Interesting coin found metal detecting

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  1. steve.e

    steve.e Cherry picker

    What in the world is this doing in the
    dirt in Tennessee? 20190328_164817.jpg 20190328_164416.jpg it was going pretty lowsey till i found that. I know its not valuable but wow Vatican city aluminum!!!!!! Here's the rest some Lincoln cents, Rosie dimes and Jefferson nickels. Oh yea a dog vaccination tag from 1954. 155380647822354133858.jpg thanks for looking!!!!!!
     
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  3. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Pope plus XII 5 Lire 1953 / XV,mintage 1,500,000. Value 25 cents
    1 gram Aluminum
    Rev justice standing with sword and scales
     
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  4. Dave Waterstraat

    Dave Waterstraat Well-Known Member

    The phone number on that rabies vaccination tag is certainly a sign of simpler times...:)
     
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  5. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Yup... I've seen old phone books from a small town with 3 digits:wideyed:....calling the next town long distance...
     
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  6. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    Our service station phone #293.
     
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  7. Randy Abercrombie

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    This is one of those cases of..... Man, if that coin could only talk. How the dickens does a papal coin find its way to Tennessee???
     
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  8. Hookman

    Hookman Well-Known Member

    Just a guess...but suppose someone made a "pilgrimage" to the Vatican City, bought a souvenir, received this and/or other coins as change, then lost it where you found it.
    Interesting find none the less.
     
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  9. Maxfli

    Maxfli Well-Known Member

    I can remember as a young child when my parents had a 4-digit phone number. Yeah, simpler times.
     
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  10. Razz

    Razz Critical Thinker

    I remember the telephone operator saying one ringy dingy, two ringy dingy, three ringy dingy...

    Oh wait that was Lili Tomlin on Laugh In ...;)
     
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  11. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Seems like an obvious 'theme' on the circa early 50's. Too bad there wasn't a 1952 'mint in box' Mickey Mantle rookie card too.

    Nice haul!
     
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