As noted in an earlier post we take walks and Carl keeps his eyes peeled for coins. This afternoon we set out yet again. A 10,000 step walk in the end although that was not a goal when we started.
Carl spotted 7 coins, all pennies.
One required a repeat visit to an intersection because it was too busy when it was first spotted. It was just as busy on the return trip, but there was a swoop during the crosswalk passage planned, and it went off flawlessly.
“One of these things is not like the others.”
Can you spot the oddball?
One is a wheatback.
Wheatbacks are relatively rare nowadays. Produced from 1909 to 1958.
The date on this particular penny is 1943, which means it’s a Steel Penny. They changed to steel in 1943, with only dated 1944, because they needed the copper for the war effort.
The Lincoln Memorial was added to the backside of the coin in 1959, on the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln penny.
This is all to avoid talking about work in the basement, that just didn’t happen today
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January 14, 2026 at 9:07 pm |
That coin does look very old. (and unfamiliar) My late husband loved coins and had a collection of them. I’d like to get rid of them, but my older daughter is opposed. I keep telling her, “Coins were your dad’s thing, not mine.” I guess she’ll end up dealing with them eventually.