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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => U.S. Coins => Topic started by: scottishmoney on October 21, 2009, 09:50:59 AM

Title: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: scottishmoney on October 21, 2009, 09:50:59 AM

Searched another box, this is the third this week:

Canada GVI
1941
1943
1948
1950

QEII Young Head
1962
1963
1964 X 3

USA  - Wheaties
1928-D X 2 Unusual to have such early dated coins with a duplicate
1934
1935
1944 x 2
1946
1949
1952-D
1953-D x 2
1956-D x 2
1957
1958-D

San Francisco
1969 x 3
1970
1972 x 2
1974

Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: TwoShadows on October 21, 2009, 12:17:13 PM

Every time I do a little digging I always end up holding my 1797 Great Britain penny.That  ounce of copper has to be where the term cartwheel actually came from. This coin is so huge the folks living back then complained long and hard about the size and weight! Have a very nice example of the largest cent ever minted in the world!!! And, rumor has it, they make great hockey pucks!

Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: scottishmoney on October 21, 2009, 09:43:41 PM

You wanna see a real hockey puck:

(http://scottishmoney.net/bigcoins/birminghamthreepence1813.jpg)

The Birmingham Workhouse threepences of 1813 are the largest circulating medium ever made in Great Britain, weighing in at 2 1/2 oz.  These were possible only due to Matthew Boulton's steam powered minting presses.  Incredibly there were plans for a sixpence in copper also, but only a few trial strikes were produced and it was determined that it would be easier and more cost effective to issue the tanners in silver instead.

Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: Templar on October 22, 2009, 02:48:49 AM

KRASNI---IS IT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN ONE OF THOSE WORKHOUSE COINS?  IF SO HOW MUCH AND WHERE?

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Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: scottishmoney on October 22, 2009, 03:22:34 AM

Decent ones go for about 150 pounds or so in Britain, usually these look like they were literally used like hockey pucks.

Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: Templar on October 22, 2009, 11:38:42 AM

THANKS--I THINK I WILL STAY WITH THE PUCK!

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Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: Triggersmob on October 22, 2009, 11:12:40 PM

EEK!! That face looks PUCKED.

Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: Nighthawk on October 23, 2009, 10:05:26 AM

Looks like somebody beat that guy with an UGLY stick!  ;D  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: Decent Copper Mining Exposition Today
Post by: TwoShadows on October 23, 2009, 02:40:09 PM

Yes but think what a huge sum of money or a lottery winnings can bring the ugliest of all ugly!!! Young women would be hanging on him like flies on fresh cattle droppings!!! ;D