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<p>[QUOTE="KBBPLL, post: 7882005, member: 104064"]Here is the original list of items placed in the cornerstone. 4th column, starting near the bottom and continuing in 5th column:</p><p><a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1887-10-26/ed-1/seq-1/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1887-10-26/ed-1/seq-1/" rel="nofollow">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1887-10-26/ed-1/seq-1/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Numismatic items (to save your eyesight) plus the original reference to the photo:</p><p><br /></p><p>Twelve copper coins</p><p>Confederate treasury notes</p><p>Photograph-copy of Confederate cent and $100,000 Confederate bond, registered</p><p>$1 Confederate note</p><p>English penny of 1812</p><p>"Miss Pattie Leake, picture of Lincoln lying in his coffin"</p><p>Assortment of United States silver and copper coins</p><p>One United States silver dollar, 1886</p><p>Assortment of United States fractional coins</p><p><br /></p><p>So we know what year the dollar coin was - 1886. I notice that the price of the newspaper was three cents - another reason for the 3c coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KBBPLL, post: 7882005, member: 104064"]Here is the original list of items placed in the cornerstone. 4th column, starting near the bottom and continuing in 5th column: [URL]https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1887-10-26/ed-1/seq-1/[/URL] Numismatic items (to save your eyesight) plus the original reference to the photo: Twelve copper coins Confederate treasury notes Photograph-copy of Confederate cent and $100,000 Confederate bond, registered $1 Confederate note English penny of 1812 "Miss Pattie Leake, picture of Lincoln lying in his coffin" Assortment of United States silver and copper coins One United States silver dollar, 1886 Assortment of United States fractional coins So we know what year the dollar coin was - 1886. I notice that the price of the newspaper was three cents - another reason for the 3c coin?[/QUOTE]
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