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9. I have a question for you.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 10:16 PM

Dec 20

Before my farmhouse burned down in 1999, I had a collection of coins that were odd, I thought. In particular, I had a Lincoln penny that had him smoking a pipe with a couple of smoke circles above the pipe. I am sure it was a secondary die strike, but was kinda cool. Every heard of them?

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Any coin collectors here? [View all] LuckyCharms Dec 20 OP

Good Luck, Mr. Charms. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #1

I wouldn't need luck if... LuckyCharms Dec 20 #2

Please don't wait up all night for Santa to deliver. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #7

My husband has a 1916 quarter (Similar the above) chouchou Dec 20 #3

Nice! 1916 was the first year of the Standing liberty, and the last year of the Barber quarter. LuckyCharms Dec 20 #4

I really like two and three cent pieces CanonRay Dec 20 #5

My best find with a metal detector was a multigraincracker Dec 20 #6

Just a personal favorite, the Morgan dollar.. Permanut Dec 20 #8

I have a question for you. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #9

It didn't leave the mint like that... LuckyCharms Dec 20 #10

Thanks LC...awesome link. Exactly what I had, in a jar that got buried when my farmhouse burned down, OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #11

I heard from one of coin sellers on TV a doc03 Dec 20 #12

I collected coins in my teens and early 20s LogDog75 Dec 21 #13

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