What is the Oldest Coin You've Ever Found in Circulation?

1916 Mercury..

 

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I still have it. Change from a 7-11.

 

i got a 1938 at the omlete shop, an 1885 v nickle from bob evans, a 1913 d wheatie from my local grocery store, a 1937 buffalo from change from the bank, a 38, 42 & 43 halves from a gas station(i told him that i would take them)...lol. and i found 7 silver washington quarters from the car wash, getting change a 32,36,41,45,55,62 d.

 

I received this 1912 penny from a change machine at the local
Safeway grocery store in September 2010.



Where has it been for 98 years?

 

Not roll searching, probably a 1930's wheat penny. (This doesn't count the 1918 cent I spotted in a bank tray in the 60's and got for a penny). Roll searching, a 1916 mercury dime (no, not a D....too bad).

 

i once found an Indian Head Cent in circulation

 

many coins from the teens and twentys when I was a kid. started checking change when I was 9-10 after my grandfather got me into coins from his collection. but that was 50 yrs ago. lol. it was easy then. recently i got a seated dime (4-5 years ago) when a friend wanted bills for what was in his change jar. wheaties from the 20s in the last couple of years from the local Hess mart.

 

I found a 1930s wheat penny.

 

Well I'm in my 60s so when I was young old coins were not so old then!
But I guess the oldest coin I rec'd as an adult was an Indian Head cent in change.

 

A 1910 wheat . I'm not done looking though.

 

1913 wheat penny in change from Dunkin Donuts. Well, I didn't find it but someone else did and gave it to me.

 

A 1969 penny

 

A 1955 penny

 

1977 quarter and a 1973 dime

 

Weird that I remember this...

48 Wheat
44 Jefferson
65 Roosevelt
65 Quarter
75 Ike

Other than two war nickels I've never received any silver in circulation.

 

1834 dime

 

Seriously? Photos??

 

When I get home

 

A crusty 1899 IHC.