They’re doing major renovations to their old Queenslander for the first time since they bought it in the '80s, and they found this coin hidden in the skirting board.

A rusted coin showing King George V's profile

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneOP
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      8 hours ago

      I’m told that despite being spelt “half penny”, it’s actually meant to be pronounced “hay penny”. Which begs the follow-up question: where’s the needle?

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      16 hours ago

      Yeah, they do that. One side tends to corrode more than the other, usually the face

      Source: i own maaaanny hapennies

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      1 day ago

      Not sure how they found it. I don’t think they polished it up at all. I suspect the different condition is probably because of which side was face up and which was down. Not sure which though.