Red leather coin case with 25 vintage coins
Description
Category: Collectors Items. I lost my red leather coin case with about 25 vintage coins yesterday around 3pm in downtown Fort Wayne, near the Grand Wayne Convention Center on Jefferson Boulevard. The case is a small red zip pouch with a brass zipper pull and a faint stamp that reads 'Fort Wayne Collectors Club' on the front. Inside are coins from the 1910s through the 1960s, plus a tiny handwritten note that says 'For Dad' tucked in the inner flap. A few coins have a light green patina and one coin is a little bent, which should help identify it. Losing it hits hard—these coins were a gift from my grandfather and they mean a lot to me.
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