-the-half-penny-when-it-was-worth-what-a-1639266183
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Pretty crazy the half penny was worth what a dime was in 2014. Shows you literally how worthless a penny is today. There shouldn't be pennies. Everything should be rounded to .05 or .10. They are a funny joke to show us how rich billionaires really are.
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.
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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