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Found a neat old coin while renovating
coinnut
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Found this 1840-O seated dime behind a wall in an old building that I've been renovating. Not in the best of condition but still a neat find.
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that's cool. money for nothing and that being that id be happy to
Any idea of the age of the building?
It's a brick apartment building that was built in 1835-1836.
That's a really cool find.
I'm a home builder and I often leave clad coins in the walls hoping someone will find them 100 years from now
That is a beautiful seated dime!
Nice silver coin find! Hey, you could place that situation in my Thread. In the category of,"Somewhere in your own house".
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I've heard that house demolishers often check under front door thresholds because it was a Norwegian tradition to place a half dollar under them
They also check under the flour bin drawers for the hidden egg money (old farm houses)
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nice find
Cool find, congrats
pretty neat
Nice find! I once found a 1932 quarter in the floor paint of an old basement being repainted. Pretty sure it was planted WAY back when. Love these discoveries!
That is a neat find for sure. The oldest coins I've every found in a house that I was doing work in were some Mercury dimes from the 30's.
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Cool!
That is a great find.... old silver and with an O mint mark too. Old buildings, and old foundations, often yield a coin or two....Cheers, RickO
I found a British half penny last week from King George III dated between 1770-1775. Barely enough detail to identify it.
Today I found a Canadian cent from 1886.