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Coin from 1851 found in the Roof!

post #1 of 20
6/10/12 at 4:19pm
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While fixing (replacing) the roof on our farmhouse my father found a penny in the rafters from 1851! 

 

It has a dent on the center of each side??  Not sure why!  We knew the farmhouse was old, but have no record of it's "official" age, but that gives an idea that people were here in 1851.

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Peaches Lee--Prince of Purrrsia
 

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Peaches Lee--Prince of Purrrsia
 

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it" Confucius

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post #2 of 20
6/10/12 at 4:21pm

wowo thats cool

 

get it valued

5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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post #3 of 20
6/10/12 at 4:21pm

Woah! That IS really old! Congrats on finding such a cool coin! frow.gif

I have 18 chickens, one kitten, 3 dogs, 2 hermit crabs, and live on 20 acres in the country. I am CrAzY about chickens and plan on getting more! I am continually working to better my chicken practices and to better my flocks. 

 

~"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."~Albert Einstein 

 

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I have 18 chickens, one kitten, 3 dogs, 2 hermit crabs, and live on 20 acres in the country. I am CrAzY about chickens and plan on getting more! I am continually working to better my chicken practices and to better my flocks. 

 

~"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."~Albert Einstein 

 

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post #4 of 20
6/10/12 at 6:04pm

What a neat discovery! I've always wished that I could find something interesting like that at my old farmhouse, but according to my Granddad, who grew up at the same farmhouse, he found all the cool stuff. Like coins from the early 1800's that his family ended up selling during the Great Depression to help make ends meet.

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post #5 of 20
6/10/12 at 6:43pm

I'm not sure that's an American coin, worth cash like a penny.  It looks more like a tax token, but I'm not sure.  Maybe someone else will help soon.  I'm curious too, now!

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post #6 of 20
6/10/12 at 6:45pm

How cool is that?!  What ever you do, do NOT clean the coin.  Collectors like to have a natural patina on old coins.  Can you imagine how that coin ended up in the roof?  So neat!  

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #7 of 20
6/10/12 at 6:45pm
Thats so neat! Maybe there are holes in the side because it was used for jewelry purposes?
Owner of 6 rabbits, 5 hens, an Anole, and a Frog My hens:Dipsy the Polish, Doodle the Orpington, Raven the Silkie, and Tulip and Opal, the Easter Egger bantam buddies~ Can't wait for my new birds this summer! 1 Porcelain D'uccle, 1 Golden Sebright, 1 Modern Game bantam, and 1 Bantam Turken.
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” - Buddha
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Owner of 6 rabbits, 5 hens, an Anole, and a Frog My hens:Dipsy the Polish, Doodle the Orpington, Raven the Silkie, and Tulip and Opal, the Easter Egger bantam buddies~ Can't wait for my new birds this summer! 1 Porcelain D'uccle, 1 Golden Sebright, 1 Modern Game bantam, and 1 Bantam Turken.
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” - Buddha
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post #8 of 20
6/10/12 at 7:25pm

I think it is called a Liberty Head.  What does the other side look like?  Is it a dollar coin?

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post #9 of 20
6/10/12 at 8:39pm

I believe it's called a Braided Hair Penny.

Looked like that from 1843 through 1857.

Actually copper...as in "copper cent piece"

 

After this design, I believe the mint went to the common

size penny we have now.

 

You know Peaches, I've been meaning to start a coin collection.

 

If you were to send me that big penny, I would have one piece in

my coin collection.

 

Great find.

 

(and apparently a pretty good roof was one your house to of lasted

that long.)

 

Spook

 

 

**Check your date closely....1851 penny had some as reversed stamped

dates showing "8151" 

 

***The reverse side should be as "one cent" in middle surrounded by a leave

pattern with "United States of America" on outside edge, Blue.

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post #10 of 20
6/10/12 at 9:58pm
Thats so cool! I love old coins.. smile.png

I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when i will give my heart. ~ Jack Nicholson 

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I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when i will give my heart. ~ Jack Nicholson 

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