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Historical Artifacts

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Just a community for everyone to share artifacts, reconstructions, or replicas for the historically-inclined to admire!

Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.

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I do believe that 1961 penny is MS-67 grade.

Sorry, although I do have backside photos of these pennies, I don't know how to share multiple photos on Lemmy.

Mods, I do hope this is an acceptable post. Please let me know if not..

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The penny being shoddy and sparely produced is a great analogy for America in 2025. If we can't get a humble coin right (one that was produced for more than a century) what hope do we have for anything more complex?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

There's been calls to abolish pennies since the 1990s. I don't have a strong opinion on it personally, but there's okay arguments in favor of it.