Hard work, but cool coins, I find lots with holes, I guess the copper made good washers and spacers which were cheap and readily available when required.
Exactly my thinking with these two! Makes good sense, and being resourceful was the name of the game, especially when you lived on a farm or out of town.
Here in America, during early times, folks would drill a hole in a coin and nail it to the front of the house as a celebration of prosperity or as a superstitious act of "protection".
Yes, I’ve heard about this superstition before. I also believe they would often use a coin dated the same as when the house was first built, and nail it to the rafters or near the threshold somewhere for good luck! Thanks for watching, and for your comments.
Sometimes early settlers would counter stamp old coins to make them more valuable in a certain areas of the colony. Usually near the centre. They are worth a lot of money if you find one. Also, I go metal detecting near old aboriginal settlements in the desert and nearly every coin I find has been modified in someway . Lastly my great grandfather would hang a penny above the door for good luck.
Interesting! Thanks for your comment! I’m still leaning towards these pennies being repurposed as washers, due to the fact there were two the same, and they were close to each other. It’s always fun finding something a bit different!
Hard work, but cool coins, I find lots with holes, I guess the copper made good washers and spacers which were cheap and readily available when required.
Exactly my thinking with these two! Makes
good sense, and being resourceful was the name of the game, especially when you lived on a farm or out of town.
Here in America, during early times, folks would drill a hole in a coin and nail it to the front of the house as a celebration of prosperity or as a superstitious act of "protection".
Yes, I’ve heard about this superstition before. I also believe they would often use a coin dated the same as when the house was first built, and nail it to the rafters or near the threshold somewhere for good luck! Thanks for watching, and for your comments.
@coilsandcoinsdetecting nice, didn't know about the date thing!
Sometimes early settlers would counter stamp old coins to make them more valuable in a certain areas of the colony. Usually near the centre.
They are worth a lot of money if you find one.
Also, I go metal detecting near old aboriginal settlements in the desert and nearly every coin I find has been modified in someway .
Lastly my great grandfather would hang a penny above the door for good luck.
Interesting! Thanks for your comment! I’m still leaning towards these pennies being repurposed as washers, due to the fact there were two the same, and they were close to each other. It’s always fun finding something a bit different!