Old Brass Coin Bank, With Wheat Cent!

steelheadwill · Nov 17, 2010

Dug this item today, looks like someone pried the 'cents'
section open, Honest Injun, they missed one, in the dirt that came out of it was this 1921 wheatie. (Was hoping for some Silver! :laughing9:

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thanks for looking & HH to all! :thumbsup:

umrgolf · Nov 17, 2010

pretty neat :icon_thumleft:

bet you were hoping that bank was loaded with goodies :laughing7:

ddjames · Nov 17, 2010

That is s cool find, and having the wheat to boot. Congrats

cntrydncr1 · Nov 17, 2010

that is very unique!

sscindercoop · Nov 17, 2010

Nice

Erik in NJ · Nov 17, 2010

That is a very cool find!! Hope it cleans up well! :icon_thumright:

mainer · Nov 17, 2010

Bet your heart skipped a beat when you figured out what you had. :icon_pirat:

Skelly607 · Nov 17, 2010

WoW thats really kewl.

HISPAN · Nov 17, 2010

purses interesting machine. :thumbsup:

Shadowmanflash · Nov 17, 2010

Awesome find none the less, the excitement in itself made it worth it, go ahead admit it, it is a great find and hey, they did leave you something, Keep at it, the bank is coming in soon, Ken.

Tnmountains · Nov 17, 2010

My parents gace each one of us a bank like that when we were kids. I am thinking mine is around somewhere. I remember how happy I was to put a coin or two in it and later realised I could not get any of the money out. They had some weird lock. I think the bank must have had the key!! :laughing7:

Nice find!

Roland58 · Nov 18, 2010

I, too, had a bank very similar to that one and, as I recall, it was given out to the kids as a promotion from a bank, as well. It may still be arouind her somewhere....maybe in the attack. I guess I should find it and go bury it somewhere. But, then, someone else would beat me to it........grrrrrrrr.

steelheadwill · Nov 18, 2010

Thanks for your replies!
The dirt that was in the bank had a VERY different consistency than the surrounding.
It came out in flaking layers parallel to the sides of the bank.
May very well have had some currency, it was a mud find, so understandable that
any paper was long gone, Just The Wheat Cent really made it special !
Good Day, & HH :thumbsup:

allen · Nov 18, 2010

id cut that bank open to make sure nothing is stuck inside !!

tnt-k9 · Nov 18, 2010

Cool find for sure, plus it has a serial number. I guess though based on the other post it probably corresponded with the special key to open that sucker up :icon_salut: