In addition to a notice for a subscription to History Magazine (love it), my father-in-law included an old penny with my birthday card. Our phone conversation afterward:

‘I found it,’ he said. ‘There’s a story behind this coin.’

‘Probably.’

‘There is,’ he said, forcefully. Translation… not ‘probably.’

So, I wrote a short piece, which a number of people seem to like. If you want a copy, get in touch at jrhundey@sympatico.ca. and I’ll send one along.