Numismatic rumor from 1935 - Henry Ford trading cars for 1922 cents
Mr_Spud
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I was just reading Numismatic Scrapbook from May 1935 and found this tidbit that I found interesting. Apparently a rumor was going around that Henry Ford was trying to hoard all the 1922 cents made and was trading new cars for them. Imagine that, people believing that probably went wild looking for them 🤔
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Defies logic.... I cannot believe it was true.... Cheers, RickO
A version of this story made it into the 1949 crime film, "Scene of the Crime".
Crime film from 1949 mentions automobile company offering a new car for a rare penny
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1002994/crime-film-from-1949-mentions-automobile-company-offering-a-new-car-for-a-rare-penny
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Another old rumor from back when Barber Dimes were still in circulation was that FORD would give you a new car for four dimes that had the letters F O R D on the back. Lots of people got the O and the D............