looks like kennedy

[bjblas]

read the post on pocket change and looked at some of mine found this penny any one know anything about it thanks bjb

 

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[Jeffro]

Not a lot, but I have heard of these before. people put the Kennedy on there for some reason, to show the similarity between the two presidents. All the wacky coincidences between the two, like-

Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln, and Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy.

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assailant fled to a library (or similar) Kennedy's assailant shot him from a book depository, and fled to a theater.

And so on- number of letters in their names, etc. All hokey stuff.

Anyways neat find, I have known about these for years but have never found one.

There is probably a post on here from the past covering this very subject, I seem to remember one surfacing not too long ago

 

[southbound]

Really cool penny!! Wish I could find one myself. Intresting story between these two presidents. Vern

 

[civilman1]

This penny is a commemorative piece,We had some in our shop for customer's.The one I have is an 82' D...Here are the fact's to go along with this...Lincoln was elected in 1860,Kennnedy in 1960...There are seven letter's in each name....Both President's were slain on Friday....Both were directly concerned with civil right's....Both had legality of election's contested....Kennedy's secretary warned him not to go Dallas,Lincoln's not to the theater....Both of their successor's were named Johnson....Each name contain's 13 letter's....Both served in the U.S. Senate....Both were southern democrat's....Lyndon Johnson born in 1908,Andrew Johnson born in 1808....Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and hid in a theater,Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and hid in a warehouse....Booth and Oswald were both murdered before trial could be arranged....Lincoln and Kennedy were both carried in death on the some caisson....Booth and Oswald were born 100 yr.'s apart...Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth-each name has 15 letter's.....Hope this help's,Great find....HH!!