OT coin question

While collecting coins to test my MD with I found a pouch of coins that my
Grandparents had kept for some reason. Their parents lived in England and in
their later years move here to the US.

Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the early 1900's.

My question is why does each coin have and X scratched in it?

Try asking on alt.re.collecting.coins.
They might have the answer.

"Closed4yr" <closed4yr@aol.com> wrote in message
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> While collecting coins to test my MD with I found a pouch of coins
that my
> Grandparents had kept for some reason. Their parents lived in
England and in
> their later years move here to the US.
>
> Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the
early 1900's.
>
>
> My question is why does each coin have and X scratched in it?

>> Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the
>> early 1900's.

I'd love to see these, can you scan them ?
Either send a picture to me or upload it onto the smartgroup at....

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On a similar subject, I found 3 half pennies dated circa 1930's and each of
them had about an eighth trimmed off one side. Anyone know why? Is it to
devalue the coin?
Ta
Lee

"Jim Sewell & Debbie Bone" <jim@sewell01.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >> Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the
> >> early 1900's.
>
>
> I'd love to see these, can you scan them ?
> Either send a picture to me or upload it onto the smartgroup at....
>
>
> --
> Find out what over 1990 detectorists have already found:
> THE Metal detecting smartgroup
> http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/detecting
>
>

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Closed4yr	OT coin question While collecting coins to test my MD with I found a pouch of coins that my Grandparents had kept for some reason. Their parents lived in England and in their later years move here to the US. Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the early 1900's. My question is why does each coin have and X scratched in it?

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Holy Smoke	Re: OT coin question Try asking on alt.re.collecting.coins. They might have the answer. "Closed4yr" <closed4yr@aol.com> wrote in message news:20030922204922.00367.00000024@mb-m07.aol.com... > While collecting coins to test my MD with I found a pouch of coins that my > Grandparents had kept for some reason. Their parents lived in England and in > their later years move here to the US. > > Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the early 1900's. > > > My question is why does each coin have and X scratched in it?

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Jim Sewell & Debbie Bone	Re: OT coin question >> Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the >> early 1900's. I'd love to see these, can you scan them ? Either send a picture to me or upload it onto the smartgroup at.... -- Find out what over 1990 detectorists have already found: THE Metal detecting smartgroup http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/detecting

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Lee Davison	Re: OT coin question On a similar subject, I found 3 half pennies dated circa 1930's and each of them had about an eighth trimmed off one side. Anyone know why? Is it to devalue the coin? Ta Lee "Jim Sewell & Debbie Bone" <jim@sewell01.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:bkp59s$6dv$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk... > >> Each coin had an X crossed through it and the dates are from the > >> early 1900's. > > > I'd love to see these, can you scan them ? > Either send a picture to me or upload it onto the smartgroup at.... > > > -- > Find out what over 1990 detectorists have already found: > THE Metal detecting smartgroup > http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/detecting > >