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Mystery solved! The origin of Lord M's holey capped bust dime
shirohniichan
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When researching for my article/book on the US double dime, I ran across this poem printed in the Daily Alta California (reprinted from the New Orleans Times-Democrat):
AN OLD DIME
March 18, 1888
Worn smooth by many fingers,
No date adorns the dime
About whose round disc lingers
The fancy of this rhyme;
I wonder who first sent it,
Along in Traffic's war,
What old-time fellow spent it,
And what he spent it for!
Miss Liberty is lopt in
In the glory of her locks,
Often she's been dropt in
The contribution box;
A dozen times for candy
I have no doubt it went,
When Yankee Doodle Dandy
With every breeze was blent.
At last, its journey's ended,
It rests removed from harm,
By silver links suspended
From baby's rosy arm;
What if its life were checkered?
It nods new hope at last.
And starts a righteous record
To recompense the past.
AN OLD DIME
March 18, 1888
Worn smooth by many fingers,
No date adorns the dime
About whose round disc lingers
The fancy of this rhyme;
I wonder who first sent it,
Along in Traffic's war,
What old-time fellow spent it,
And what he spent it for!
Miss Liberty is lopt in
In the glory of her locks,
Often she's been dropt in
The contribution box;
A dozen times for candy
I have no doubt it went,
When Yankee Doodle Dandy
With every breeze was blent.
At last, its journey's ended,
It rests removed from harm,
By silver links suspended
From baby's rosy arm;
What if its life were checkered?
It nods new hope at last.
And starts a righteous record
To recompense the past.
Obscurum per obscurius
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I just found a holey Capped Bust dime in with my jar of holeys that have not yet made it onto the vest. It's one of the larger sized earlier ones. Not that slick, though. I have a nice slick one, but it ain't holed.
Neat poem. Thanks.