The mystery 50p coin I found
- General
- by Jacob Riggs
- 13-09-2022
Over 50 years ago a coin entered circulation. A coin that once belonged to a man named Sean Creamer.
Engraved on the faces of this coin are the words
This once belonged to Sean Creamer 58 Henry St Limerick — worth £5 to me if returned
Today this mystery coin resides with me, after what I suspect has been a very long journey.
I'm not sure who Sean Creamer is or what motivated him to inscribe his message, though the words do make me think there's a certain desperation in the creative fight to declare our existence. Much like the reason many of us post online, we're participants of the past speaking our own timeless messages like a familiar chapter in a tattered book — messages that we hope might survive the test of time and someday outlive us.
"See me. Remember me. I was here."
Perhaps this small relic of the past is intended to function as more than a memento, a keepsake, or a souvenir. Maybe it's an artifact of history that truly belongs to nobody, only temporary caretakers during its journey, and serves to teach an important lesson about value.
Maybe a value worth more than we ever realise at the time.
