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The E-Sylum: Volume 11, Number 47, November 23, 2008, Article 18

QUERY: NUMISMATICALLY SIGNIFICANT CIRCULATION FINDS

Londoner David Powell writes:
I.ve just had some interesting correspondence with someone who went to his local grocery store recently and got a Wisconsin Civil War token, dated 1863, in his change. As the piece lists in Fuld at rarity R7, I reckon he has done rather well.

My own best experience was when I was a schoolboy c.1962/63 and found, on the ground outside a London Underground station in not exactly the most salubrious part of London, an 1853 Victoria farthing of the old, large copper type demonitized in 1869.

Best I have heard of for age is the story about a guy who, on going to a coin fair here in London, received a denarius of the Roman emperor Maximinus {235-238 AD} in his change from the taxi driver. The latter was obviously trying to pass it off as a five pence. I have also heard of someone getting a 1709 Queen Anne halfcrown in their change, although I can.t remember the details.

Just wonder whether you might care to invite your readership to contribute other similar stories as to what other unlikely pieces they have found in ordinary circulation?


The most unusual coin I remember receiving in change was a copper Russian one-kopeck piece. I was collecting from a customer on my paper route, so that was back in the 1970s in Pittsburgh, PA. The coin was passed as a cent. I'm sure our readers can easily top that. What was YOUR most interesting circulation find? -Editor


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