Lincoln Penny 1916

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Posted 23 months, 12 days ago

kristin
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When finding this penny in the collection I was astonished we had anything this old. I read the date to my dad and we both looked at each other with surprise and excitement.

I asked my dad why there was a whole on the top and he said it was because people used to wear them as fashion jewelry. It is ashame that they did because they probably could have had a "pretty penny" for it. (No pun intended)

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1. soulman, 17 months, 2 days ago
   Your dad is right. I have a necklace made up of late 1800 and early 1900 pennys.
2. PaPicking, 17 months, 1 day ago
   It looks more like it had an old hand made nail driven through it.They used to nail them up for luck...like they did with horseshoes.
3. AR8Jason, 14 months, 27 days ago
   I would have to agree with PAPICKING ... when done for jewelry the holes are not as crude. This looks to be done with a nail to start the hole. As such it could have been "home done" to hang on string around the neck.
4. Steven, 14 months, 20 days ago
   I'm not a real expert on pennies like that. But I know that what your dad told you is true.

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