shootinxs
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I've often wondered about the value of the coins at the time they were lost.
It seems to me that losing a (for example) seated liberty dime back in 1840 would have been a pretty big deal. I know personally there have been times where I'm in a parking lot or something and a penny falls out of my pocket and rolls under a car or something I've just not bothered and let it lay. If I reach in my pocket and a dollar falls out I'm picking it back up for sure.
I'm assuming a dime in 1840 had a decent amount of worth to the point where it was noticeable if it went missing. I guess I'm just surprised that people find them, as well as other silver coins from that period, as often as they do since those coins had real value back then. Much more so than a dime or quarter means to us living in today's world.
I guess this post really has no point or question. Just a thought. Anyone care to comment or think about these things as well?
Anyone know the value of a dime in say, 1840? Or what you could buy with a dime in 1840?
It seems to me that losing a (for example) seated liberty dime back in 1840 would have been a pretty big deal. I know personally there have been times where I'm in a parking lot or something and a penny falls out of my pocket and rolls under a car or something I've just not bothered and let it lay. If I reach in my pocket and a dollar falls out I'm picking it back up for sure.
I'm assuming a dime in 1840 had a decent amount of worth to the point where it was noticeable if it went missing. I guess I'm just surprised that people find them, as well as other silver coins from that period, as often as they do since those coins had real value back then. Much more so than a dime or quarter means to us living in today's world.
I guess this post really has no point or question. Just a thought. Anyone care to comment or think about these things as well?
Anyone know the value of a dime in say, 1840? Or what you could buy with a dime in 1840?