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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3586697, member: 101855"]I have never done this sort of thing. My grandmother on my father’s side was the only grandparent I ever knew. She was born in 1883, and was always looking around for coins that bore that date. She got interested in coins along with me and had an accumulation of coins she had set aside over the years. Among her collection was this 1883 dime love token.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]957829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]957828[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>She was quite fond of shopping at second hand stores. Perhaps this was one of her finds.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of her biggest finds with a set of wooden medals from the 1876 Centennial celebration that was held in Philadelphia. I didn't know that she had it until the family broke up her house when she had to go to a nursing home. I asked one of my cousins, who is really into family history if he knew anything about my grandmother's parents attending the Centennial fair. He didn't, so I have to guess that this was one of her second hand store finds. I didn't get a chance to bid on it when her household goods were sold at auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who don't know what this is, here is an example.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]957831[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The box lid had a bird's eye view of the fair. The box my grandmother had was far nicer than this one, but you can't be in the right place at the right time for everything.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]957832[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3586697, member: 101855"]I have never done this sort of thing. My grandmother on my father’s side was the only grandparent I ever knew. She was born in 1883, and was always looking around for coins that bore that date. She got interested in coins along with me and had an accumulation of coins she had set aside over the years. Among her collection was this 1883 dime love token. [ATTACH=full]957829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]957828[/ATTACH] She was quite fond of shopping at second hand stores. Perhaps this was one of her finds. One of her biggest finds with a set of wooden medals from the 1876 Centennial celebration that was held in Philadelphia. I didn't know that she had it until the family broke up her house when she had to go to a nursing home. I asked one of my cousins, who is really into family history if he knew anything about my grandmother's parents attending the Centennial fair. He didn't, so I have to guess that this was one of her second hand store finds. I didn't get a chance to bid on it when her household goods were sold at auction. For those who don't know what this is, here is an example. [ATTACH=full]957831[/ATTACH] The box lid had a bird's eye view of the fair. The box my grandmother had was far nicer than this one, but you can't be in the right place at the right time for everything. [ATTACH=full]957832[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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