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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 375917, member: 12789&quot;]I have one 2¢ piece that is dated 1867 that I have owned since I was about 10 years old.&nbsp; My then 86 year old grandfather had given it to me, because he knew I was interested in coins.&nbsp; The story he told me was that he had gotten it from his brother in 1897, when he had lost a finger in a corn shucking machine.&nbsp; He had returned from town with his hand all bandaged up, and his brother gave him the 2¢ piece to take back into town and spend on candy.&nbsp; Instead he kept it, for almost 80 years.&nbsp; I cannot imagine selling that coin for a million dollars.&nbsp; The touching story of his brother giving it to him to spend, and his saving it because he was moved by the gift, and keeping it for nearly 80 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>I save old things from my family, they are a connection to people long gone, some I never knew, but know through the items I have, like a WWI trenchcoat in my closet that a great uncle wore in France in 1918.&nbsp; It is big and heavy, and kind of a pain to have, but I cannot imagine not having the distinct privilege of owning it and preserving it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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