Life on a family farm
in the wilds of
Upstate New York
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Sunday Stills....Currency
Or maybe coinage...I love wheat pennies and save all that I find. When ever I come across one I put it in a little Saki cup on the mantel in front of the old picture of the boss's mom all dressed up. After a few accumulate then I put them away and start again.
yeah, i save those too. and bicentiennel quarters.
i read a neat short story once about a boy that could see the history of a penny if he put it on his tongue. i just have to imagine where all it's been.
I love pennies in general.........I've tried collecting one from every year of my life. Ed should have called this challenge "Show me the Money" ;) Okay it's late and I'm a bit giddy:(
Ok I'm going to bite and guess that a wheat penny is..... that wheat on either side of the coin. Hey give me a break I'm Canadian we don't have such things here.....I don't think so....do we.
19 comments:
i really like the shadow in the first photo :)
I feel the same way, I have wheat pennies scattered all over in different boxes of mine!
Me too! I keep all the wheat pennies I come across..:-))
"IN GOD WE TRUST"
I guess Pelosi & crowd kinda missed that part.
Saved a few from your birthday year I see.
The shadow is cool on that first photo...love the cup too!
I've got a Crown Royal bag full of 'em.
Nice wheat penny. I don't come across many of these anymore. I like your saki cup too!
love the close up!
I have a Twinings tea tin for my special coins.
Lots of character those wheat pennies. I like the depth and texture, too. :)
~Lisa
yeah, i save those too. and bicentiennel quarters.
i read a neat short story once about a boy that could see the history of a penny if he put it on his tongue. i just have to imagine where all it's been.
I love pennies in general.........I've tried collecting one from every year of my life. Ed should have called this challenge "Show me the Money" ;) Okay it's late and I'm a bit giddy:(
msw, thanks, my son suggested I crop it that way
Lisa, me too. I don't have any idea where they all are
Ed, our folks got us started when we were kids
AKA, not by accident I'm afraid
Steve, harrumph! Birthday year indeed. I'll have you know that the penny has seven years on me. lol
gtyup, thanks, I found the cup at a junk sale and only paid a nickel for it!
Jeffro, that is cool, my folks made up look for them when we were kids and I never got out of the habit
FW, thanks, I find maybe a half dozen or so a year
Holly, thanks!
Vs, that sounds like a nice container. Mine are in all sorts of things from old check boxes to cocoa cans
Laughing Orca, thanks, I enjoy them very much
Ericka, now that is the kind of story Beck and I much enjoy....
Linda, you are right! I like the idea of saving a coin from every year of your life. I sure would have a pocketful. lol
Nice shots. I need to check my pennies. :)
Ok I'm going to bite and guess that a wheat penny is..... that wheat on either side of the coin. Hey give me a break I'm Canadian we don't have such things here.....I don't think so....do we.
dibear, thanks, I love finding them!
Janice, here is an article that explains it all
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_cent
I love collecting them and have done so my whole life.
Very cool! I love wheat pennies.
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