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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinMedic, post: 1729360, member: 46447&quot;]Hello everyone,</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for all the replies. Man, there are truly some experts on these boards - so I thank all of you, special shout-out to Marshall and conder, you guys are a wealth of knowledge. To my astonishment, my grandmother has a LC collection, ranging from the 1794 and 1804 I posted, all the way through 1857. </p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently, The coins she found in the safe were coins that fell out of the wooden glass case all of her large cent collection was in, and relocated to her safe. My guess is whoever put them there wanted those particular coins separated from the collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>So whats this &quot;wooden glass case&quot; large cent collection i&#039;m talking about? Unbelievably, my grandmother had a wooden case of large cents that her &quot;great grandfather&quot; collected, with the large cents pinned down in the box with &quot;yikes&quot; nails. Before you get to excited about what is contains, I want to point out that there was a 1799 large cent in the box. </p><p><br /></p><p>It took me about an hour after I saw the coin before I could utter a comprehensible sentence. Here is the bad news. After regaining consciousness, I removed the coin and immediately could tell that it was a fake. I looked at it carefully and it became obvious by the weight and discoloration that it was a lead fake.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That really was the only disappointing part of today. She basically has the whole large cent series! excluding a few dates, she has them ALL. I put the coins back in the holders (the ones in the safe) so you can see the coin-collection in it&#039;s entirety. </p><p><br /></p><p>So what do I do from here, I am overwhelmed at what my grandmother has really ? </p><p><br /></p><p>She likes them in the holders they are in now, but they are held down by nails. That makes my skin crawl a little bit, but in a way, it&#039;s a family historical item and the way they are displayed are pretty neat. The possibilities here are endless.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any suggestions would be welcome. In the mean time, enjoy the collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>![ATTACH]269768.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>-coinmedic[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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