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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swish513, post: 7309648, member: 22068&quot;]I would travel to Westfield, Illinois. I guess Chicago is the closest, so I would go there, then purchase travel to Westfield. Why? Simple for me. I want some answers to a coin that has been passed down in my family for 4 generations. This coin, however, may have older roots, and I want to know about it. My Great-grandfather (born 1883) passed said coin (seen here)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277908[/ATTACH]</p><p>to my grandpa, who passed it to my dad, who passed it to me. My son will get it one day. But my great-grandpa was born in 1883, and this coin was minted in 1851. Could it have been passed down from earlier times? My 3rd-great-grandfather was married in 1853 in Westfield, Illinois. So I would go to him and ask about the coin. Did he save it to mark the moment (or year) he met his wife? Then gave it to my great-great-grandfather (born 1856) to honor that moment? If during the conversation with my 3rd-great-grandfather he knows nothing about the coin, well, at least I am 1 step closer to where it came from (gotta talk to the adult 2nd-great-grandpa). But, if he did save it for some reason, which I hope he would tell me, then this coin is worth more than a 1933 legal double eagle to me, and hopefully my son. At any rate, I hope that dime I found could help me on this quest. Here&#039;s the tombstone of my 3rd-great-grandfather. I know where his farm was also, but don&#039;t have a pic, but it&#039;s within 1.5 miles of his grave.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1277916[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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