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Wheat Penny didn't travel far from home

PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:51 pm
by Shifty51
I was in Downtown Dener last week on a business trip. I got a 1944 D in my change at a convenient store literally 2 blocks from the Denver mint. After 68 years it ends up 2 blocks from where it was originally struck. One of the things I love about coin collecting/accumulating is the story behind these coins, where they have been, who has held them etc. It was just really neat to get this coin in the place I did.

Re: Wheat Penny didn't travel far from home

PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:59 pm
by penny pretty
could have been a cross the country odessy! ya never will know, but its nice he has a home now.

Re: Wheat Penny didn't travel far from home

PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:02 am
by RichardPenny43
When I was in high school I wrote "Happy 16th b-day Cameron" on a $1 bill and gave it to my friend. 5 years later(and 500 mi. away) Cameron was helping a friend count the money in his change jar and found that $1 :shock:, he kept it after that :)