An 87 year old half dollar I found ejected from a coinstarSubmitted by Ravenclaw_14 t3_z7iqd9 in mildlyinteresting
Ravenclaw_14 OP t1_iy79dsk wrote
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coins now really just don't compare
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.
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
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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