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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 679249, member: 6763&quot;]There was a theory about this for years, that the holes were made and then a piece of thread inserted, a knot made, and then another coin added. It was for safekeeping, so you wouldn&#039;t lose them.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was just a theory, until about 20 to 30 years ago an upstate (New York, as I remember) coin dealer went into an antique store and saw a nice Civil War uniform on display (for sale).</p><p><br /></p><p>He comented on it, and the seller said &#039;yeah, and this is pretty neat, too.&#039; Whreupon, he reached into the pocket and pulled out a piece of cloth with coins tied together. This was proof of the theory, accepted as fact today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say, the dealer purchased the uniform.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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