Parking Meter Find!

[romeo-1]

Our department employs 60 parking meters on campus which we empty on a weekly basis. In the past I've found hundreds of foreight coins and even some older US coins but this is the first large cent that I've found...and a Newfie LC to boot!

 

[treblehunter]

Why would anyone in there right mind put an 1865 coin in a parking meter? Hard to believe. I was always told, "truth is stranger then fiction"

 

[vpnavy]

 

[ironhorse]

Hey it even looks like it came out of the ground , thats crazy!

Tell me where else on the world can you park at a meter for a cent other than Wolfville?

 

[romeo-1]

Hey it even looks like it came out of the ground , thats crazy!

Tell me where else on the world can you park at a meter for a cent other than Wolfville?

That's what makes it most strange...definitely a dug coin...which means I have some local competition...just not too bright!

 

[ironhorse]

That's what makes it most strange...definitely a dug coin...which means I have some local competition...just not too bright!

When the reales and cobs start showing up , then you can start worrying about the competition

 

[BC1969]

Cool coin, first year it was minted too.

Mike

 

[Hunthicks]

A couple years ago one of my friends got an 1866 US 2 cent as change while she was working as a cashier - makes you wonder what people are thinking. Guess that fellow just needed to park!

 

[HISPAN]

nice coin ...congrats !

 

[TrpnBils]

What kind of parking meter even has a slot for a coin of that size

 

[Hunthicks]

What kind of parking meter even has a slot for a coin of that size

It probably takes loonies and toonies I'm guessing!

 

[ironhorse]

It probably takes loonies and toonies I'm guessing!

A few years ago I used to see ads in the backs of coin mags and online ezines classifieds and such advertising rolls of UK 2pence coins, which discontinued use around a dozen years or so ago, after comparing the size, I found they made an excellent substitution for our loon dollars! at a mere fraction of the cost of the real deal. A large cent would be close to a 25c piece and more likely what is was intended to be.
Edit...just the design changed on the 2 p coin, which is what was for sale, old design coins before'98

 

[Hunthicks]

A few years ago I used to see ads in the backs of coin mags and online ezines classifieds and such advertising rolls of UK 2pence coins, which discontinued use around a dozen years or so ago, after comparing the size, I found they made an excellent substitution for our loon dollars! at a mere fraction of the cost of the real deal. A large cent would be close to a 25c piece and more likely what is was intended to be.
Edit...just the design changed on the 2 p coin, which is what was for sale, old design coins before'98

That's a pretty good idea to save a few bucks haha. Bet it annoys the vending machine guys though! A large cent is between a quarter and a loonie for size and mass so makes sense they'd be accepted. Now I know what to do with all those crustys lol!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Wow thats just plain crazy.
ZDD

 

[jewelerguy]

I wonder how many minutes they got for that?

 

[romeo-1]

I wonder how many minutes they got for that?

None...I tested it...

 

[romeo-1]

After a couple hours in peroxide...

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

surely an unusual place to find that. Competion...Maybe a flower garden or basement find ?

Cleaned up nice. First year of issue, I got one (same year) this spring also in decent shape.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

I thought those machines only accepted modern change by reading its size and weight and stuff... ??

Cool find...

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[romeo-1]

I thought those machines only accepted modern change by reading its size and weight and stuff... ??

Cool find...

Keep @ it and HH !!

If it will fit in the slot it goes in!