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Phillipino Pocket Piece
shirohniichan2
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Is anyone else carrying a pocket piece now?
I can’t find my 1936 silver dollar pocket piece (and George V was showing some decent wear), so I started using a 1904 peso. Thus time I have it in a pouch with two clad half dollars and a nickel because I figure the pouch will be less likely to fall out of my pocket.
I bought it in a lot of miscellaneous coins in a Stacks or Spink’s auction 20+ years ago. If I remember next year, I’ll post follow up photos to show how it’s going.
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Don
Hmmm… maybe I’m more like a stream that can’t be stepped in twice.
Finding boxes of RCM “prooflike” sets from the 1960s and ‘70s brings back some memories, and it makes me wish I would’ve bought more gold instead of the clad RCM stuff. 😅
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Not for a long time.
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Don
Nice pocket piece! I usually carry a Canadian silver $1 for good luck
Hope things are well with you @shirohniichan2
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Good to see you, Shiroh-san. I think that peso is a good candidate for a pocket piece. If it was too nice, I'd not want to do that to it, but since she's been around the block a few times, some time as a pocket piece might actually smooth out some of the flaws and make it more appealing.
That was my theory with my 1936 dollar. Someone had scrubbed up ol’ George V with a stiff brush, so I figured 20 years or so as a pocket piece would wear it down to an acceptable VF. I don’t know if I dropped it somewhere or if it’s in a drawer awaiting rediscovery. 🤷♂️