Who Shot President Lincoln?

[Fullstock]

I got out for a bit today and hunted an older house site and found this. Plinking pennies with a .22 must have been popular back in the day and I’ve found several over the years. When I washed this one up a bit I was surprised at seeing the 1909 date and immediately thought, oh no! But closer observation didn’t reveal an S under the date, so alls good. [emoji16]

 

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[Steve in PA]

Did a Confederate veteran live there

 

[jeff of pa]

LOL I Used to find allot of them.
Never a Greenie Though .
Congrats

 

[Tpmetal]

probably not me. I chose to mostly use dimes as they were smaller. Though I have shot a few Lincoln's as well

 

[Noah_D]

Very interesting find. I think one of the first coins I found was in my backyard. I found a memorial with a bb gun shot. I told my uncle about it and he said thats where he shot his bb gun at things as a kid. I don't know whether I still have it or not. Should have kept it.

 

[MSpeiser]

I've got an Indian that was shot but it didn't go through. Pretty cool to find those.

 

[Mekong Mike]

Weird fact about the night Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theater.
His friends an army officer and his wife were Lincolns guests and were sitting next to him when Booth shot Lincoln. The army officer was sent to Germany as an ambassador and eventually went crazy and shot his wife in the head. He was sent to a mental asylum where he died several years later.
In the early 1950s him and his wife's body was dug up and discarded by the owner of the cemetery. Their bones were then thrown into a river. It's not clear why they were discarded in such a manner.
There's enough strangeness about Lincolns assassination to fill a book.

 

[Fullstock]

Weird fact about the night Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theater.
His friends an army officer and his wife were Lincolns guests and were sitting next to him when Booth shot Lincoln. The army officer was sent to Germany as an ambassador and eventually went crazy and shot his wife in the head. He was sent to a mental asylum where he died several years later.
In the early 1950s him and his wife's body was dug up and discarded by the owner of the cemetery. Their bones were then thrown into a river. It's not clear why they were discarded in such a manner.
There's enough strangeness about Lincolns assassination to fill a book.

Interesting information Mike, thanks for sharing.

 

[civilman1]

They are cool Fullstock I have one,not as old!!

 

[Fullstock]

Did a Confederate veteran live there

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[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Did it have V.D.B on the back ?

 

[Fullstock]

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Did it have V.D.B on the back ?

No, it didn’t.

 

[Digger RJ]

There’s always the next one

 

[Roger Mn.]

Save your shot coins.
Here is my collection.
In the center left a 1976 Jefferson Nickle and center right 1976 quarter.The rest are Lincolns.

 

[A2coins]

I never knew he could be assassinated twice Mr booth can say see I didnt do it

 

[Johnnybravo300]

Wow that's a great target idea and cheap! I never thought of using zincolns for that! They can be good for something!

 

[Fullstock]

Wow that's a great target idea and cheap! I never thought of using zincolns for that! They can be good for something!

Hey that’s a great idea!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Here’s mine in my 2019 bullet box

 

[Fullstock]

Here’s mine in my 2019 bullet box

Wow that was a direct hit, almost looks like a thimble now.

 

[Brentallica]

Cool find - I found this one a few years back