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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Revello, post: 7845589, member: 103898&quot;]A coin with a poignant history, for those of you who may not know about the story of this coin or its owner.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1350417[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the story:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.kiro7.com/living/shopping/gold-coin-saved-soldiers-life/43511055/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kiro7.com/living/shopping/gold-coin-saved-soldiers-life/43511055/" rel="nofollow">The Gold Coin That Saved a Soldier&#039;s Life – KIRO 7 News Seattle</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Not explained in the linked story -- the H.L. Hunley was the first successful combat submarine -- sunk a Union ship in the Civil War.&nbsp; More info on the H.L. Hunley:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.hunley.org/overview/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hunley.org/overview/" rel="nofollow">Overview - Hunley Submarine History - The Friends of the Hunley</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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