My car just passed 300,000 miles, post a well traveled coin.
The_Dinosaur_Man
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I've been driving the same car for the last eight years, purchasing it when the odometer read 110,680 miles. I hoped I could make it last for maybe four years. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could hit this crazy number, especially after the multitude of repairs of maintenance I've performed on the car over the years.
So post a well-traveled coin. Any coin with honest wear will do, and a bit of damage is okay. Bonus points if the coin features a late die state.
Cheers!
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I bought this coin precisely because of the story it could tell (if only it could tell stories). Struck when George Washington was POTUS, and circulated while John Adams, Jefferson and probably Madison and Monroe were president. Such charm!
People are probably tired of seeing these… But they are really nice honest wear:
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make, year and model?
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Mr_Spud
My entire collection falls into the well traveled category..
Here's one.
In 1823 the Peruvian independents struck the Peru Libre 8 reales.
Spanish Royalists swiftly began confiscating and stamping them with the crown and 1824 date...
One of these counterstamped Peru Libres, further used as the undertype on a Brazil 960 Reis, could be one of the ultimate finds in world of well traveled coins...
Ok, I am sure all would like to know the make and model of a car that lasts for over 300,000 miles. The most I have ever gotten out of a car was 220,000 miles and 20 years.
Can we get some pics of Super Car?
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I'm at nearly 250k; have had some Subarus over 300k, why I don't drive all over the place to shows, etc..
I can't beat you on mileage, but can on longevity. Lol! In three months, I will have driven my 1996 Jeep XJ to work daily for 20 years. I bought it in November of 2003 with 96K on the odometer, and it now has 252K. The drive train is still great in it, but years of winter salt have rotted the shock mounts off the front axle and I can see the carpet backing through the floorpans when underneath it. Lol!
My most-worn coin:
My Carson City Morgan Registry Set
Honda, Toyota, or Lexus?
Many (not all) Toyota and Honda models are notorious for lasting 250k-300k+ miles. My mom recently retired a mid 2000s Honda CR-V with 340k with the original engine and transmission.
I retired my Toyota Sienna when it had 416,000 miles! It was a 2009 and lasted until 2023.
Rocking a 4runner myself, just hit 249k miles after a cross country trip last week
Minted in Mexico City, then shipped to Mexico by a Spanish galleon, circulated a long time accumulating many counterstamps then somehow made it back to North America where I purchased it about 35 years ago for a princely $5.
We had a car that was a couple of thousand miles shy of hitting 200K - until a 91 year old lady in a big Buick broadsided it back in 2019.
Great photos everyone! The car I drive is a 2007 Kia Rio.
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