# What's the oldest coin in your pocket/purse right now?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 8, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143 "2012-02-08T00:30:40Z")
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### Author: ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143/1 "2012-02-08T00:30:40Z")

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Got me a 1929 penny. I like that its been floating around the country for 80 years. Hope it gets 80 more.

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### Author: ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143/2 "2012-02-08T00:46:06Z")

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1966 Quarter

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### Author: ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143/3 "2012-02-08T00:57:17Z")

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I’ve got a 1986 penny. It’s always neat noticing coinst that are from my birth year.

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### Author: ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143/4 "2012-02-08T00:59:08Z")

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1973 20 cent piece

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### Author: ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-oldest-coin-in-your-pocket-purse-right-now/612143/5 "2012-02-08T01:05:26Z")

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1994 - 1 nuevo sol coin  
Since the currency started in 1991 it’s not that bad.