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Unusual ways to store coins….saw a new one today.

DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,346 ✭✭✭✭✭

I’ve bought a lot of collections in a wide variety of containers including a dirty sock, cans and jars of all types, pill bottle galore, crown royal bags. Everything.

This collection I’m appraising has D battery shells full of nice walking liberty halves. No corrosives seem present and I’m sure the batteries were contemporary with when the coins were put up.

Never seen it before.



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    pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 2,305 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Antiques within themselves. Very cool and thanks for sharing!

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    steve_richardsonsteve_richardson Posts: 287 ✭✭✭✭

    Very cool! I would be tempted to buy a "roll" of these halves just for the battery "sleeve", if they ever were put up for sale.

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,464 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yes. very cool. glad you posted!

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    jedmjedm Posts: 3,244 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting to say the least! I like the fact that the person noted that each one held $13 worth of halves.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,391 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat, I like 👍

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    seatedlib3991seatedlib3991 Posts: 1,612 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have you "opened' one of these? Any idea what has happened to the metal on metal rims? Thanks for sharing. James

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,625 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Never saw those before.

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    MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 9,247 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yeah, that's pretty cool. Now I'm gonna go look for vintage battery covers on ebay.

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a new one on me!

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    GaCoinGuyGaCoinGuy Posts: 2,856 ✭✭✭✭

    Found some wheats stored in an expended shotgun shell once, but never seen the battery covers. Are they metal or paper? The wheats were in horrid shape after being stored with the residue of gunpowder.

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    DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,346 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @seatedlib3991 said:
    Have you "opened' one of these? Any idea what has happened to the metal on metal rims? Thanks for sharing. James

    Many of these are uncirculated coins. The rims a bit dull looking but no green or black spots. I’m going to work on the collection again so we’ll see if they’re all that way.

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    WinLoseWinWinLoseWin Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What was the latest date found in those? That might roughly indicate the battery year.

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    NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool! Different

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    silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,935 ✭✭✭✭✭

    B)

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