Coins! Passed down from 2 generations ago.
I think 1905 is the earliest https://i.nostr.build/8PHhBt0eIXCdKnKa.jpg https://i.nostr.build/fLWGZHgdohZ6NDix.jpg https://i.nostr.build/tFgOgaKjN0kP7vNN.jpg https://i.nostr.build/vK3tlgLkb5gbLrIR.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Zoq05EpI49sj9sUA.jpg https://i.nostr.build/fJYp96FplaqBvZh5.jpg


Ah! My casual nerd hobby!


Thanks for sharing 🙏


Any idea what’s up with the state prison one?  Did the prison have its own money printer?  lol


Dutch Guilder (or some denomination) detected! Also learned they still wrote "koningrijk" instead of "koninkrijk" some 100 years ago.


And this was meant as a reply to the topic, wrong buttons were pressed, mistakes were made. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


My guess is it was left over from the  journey to Canada fyi


Must have, no cigarette there lol


You looking for anything in particular?


Very cool.

That prison coin is pretty unique


Now that’s NOT a shit coin 🤩


Not really... 1911 US wheat penny but only if it shows up in my possession by accident 😅 Curious about the 2nd one down though.. what is that?


I thought it was a good lead in. The steel pennies sound cool too


What about this one? https://i.nostr.build/qK46EldkY861RpHC.jpg


The second one is Fininnsh


Actually I assume that's what the state prison coin is precisely lol


Steel pennies are valuable. Or is it steel dimes. 🤔


Oh that's cool! You've got some awesome specimens


Neat! I will have to read up on those, I like the knot


🤔

A contradiction 🫣


I think this is the oldest coin I've ever found in the wild.  https://i.nostr.build/DMsBS5ICegqlekt8.jpg


Touching an old coin is like shaking the hands of 10,000 men and women of past generations, who lived and worked and loved in societies vastly different from our own. I'll never forget being a preteen and finding a 1911 dime in a pile of sand next to my uncle's house in Minneapolis.


My dad gave me one as a little kid. Steel pennies are a neat find too - not really worth a whole lot, but it’s wild to run across one. No one even knows they existed for one year way back when copper was used for bullets.


The steel pennies tell a sad story, huh?


Apparently I have a 1904 dawn. & 2 years of steel pennies? https://i.nostr.build/1toLnLiv3s5CNlg3.jpg


Those are keepers, even if just for the history.


Yeah, just minted in 1943 to save copper for ammunition. I found one while making change for a customer a couple years ago and explained it to him and you would have thought I was interpreting a Sanskrit poem. He was floored when I said it wasn’t worth more than a couple cents.


Take those 1944 steel Pennie’s to a coin dealer and see what they’re worth. Might be winner

https://www.coinvaluechecker.com/how-much-is-a-1944-steel-penny-worth/


Wow, these pieces are incredible! Having items that date back to 1905 and have been passed down through several generations is really special.

You've got some real historical treasures on your hands. Have you ever thought about having them appraised or kept in a dedicated setting to preserve their value?

 Thanks for sharing this, it's fascinating to see a piece of history through these pieces!


Prison one is interesting, didn't know that was a thing


Traded some silver for this one. 1835!
https://image.nostr.build/2eb5814a7c6040698377b3363c67d68cbb44a7a296fbc05f9ba65e3c091ac3bc.jpg


Coins are so bad ass


So cool.


Cool artifact dude


I also got a Romanian AK 47 for some silver 🤌 https://image.nostr.build/71d408b050618ae2e86bbf82930cd6e2a9dc87d2259a57f53f2e1173bb14862f.jpg


those were the days lol


sweet bro!🚬🍻


I will tag nostr:npub15dg963ct3r2mzgpdmnk4xtvyd82en9eq2t0v92fqvyve8jj6pesqleq7gf here so she's not left out https://i.nostr.build/dg4Q38EKCZMneqYX.jpg


Woah, you ever buy /trade junk silver?


We put the most important things on our money


Not junk silver,  mostly 1 oz coins from reputable mints and stuff a buddy finds with his metal detector.


I think I have about a pound of coins dated 1905-1960


I had to come back & comment: #coinstr ...because we're finishing off mining a half-dug hashtag today 😂


Bitcoin coins? 🤷🏼


Its not with this collection


Aaaa!!!! You knows I loves to participate! Long live the republic 😉


Coins! Passed down from 2 generations ago.
I think 1905 is the earliest https://i.nostr.build/8PHhBt0eIXCdKnKa.jpg https://i.nostr.build/fLWGZHgdohZ6NDix.jpg https://i.nostr.build/tFgOgaKjN0kP7vNN.jpg https://i.nostr.build/vK3tlgLkb5gbLrIR.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Zoq05EpI49sj9sUA.jpg https://i.nostr.build/fJYp96FplaqBvZh5.jpg


Here we go https://i.nostr.build/mjigrKnMUSA0tPph.jpg https://i.nostr.build/Pq3SEYXY61q8WaPM.jpg


Whoa a whole corn on the cob!


More a collectors item than anything


Si.


Fun! Being a vintage person and loving Bitcoin and learning about money. Nothing is more cool than old currency. I’m gonna say right out of the gate that the prison coin is probably worth more than any of them.


Yep, this is the one that strikes my interest the most, and coming from an antique and vintage dealer of 26 years that should tell you something doesn’t mean it is the most valuable but that’s my gut feeling


Whenever I’m in an estate sale and I find a bag of old money, I cannot help but buy it so many people in my area traveled for work. The estate sale companies have no idea what is a valid currency still and what isn’t so. I usually make a few bucks off of it.


I stayed away from coin i couldn’t tell you the difference between a $1 example and a $100


Most are just a curiosity and they’re fun to look at. But whenever I do it, I find Euros and Swiss Francs and British pounds Which are all real money at this point


There’s probably $20 in mexican pesos here along with euros


Hahaha yes I’ve got a few not sure what they are worth


That was too cool.  I had to look it up.
In an effort to control the crime inherent in illicit gambling, the Nevada State Prison in Carson City had the Carson City Mint make these coins to use in 'The Bull Pen Casino'.  An actual casino legally operated within the prison for the prisoners between 1932 and 1976.  Local politicians and even the Kiwanis club were regular visitors and gamblers at the legal prison casino.


... 1976 not 1976


FFFFFFKKK  1967!


Woah!


https://www.agenteprovocador.es/publicaciones/the-bull-pen-el-casino-de-la-prision-de-carson-city-en-nevada

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