Companion thread: What is the longest period of time a coin has been held in one family?

SanctionII

I post this thread to compliment my other thread about how long a coin has been owned by a single person.

I bet some US coins have been passed down from generation to generation over two hunderd years now; and that some darkside coins have been in the same family for over 500 years.

MikeInFL

This coin has been in my family for about ninety years. My grandfather found it as a child and used it as a keychain for a number of years:

kranky

There was a 1792 pattern cent that walked into the Baltimore ANA which had been in the same family since the Civil War.

DickyBetz

My grandfather has a really nice UNC 1837 Large cent in an oak presentation case. One of my family members made the case back then as a way to signify the 200th anniversary of my my family coming to America in 1637. Its been passed down since then and it is my grandpa's most prized coin in his collection.

Leiana

I think it is an 1888 Morgan Dollar that my Great Grandfather had.

-Amanda

slumlord98

It doesn't hurt that it is also the finest known of the die marriage!

OKbustchaser

Was it you that outbid me on that 1809? Actually, I dropped out at about the 3500.00 mark.

slumlord98

I planned that one out for a month, and was counseled that no one would pay more than $4500 for the coin. I bid $5k and was no higher than the second underbidder. The coin has traveled very few miles from minting to the present. I ended up with the new owner's dupe. Not much consolation at all. Famous last words- In retrospect, the price was a bargain.

PerryHall

I have a Morgan dollar that's been in my family for over 200 years!!!

cladking

Individual coins might stay in a family longer but I'd doubt many
collections or parts of collections would remain intact longer
than about eight generations. There's simply too much variability
in genetics and circumstances in almost all cases.

rsdoug81

<< <i>There was a 1792 pattern cent that walked into the Baltimore ANA which had been in the same family since the Civil War. >>



Were they trying to sell it?

dthigpen

Since 1942 and was carried by combatants in three wars and numerous combat situations; my grandfather, my father, and myself.

RotatedRainbows

<< <i>It doesn't hurt that it is also the finest known of the die marriage! >>



Would have been nice if they would have had a picture of the old envelope.

SFDukie

That 1854-S quarter eagle which ANR sold last sept was held by the same family (Chinese immigrants to CA) since 1858, per report.
Don

CTcollector

1883 Half Eagle has been in my family's possession for 4 generations. My Great Grandfather Gaspare, the first to come over from Italy, was the first to own the coin and it has been handed down to the first born male in each generation since. I am not sure how the family managed to keep the coin as 5 bucks was alot of money back in the day and both my great grandparents and grandparents were dirt poor. I got possession of the coin about 25 years ago. I have two girls, so the pressure is on for a boy in order to keep the coin. Otherwise, it goes to my little brother. My dad just reminded me of this fact a few weeks ago.