Pocket penny that saved soldier's life to be sold
Pte John Trickett would have been shot in the heart but the bullet struck his penny coin
Pte John Trickett would have been shot in the heart if not for the coin he kept in his breast pocket. The dented 1889 penny is due to be sold by Hansons Auctioneers as part of a collection of war-related items belonging to the soldier. After he was shot, he was discharged and went on to marry Mrs Coulson's grandmother and they had eight children.
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