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Bought a coin holder

jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,309 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Picked this up a couple days ago. It was probably made for dimes, but since I don't have any dimes, I'll fill it up with gold! Thought it was a neat novelty.


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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,957 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is really cool!

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  • CoinlearnerCoinlearner Posts: 2,576 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin holder . Ouch! Putting gold in there,even if AU's will likely damage them.. :o

  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,168 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Being a Tiffany item, complete with monogram, its original purpose may well have been to hold quarter eagles and not dimes. I've never seen one of those before!

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,678 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool!

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  • Peace_dollar88Peace_dollar88 Posts: 1,255 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WOW! That's a pretty cool item!

  • ECHOESECHOES Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice :#

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  • PRECIOUSMENTALPRECIOUSMENTAL Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭

    I'm glad to see you like handling your coins!

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,212 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool

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  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,912 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool piece...love the gold angle too!

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,389 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's a Tiffany holder made for a girl to store her dime-sized "love tokens" given to her by suitors.

    :)

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  • jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Coinlearner said:
    Nice coin holder . Ouch! Putting gold in there,even if AU's will likely damage them.. :o

    I thought about that, so was really careful putting them in and getting them out. I only used my cleaned/lower grade coins, too, just to be safe :)

  • CascadeChrisCascadeChris Posts: 2,529 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well @jwitten is now officially part of the 1% :joy:

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I love it :smile:

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice... and loaded with gold... awesome... Cheers, RickO

  • BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Actually, when Tiffany made it, it was to allow proper ladies to pay their horse/street car fairs without having to grub around in their purse or take off their gloves. You just pushed a coin into the (questionably clean) hand of the conductor.

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  • jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BStrauss3 said:
    Actually, when Tiffany made it, it was to allow proper ladies to pay their horse/street car fairs without having to grub around in their purse or take off their gloves. You just pushed a coin into the (questionably clean) hand of the conductor.

    Very cool.

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!

  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 5,160 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 5, 2017 4:00AM

    @BStrauss3 said:
    Actually, when Tiffany made it, it was to allow proper ladies to pay their horse/street car fairs without having to grub around in their purse or take off their gloves. You just pushed a coin into the (questionably clean) hand of the conductor.

    I was thinking the same thing. The problem is, fares were only a nickel at the likely time this was made.

    Edited to add: For example, NYC subway fares were $0.05 from opening in 1904 till 1948!

  • drei3reedrei3ree Posts: 3,430 ✭✭✭✭

    WOW, I like it!

  • coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,327 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool....and nice photo.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,180 ✭✭✭✭✭

    way neat, i like :)

  • BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @pruebas said:

    @BStrauss3 said:
    Actually, when Tiffany made it, it was to allow proper ladies to pay their horse/street car fairs without having to grub around in their purse or take off their gloves. You just pushed a coin into the (questionably clean) hand of the conductor.

    I was thinking the same thing. The problem is, fares were only a nickel at the likely time this was made.

    Edited to add: For example, NYC subway fares were $0.05 from opening in 1904 till 1948!

    Tiffany ladies did not ride the subway...
    The yellow cab fare was 15c plus 5c per quarter mile.

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  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    NEAT ITEM

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  • CacoinguyCacoinguy Posts: 279 ✭✭✭

    This piece was made between 1956-1965 so could very well be made to pay fare. I have been collecting Tiffany for years. Cant beat the quality

  • bkzoopapabkzoopapa Posts: 178 ✭✭✭

    Looks like subway token size

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