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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Ask us how much your old coins and paper money are worth
 
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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

Ron Don Volante posted:

The Flying Eagle cent (1856-1858)



Replaced the large (half dollar-size) pure copper cents that had been struck since 1793 (they became too expensive to make). Only lasted a couple years because the coin was designed poorly and didn't strike well. People picked these out of circulation at the time, so they're fairly cheap today.

I've always liked this one and found it interesting because of its short lifespan and also because they were made right before the US Civil War.

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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

MayakovskyMarmite posted:

Any tips on taking pictures? I can't capture the detail on the coins.

Using a scanner is the best option, if you have one.

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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

ConfusedUs posted:

The imgur app doesn't tell me how large the medium pics are. I didn't want to break tables.

You can use the [timg] tag to make them not break tables.

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