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<p>[QUOTE="BostonMike, post: 181152, member: 7251"]I read that back in the old days when pocket change used to buy a lot, people would hole their coins so they could tie them together with string. Losing a dime was a big deal then. I think this came to light after the body of a civil war soldier was dug up with coins in his pocket tied with string. </p><p><br /></p><p>If i can find a few more holed coins from the same era, i'm going to do the same and put them next to my WW2 coin display[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BostonMike, post: 181152, member: 7251"]I read that back in the old days when pocket change used to buy a lot, people would hole their coins so they could tie them together with string. Losing a dime was a big deal then. I think this came to light after the body of a civil war soldier was dug up with coins in his pocket tied with string. If i can find a few more holed coins from the same era, i'm going to do the same and put them next to my WW2 coin display[/QUOTE]
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