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dad gave me a wee silver tobacco tin on xmas eve frm me pop who passed away a couple months ago and inside were a bunch of coins from most places he served in while at war and a few others and some bank notes. nothing super rare but a couple worth noting. firstly i now have my first farthing. also in there was a 1874 H penny and a standing liberty quarter dollar. the date has worn off but these were minted 1916-1917 type 1 and 1917-1925 type2 with raised date and 1925-1930 type2 recesed date. mines a type2 so puts it between 1917-1925. looks like he visited a few places. most of them are dated between 1930-1946. the french franc notes look like they should be framed. very detailed. ill bring some of them to the next club meet.just thort id share.