One old penny. When I look at this coin and hold it, I can almost feel the history of it. I can only imagine when this coin was brand new. I can imagine a lovely mother handing this coin to her daughter and saying, "Now child, I want you to take this down to George's general store and bring me 1 pound of flour, and you can get yourself a peppermint candy". All for one cent. That is my passion for coins, I love them, their history and story. When this coin was new, Lincoln was not president yet, they had no use for gasoline, manned flight was a dream, etc. Well I just had to put in my two cents, oops, TWO cents, that is twice as much. (and another story) Thank you for reading. (sorry for the bad pic, but it is the story that counts)
feeling the history of a coin. that feels good. and this is why I love my avatar pic coin Belgium 1832 copper 10 centimes. such a great design for a coin made 183 years ago.
You've described the fundamental appeal of numismatics. We collect history, and preserve it for the future.
