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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4959429, member: 75937"]I'm an ancient coin collector and am not impressed by a coin's age. I'm not asking if this is some sort of double-die error or something that's going to make me rich. I photographed this coin then threw it in a jar along with a bunch of spare change. </p><p><br /></p><p>But in the change machine at the grocery store, I was struck by the color and luster of this Lincoln cent -- like I remembered when I was a kid -- and knew it wasn't a zincoln. I looked at the date and said to myself, "It's as old as I am and in way better shape!"</p><p><br /></p><p>It made a trip to the store a little more fun. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1192211[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4959429, member: 75937"]I'm an ancient coin collector and am not impressed by a coin's age. I'm not asking if this is some sort of double-die error or something that's going to make me rich. I photographed this coin then threw it in a jar along with a bunch of spare change. But in the change machine at the grocery store, I was struck by the color and luster of this Lincoln cent -- like I remembered when I was a kid -- and knew it wasn't a zincoln. I looked at the date and said to myself, "It's as old as I am and in way better shape!" It made a trip to the store a little more fun. [ATTACH=full]1192211[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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