Was someone looking for a pineapple penny?

ajaan · March 31, 2004 9:45AM

Public service. Not my auction or anyone I know.
pineapple penny.

NJMark1 · March 31, 2004 9:50AM

Wasn't looking for one but it is tempting

Mark

Aethelred · March 31, 2004 10:01AM

I think someone was looking for a pineapple and wanted to spend a penny.

Nice coin!

spinaker2000 · March 31, 2004 10:25AM

That's a nice one, even if cleaned it has character.

cladking · March 31, 2004 11:08AM

I'll be darned. Never saw anything like this before.

Mustta missed school that day.

cacheman · March 31, 2004 11:22AM

oops....wrong pineapple

Syracusian · March 31, 2004 1:55PM

Cool coin! Who's the guy on the obverse?

lordmarcovan · March 31, 2004 2:05PM

<< <i>Cool coin! Who's the guy on the obverse? >>

The polar opposite of Miss Liberty: a slave. He serves. Not the most politically correct coin, but I've always liked them. I'd like to find a nice EF-UNC one day. That, and the Bahamian George III penny (halfpenny?) with the reference to piracy, and the 1793 Bermuda penny with the ship on the revese. I have a Bermuda penny that I got for a buck and a half, but as you might expect, it's holed and worn. Worn in more ways than one. (As in "slick" and also as in "fashion accessory").

Lloyd · March 31, 2004 3:45PM

I've sold 4 or 5 of these in the last 6 months. ALL in better condition than this. This is expensive girls.

L

1jester · April 5, 2004 10:08PM

Very interesting coin! Even though it's discolored and corroded, the detail's there. I paid way more than that for one in worn condition.

elverno · April 6, 2004 4:20AM

Makes you wonder how much a pineapple went for in 1788...

Was someone looking for a pineapple penny?

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