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<p>[QUOTE="bugo, post: 1947612, member: 53226"]For me, it would probably be an 1861 British half penny. The customer gave it to me in a pile of change. It's a little larger than a modern quarter, so I accepted it as a quarter and bought it for a quarter. It's in pretty lousy shape (is it possible for a coin to grade lower than a 1?) At least the date is readable. Here it is:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/IMG_2797_zps81fa2dbc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Other oddities include Franklin halves and a whole hoarde of silver Roosevelt dimes. I think the half penny takes the cake. What coins were presented to you at legal tender to purchase an item and did you buy that coin? Pictures would be even better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bugo, post: 1947612, member: 53226"]For me, it would probably be an 1861 British half penny. The customer gave it to me in a pile of change. It's a little larger than a modern quarter, so I accepted it as a quarter and bought it for a quarter. It's in pretty lousy shape (is it possible for a coin to grade lower than a 1?) At least the date is readable. Here it is: [IMG]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/bugo348/IMG_2797_zps81fa2dbc.jpg[/IMG] Other oddities include Franklin halves and a whole hoarde of silver Roosevelt dimes. I think the half penny takes the cake. What coins were presented to you at legal tender to purchase an item and did you buy that coin? Pictures would be even better.[/QUOTE]
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