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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 499772, member: 360"]This came attached to a sterling silver watch-chain as a center drop-fob. The chain was retailed by a local jewelry store. Story goes that one of the original owners drilled a hole through the top of the coin to wear it for decoration. </p><p><br /></p><p>But other than that, it all seems to check out.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]164392[/ATTACH] </p><p>You can see the hole just next to the "VII".</p><p>[ATTACH=full]164393[/ATTACH] </p><p>The chain it was attached to. The name of the jeweler's shop is stamped on the T-bar.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]164394[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 499772, member: 360"]This came attached to a sterling silver watch-chain as a center drop-fob. The chain was retailed by a local jewelry store. Story goes that one of the original owners drilled a hole through the top of the coin to wear it for decoration. But other than that, it all seems to check out. The coin: [ATTACH=full]164392[/ATTACH] You can see the hole just next to the "VII". [ATTACH=full]164393[/ATTACH] The chain it was attached to. The name of the jeweler's shop is stamped on the T-bar. [ATTACH=full]164394[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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