Cool .. I love finding railroad pennies..
Once found a railroad Dime !
There is one spot by some railroad tracks where I find what looks like pennies that have been put on the track and smashed flat. Been there twice and found two each time.
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Oh but wait---there is something still legible on this one!
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The edge really gives it away--someone put a dime on the track!
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As a kid growing up on the beach in the 60s we would put a few pennies on tracks. We would probably retrieve about half of the flattened out ones. It was exciting !
I have a couple of railroad Jefferson nickels, but no pennies or dimes.
haha, we used to do that as kids. Dad taught us the trick.
What are the dates ? …...you didn't tell us any dates !
(just being funny )
Those are neat finds Dave. I have never found a Railroad Penny but did dig a Railroad Jefferson Nickel. Trapper
12-04-19 04:06 PM
I recall doing that as a kid
None of us would put anything over a penny on the tracks , that was too much $ back then. We would stand about 8' away as the train passed and watch where they would land. Amazed I wasn't sucked into the train ! Maybe I was and didn't know it....lol....
Those are cool finds!
I like filming trains. I recently put a penny on the track and after the train went by I couldn't even find it. Maybe I should tape it down, lol.
Kids did that even back in the old days when I was a kid.
What I don't understand, is how you can not find them after being run over.