Check this out guys, Found something interesting in my 914 |
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Check this out guys, Found something interesting in my 914 |
Ed_Turbo |
Aug 25 2019, 03:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 440 Joined: 5-June 17 From: Hacienda Heights, Ca. Member No.: 21,151 Region Association: Southern California |
Wanted to share this interesting moment when I was working inside the cabin.
A 1975 penny hidden underneath the carpeting of my 1975 914. The Porsche gods are watching over me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) -Ed |
Porschef |
Aug 25 2019, 04:01 PM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States |
Looks to have minimal wear, prolly been in there since then.
Put it back, acknowledging it as the good fortune talisman it be... |
Superhawk996 |
Aug 25 2019, 04:14 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,742 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Nice find! For sport, I sift my pocket change looking for pre-1982 pennies.
Keep it - pre-1982 copper pennies are the only coins left in circulation actually worth more than face value. The nickel is close to par but hasn't tipped over $0.05 yet. The day is coming. Pre-1964 silver is worth more of course, but it's been over two decades since I found silver coinage in my pocket change. New pennies are garbage zinc with a light plating of copper. http://www.coinflation.com/unitedstates/ And we wonder why 914's are now trading for crazy prices. Prices aren't higher, the value of the dollar is lower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) |
pete000 |
Aug 25 2019, 05:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,885 Joined: 23-August 10 From: Bradenton Florida Member No.: 12,094 Region Association: South East States |
I would put it back and document your car has a lucky penny installed since new !
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bobboinski |
Aug 25 2019, 05:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 198 Joined: 23-April 16 From: Petaluma Member No.: 19,929 Region Association: Northern California |
Check its hell hole for rust before you put it back
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mmichalik |
Aug 25 2019, 10:29 PM
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MikeM Group: Members Posts: 689 Joined: 27-January 16 From: Valley Center, CA Member No.: 19,600 Region Association: Southern California |
My dad rebuilt a early sixties sprint car recently and when he was finished he glued a nickel to the rear push bar. When I asked him why he did it he said "all the old racers did that. That way if they crashed the car it was always worth at least a nickel"
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Mark Henry |
Aug 26 2019, 05:08 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
In my 67 bus I found a 1966 german nickel (pfennig) during the resto, US bus so it must have fell out of a workers pocket during production. Not worth anything but a cool find.
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76-914 |
Aug 26 2019, 08:13 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,488 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
I keep the coins, business cards, pens, pencils and once even a .38 casing in a bag in the glove box. It's part the cars soul that I won't remove. Brings me good luck. I call it a Ju-Ju bag. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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amfab |
Aug 26 2019, 01:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 391 Joined: 17-May 16 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 20,004 Region Association: None |
I found a couple quarters in my car
Unfortunately, it was after I had removed the rusted outer driver's side long and I was cleaning out the dirt and rust flakes. I realized I had poked through into the passenger's compartment. Worst feeling I ever had finding money. -Andrew |
orthobiz |
Sep 4 2019, 05:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Cadillac, Michigan Member No.: 7,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
My black 1976 sold two days before I could buy it back in 2008...found the seller and he was holding my old hospital ID ca. 1977 in his hand, stuck behind the seat.
Paul |
BK911 |
Sep 4 2019, 06:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 672 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Rocky Top, TN Member No.: 1,674 Region Association: None |
Nice find! For sport, I sift my pocket change looking for pre-1982 pennies. Keep it - pre-1982 copper pennies are the only coins left in circulation actually worth more than face value. The nickel is close to par but hasn't tipped over $0.05 yet. The day is coming. Pre-1964 silver is worth more of course, but it's been over two decades since I found silver coinage in my pocket change. New pennies are garbage zinc with a light plating of copper. http://www.coinflation.com/unitedstates/ And we wonder why 914's are now trading for crazy prices. Prices aren't higher, the value of the dollar is lower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) Thanks for Posting this info. Very cool. |
Minerva's 914 |
Sep 4 2019, 08:02 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 378 Joined: 24-December 15 From: Chapel Hill, NC Member No.: 19,489 Region Association: South East States |
Nice find! For sport, I sift my pocket change looking for pre-1982 pennies. Keep it - pre-1982 copper pennies are the only coins left in circulation actually worth more than face value. The nickel is close to par but hasn't tipped over $0.05 yet. The day is coming. Pre-1964 silver is worth more of course, but it's been over two decades since I found silver coinage in my pocket change. New pennies are garbage zinc with a light plating of copper. http://www.coinflation.com/unitedstates/ And we wonder why 914's are now trading for crazy prices. Prices aren't higher, the value of the dollar is lower. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) Thanks for Posting this info. Very cool. It is very cool, for a very good read on way this debasement has happened download this free pdf of Murray Rothbard's tome "What Has Government Done To Our Money" sorry for the OT link |
73-914 |
Sep 4 2019, 08:10 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 570 Joined: 24-April 10 From: Albany UpstateNY Member No.: 11,651 Region Association: None |
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Sep 4 2019, 04:14 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,813 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
I found this in my 66 34,000 mile corvette:
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