[reynols]

I must admit I am equally impressed when a 142 year old penny survives in circulation – although that is highly unlikely.

Most likely it was either a child raiding their parents coin collection, or a coin collector having extras and deciding to spend it on purpose in order to "seed" the field for future coin collectors.

[mrs. a]

“Most likely it was either a child raiding their parents coin collection...”

When I was but a wee tot, my dad kept a stack of real silver dollars on top of his dresser, too high for us kids to reach (yeah, right.)

I remember hooking a few to buy cigarettes when my allowance wouldn’t cover the price of a pack.

Please don’t tell him...