- Date
- circa 1968-07
- Kind
- Observation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that Edward R. Kintzinger of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, found a copper 1826 Liberty penny while hiking in the Cables Bay area near a former dwelling site. The article associated the coin’s date with the period before the Mormon era but did not establish who left it there.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper find report and historical speculation. It does not establish the coin’s provenance, archaeological context, or a verified find location.
Sources
- Reports Edward R. Kintzinger finding a copper 1826 Liberty penny while hiking near a former dwelling site in the Cables Bay area; the article speculates about earlier fishermen but does not establish provenance, archaeological context, or a verified find location.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published find report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Edward R. Kintzinger reports finding an 1826 Liberty penny near Cables Bay, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-1826-liberty-penny-find-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1968, “Rare Find.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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