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Collector, 8, unearths 1858 large cent along Lake Huron coast
Elliott King, eight, found in the sand along Lake Huron an 1858 large cent, which his grandfather and retired dealer Ross King described as being in Very Good condition.
A recently retired dealer hopes the 1858 large cent his eight-year-old grandson unearthed while hiking along the Lake Huron shoreline will spark a lifelong interest in numismatics. The story harkens back to 1954, when 10-year-old Ross King found a century-old coin while digging in the garden of his family’s farm in rural Egremont Township, about... Continue reading →