Flying Eagle And Shield Nickel

[sojourner]

I attended a coin show this past week and added a couple of old coins to my collection rather than the usual bullion items.

 

[bwanaclyde56]

those are nice looking coins

 

[sojourner]

those are nice looking coins

Thanks Clyde......I wish the old copper and nickel coins would come out of the ground looking this nice.

 

[Buster]

Those are really nice

 

[draaiorgel]

Both of them are in beautiful condition for their age.

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[sojourner]

Both of them are in beautiful condition for their age.
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Thanks Ian, I can only hope that I look that good when I'm as old as these coins are

 

[DigsNW]

Nice coins for your collection. Wouldn’t it be nice to hear where all they have been in their lifetime?

 

[sojourner]

Nice coins for your collection. Wouldn’t it be nice to hear where all they have been in their lifetime?

It sure would be nice to know their stories. What were they used to pay for? Who handled them....someone famous? Ordinary working people? For the Flying Eagle......soldiers during the Civil War? We can only wonder......