Birth Year Coin
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I do, but it dates to 40 years after yours. Congratulations on that milestone!
Yup. Mine's made out of stone.
THE PILGRIM
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Got one, but not as nice as yours!
Mine has the same name as a famous horse.
Mine has the same name as a famous horse.
This comment reminded me of the stone money on Yap Island:
The Island Of Stone Money : Planet Money : NPR
mom & dad bought me a proof set... but being post 1964, it isn't really worth much.. older siblings got a better deal...
I do not have my birth year coin, but have my grandfather's Elgin with his silver dollar birth year watch fob.
Quite a milestone your 100th birthday being this year!!! Just to think my grandfather's watch is older and still runs great. Hope you do as well.
Quite a milestone your 100th birthday being this year!!! Just to think my grandfather's watch is older and still runs great. Hope you do as well.
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My birth year coin.you got one?
Dick
Nice! It looks like great condition too. I was born after the US Mint quit producing gold and silver coins.
I have a 50 cent piece from the year I was born
I too have my grandfather's pocket watch, although it is a Buren. I also have a 1871 silver 50 peso coin that I found in Dad's coin collection after he passed. I have been thinking of getting a silver coin bezel and mounting it to use on a watch fob for Grandad's piece.
I have a Elgin pocket watch that I bought for my own use after a local watchmaker could not get Grandad's running correctly. I do like to use them when I go out. Definitely get some looks.
Mine is 19 years later and a heck of a lot cheaper
coltle6920
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Not mine by but Mom passed down her "birth coin' when she passed.
A 1929 silver dollar.
A 1929 silver dollar.
So do I. My great-grandmother gave it to me when I was born. I still have it.
Birdgun
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I carry a pocket watch every day in the watch pocket of my jeans.
About 20 years ago, I bought a 1946 (my birth year) Walking Liberty .50 cent coin.
I had the tails side engraved.
Using a bezel ring with loop soldered to the ring, I have my birth year coin as my watch fob.
Thanks for looking.
God bless,
Birdgun
About 20 years ago, I bought a 1946 (my birth year) Walking Liberty .50 cent coin.
I had the tails side engraved.
Using a bezel ring with loop soldered to the ring, I have my birth year coin as my watch fob.
Thanks for looking.
God bless,
Birdgun
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No I don't. Not too many coins minted in 1931. But maybe some day ........
Nope, but I kinda like the idea.
A perfect accessory for a birth year S&W if you can manage that too..
I have some, but they're not gold.
I do have my maternal grandmother's birth year gold half eagle, though (1914). When they decided to buy birth year gold for both of them they discovered that my grandfather's (1911) was difficult to find and very expensive, so instead they bought a marriage year (1929) eagle. I have that one, too. Both to be passed on to my son sooner or later.
I do have my maternal grandmother's birth year gold half eagle, though (1914). When they decided to buy birth year gold for both of them they discovered that my grandfather's (1911) was difficult to find and very expensive, so instead they bought a marriage year (1929) eagle. I have that one, too. Both to be passed on to my son sooner or later.
I had a birth year Russian SKS rifle that I bought out of a rack of SKS rifles. Unfortunately, I had to sell it when I lost my job.
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