Post a 100+ year old coin you received in change.

ms70

Got this old man in change last night in NYC, in the Bronx no less. Maybe he had a vacation here and there, but
he was still working hard at 104 years old. Now he's going to be relaxing for a while at my place.

The hairlines are on the flip I put it in.

ms70

cmerlo1

I once got a holed, dateless 1913 type 1 Buffalo in change. I still have it somewhere, on a keyring if I remember correctly.

TommyType

Pretty sure I've never gotten a 100 year old coin in change. 1920's era Lincolns is about the best I can do.

1630Boston

Got a 1911 liberty head nickel in change at Dunkin Donuts

DBSTrader2

I got an 1877 IHC from a bank roll as a teenager, but I don't think it was quite 100 yrs old at that time. Close! ...... And a quick note to ms70: cut ol' Abe there some slack.... he's just 104 years old!!

ms70

@DBSTrader2 said:
I got an 1877 IHC from a bank roll as a teenager, but I don't think it was quite 100 yrs old at that time. Close! ...... And a quick note to ms70: cut ol' Abe there some slack.... he's just 104 years old!!

LOL!!! Typo!! Thanks!

Overdate

@ms70 said:
Maybe he had a vacation here and there, but he was still working hard at 104 years old.

@DBSTrader2 said:
cut ol' Abe there some slack.... he's just 104 years old!!

If he's only 104, shouldn't he be working harder?

Dave99B

Found a VG 1876 Seated dime under an oven in a rundown $100/month apt, when I was in college, in about 1980. Decided to clean under the stove for some odd reason, and there she was. Still have her too!

Dave

COINS MAKE CENTS

Wow a 13s in change very nice find!

WillieBoyd2

I received a 1912 cent in change in 2010, it is over 100 years old now.

United States cent 1912

BillDugan1959

Oldest coin that I can ever recall recieving in change was a 1919 Lincoln cent minted in Philadelphia - and that happened more than once. Huge huge mintage of that date.

Americans generally do not realize the relative stability of our monetary arrangements compared to other nations. I do not think that there is practically any other nation where a coin dated before 1950 would still be readily spendable.

Shamika

Somewhere around here I have a 1911-P Lincoln Cent that I found on the ground at the local Aldi's.

jmski52

I paid $2.00 for a 1913-S Lincoln in Fair Condition, in about 1963. Yours has nice, even wear. Mine was pitted.

JRocco

Got this in change about 10 years ago at a convenience store. Some kid raided daddy's coins.


And about 15 years or so ago I got this darksider instead of a dime.

GeorgesCoins

I don't believe I know where it is but I got a 1913 Wheat Cent in change last year.

ms70

Ok Testoon2, verbalize your disagreement.

OldEastside

Wife brought home a 1866 shield Nickel with rays earlier this year

Steve

mannie gray

A 13-S is a CRAZY COOL circ. find.
Well done, you will have a hard time surpassing that one!
The past couple of months I have found several "teens" Lincolns, all Philly, oldest was a 1910, AG/G. I am pretty sure that's the oldest coin I have ever found in change, and my looking goes back a LONG time.
Nothing as cool as a 1913-S.
That deserves a huge YOU SUCK from us roll searching weenies.

mannie gray

@Dave99B said:
Found a VG 1876 Seated dime under an oven in a rundown $100/month apt, when I was in college, in about 1980. Decided to clean under the stove for some odd reason, and there she was. Still have her too!

Dave

Yes but.....do you still have the coin too?

mannie gray

@JRocco said:
Got this in change about 10 years ago at a convenience store. Some kid raided daddy's coins.


And about 15 years or so ago I got this darksider instead of a dime.

Amazing circ. finds.

ricko

I have one each, 1916 and 1918 cents sitting right here on my desk that I got in the last two weeks in change...Cheers, RickO

JBK

@BillDugan1959 said:

I do not think that there is practically any other nation where a coin dated before 1950 would still be readily spendable.

Canada.... Switzerland....

A few others got erased with the euro.

BillDugan1959

Very little left in Canada, I think - you might be able to spend a five cent coin with George VI on it, but the odd shape would make it obvious.

ms70

@BillDugan1959 said:

Americans generally do not realize the relative stability of our monetary arrangements compared to other nations. >I do not think that there is practically any other nation where a coin dated before 1950 would still be readily >spendable.

Interesting point.

OnlyGoldIsMoney

Not exactly in change but found at Coinstar machine earlier this month.

1630Boston

KollectorKing

Coin star find

SaorAlba

I've found more than a few 100+ year old coins in roll searches, coin machine rejects or circulation.

My records - 1858 FE cents in 2014 in cent rolls
1865 IHC in a coin machine reject slot about a year ago
77 Liberty nickels dated from 1890-1912-D in nickel rolls about a year ago
1898 and 1898 Barber dimes in a coin machine reject slot about 2.5 years ago.

Baley

@TommyType said:
Pretty sure I've never gotten a 100 year old coin in change. 1920's era Lincolns is about the best I can do.

Same here, oldest legitimate "received in change" find was a 1910 cent at a Denny's -- but it wasn't 100 years old then, this was in the mid 1990's--back when I'd still eat at a Denny's!

All 3 of the cents back were wheat (paid at the register) so asked to change a quarter for 25 pennies and most were common early Lincolns, too. Still have them.

johnny9434

got a 1917 wheat back at the coffee shop a few weeks ago. id say maybe a vg

Inspired70

Got a 1912 Barber Dime just the other day in change back. Pretty cool!

ms70

I didn't see the 1913 until I got back home that morning. If I saw it when I received it I would've asked for more change. There might have been more prizes.