Leather-bound vintage coin collection binder
Description
I lost my leather-bound vintage coin collection binder yesterday around 3pm. I’d been wandering Armory Square in Syracuse and stopped for coffee near Destiny USA, then realized it was missing outside the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on West Willow Street. The binder is dark brown, about 9x6 inches, with a worn spine and clear plastic sleeves holding roughly 60 coins, mostly pre-1965 US cents. Inside the cover there’s a small sticker that reads 'H. Patel Collection 1969' and one coin has a tiny drill hole—small but easy to identify. It was a gift from my late grandfather, so it’s really sentimental and I’d be grateful to get it back.
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