Word: coins
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...service, a small medal--a sort of pocket-piece or lucky penny--on which appears the name of it holder and a few words testifying to the university's appreciation of what he is doing for his country. The cost of each token is only about thirty cents. A coin of the same character was carried by Minnesota men in the Spanish War, and proved a token of association highly valued at the time and ever since...
...many times a day or week do we plead, "No time for reading"? Of course, it goes without saying that we can't have something for nothing in this world, and if we could, it wouldn't be worth much. Every day we pay some sort of coin for the things we want--and that without a murmur! If reading is one of the things we want most--well, just between us, don't you think the fellow who begs "No time for reading!" usually means "No inclination"--whether he knows that is what he means or not? Daily Illini
...This coin is a copper cent, and is known among collectors as one of the "Fugio" coins. It was one of the earliest coins under the authority of the United States, being coined in the city of New York in 1787, and struck by means of a drop piece. It is also known as the "Franklin," "Sun-Dial" and "Mind Your Business" cent...
...other coin dug up is dated 1802, and is also a copper cent piece, coined at the Philadelphia mint. A bust of liberty is represented upon it in profile. It is not believed to be a particularly rare coin however...
...Fugio" coin was found in front of Hollis Hall, but the other piece of money and the key were dug up near Sever Hall. The latter find is probably not very old, although there is nothing about it upon which to base a surmise of its age. It is modern in appearance, and does not seem to be corroded by rust to any great extent. The key is nothing unusual in appearance...