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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swish513, post: 2549635, member: 22068&quot;]For me, it&#039;s actually pretty easy. It&#039;s 2 coins, hands down. First,</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]547714[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My 1851 Large Cent. Why this one? Simple. I know, for fact, it was passed from my great-grandfather to my grandfather to my father to me. Why was it kept and passed down? Who knows. But it was, so I won&#039;t get rid of it until I pass it down.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second,</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]547713[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Johann III (1511-1521)</p><p>Jülich-Berg, Schilling, 1512</p><p><br /></p><p>OBV: St. Hubertus over arms</p><p>IOHS·DVX·IVLIC·Z·MON&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>REV: floral cross with 4 Arms</p><p>+MONETA·NOVA·RENEN·1512</p><p><br /></p><p>My 13th-great-grandfather was born circa 1515 in Kaldenkirchen, Jülich-Berg. Maybe he held it at one time? I know, slim chance, but I still like to imagine it. At any rate, it&#039;s a coin from the place from which my ancestors came. It, too, will be passed down one day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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