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Enameled(?) US pennies I found in our piggy bank. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Can’t find any info online about these so if anyone knows anything I’d appreciate it.

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[–] 52 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The one on the left side looks like it's from a collectors set type of thing commemorating the 200th birthday of Lincoln. I found a site that sells the set. Here. The other one I imagine is from some similar type of set.

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    • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    These are pretty common souvenir thingys sold in magazines to old people. I have a quarter with George Bush's portrait printed on the back, It was a gift from an old person.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago

    Hmm, interesting. I was pretty surprised to find three of these in a huge pile of pennies & thought others may not have ever seen these either.

    They may be common but I’m pretty impressed with the quality. I prefer the colors of the right one but the detail on the left one is kinda crazy.

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