Just found a 1920 penny

Fighting Hellfish
Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
edited November 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
it's beat up, and not worth anything. Kinda cool though
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  • Thorns2010
    Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    I got a 1942 dime in my change a while back. Its pretty cool, and has Hermes/Mercury on it instead of the regular dude.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    I remember getting a $5 bill with the blue ink instead of green. I remember looking and it was worth like $8 :rolleyes:
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Thorns2010 wrote:
    I got a 1942 dime in my change a while back. Its pretty cool, and has Hermes/Mercury on it instead of the regular dude.
    ...and it's minted of real silver. :D
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  • PJ_Saluki
    PJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    it's beat up, and not worth anything. Kinda cool though

    I just lost mine not too long ago. I bet that's it. Could you mail it back to me? My address is...
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  • Shawn Smith Collective
    Shawn Smith Collective Posts: 986
    Fighting Hellfish wrote:
    it's beat up, and not worth anything.

    On the contrary, it's worth a penny.
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  • Zanne
    Zanne Posts: 899
    Think of the value of that penny back in 1920... Now you make me curious to go exploring for info on what that could buy back then. I bet it's mind boggling compared to today.

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  • stevieraveon
    stevieraveon Posts: 413
    Zanne wrote:
    Think of the value of that penny back in 1920... Now you make me curious to go exploring for info on what that could buy back then. I bet it's mind boggling compared to today.

    Peace

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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I was sure I found a Roman coin once, when I was a kid digging out in the garden. I wish I had it now. Mind you, thinking about it, with sedimentation, stratification, and all that buildup of shite over the centuries, it's fookin' unlikely it was very old.
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    This all started with my 2 year old, I was showing him the dates on coins, and telling him what people were born that year. I also found 3 1955 pennies, which it turns out could be worth a couple hundred, if they're "double printed". There's also a dime worth 6 figures if its in good condition. Fascinating stuff. If you ever get a silver penny, keep that thing.
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    Zanne wrote:
    Think of the value of that penny back in 1920... Now you make me curious to go exploring for info on what that could buy back then. I bet it's mind boggling compared to today.

    Peace


    I had to wonder, just how many people have touched that penny?

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