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That 1843 large cent I dug up near a ghost town in Nevada
I was digging near an old ghost town outside Ely, Nevada last spring and pulled out an 1843 large cent. What got me is that the coin was minted in Philadelphia and somehow ended up way out in the middle of nowhere before the railroad even came through there. Did some research on the town history and found out it was a silver mining camp that only lasted about 8 years. Anyone else get a coin way older than the area you were searching and wonder how it got there?
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sagesingh8d ago
Wait, was that coin in better shape than most you find out there? I found a 1902 Barber dime near an old logging camp in Oregon that was in unreal condition (like, barely any wear) and it always bugged me how it got there since the camp was only active for like 4 years. I figured some poor logger probably carried it from the east coast and lost it his first week on the job.
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