Erik in NJ
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- Oct 4, 2010
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Did a short exploration of an old property that will sadly be developed soon. Didn’t find much of interest yet, but this find ended up catching my attention. I remember seeing some shine through the dirt when I pulled this cent—thought maybe it was a more recent memorial in the mix and moved on.
Now out of the hundreds or perhaps thousands of wheat cents I’ve dug over the years I’ve found a couple interesting ones. One was sprayed with gold paint. This one after cleaning seems to have been sealed probably around 1956 with some sort of glue (?). Though it’s reverse is brown and pitted, the AU shine is still sealed under most of the obverse—like a mini time capsule.
Nothing great, but an interesting curiosity from 64 or so years ago. The person who did it is probably still around somewhere. I wonder if they would remember doing it.
Now out of the hundreds or perhaps thousands of wheat cents I’ve dug over the years I’ve found a couple interesting ones. One was sprayed with gold paint. This one after cleaning seems to have been sealed probably around 1956 with some sort of glue (?). Though it’s reverse is brown and pitted, the AU shine is still sealed under most of the obverse—like a mini time capsule.
Nothing great, but an interesting curiosity from 64 or so years ago. The person who did it is probably still around somewhere. I wonder if they would remember doing it.
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