1982 d copper penny?

We need to get you a hobby. This coin thing is becoming an obsession.

 

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U have no idea! I can’t even get change back without looking at all the coins. Smh lol

 

generally the alloy mixture.

Although I've seen Stains used on coinage for artsy stuff that can create streaks similar to that to make it "vintage" looking.

 

I have a large collection of cents I've hoarded since the 1970s just from pocket change over the years.

I have no interesting in searching them for anything. It's just a bunch of cents to me with no real value. lol

 

I do because u never know. I have bags full of change, I may or may not find anything but I enjoy it

 

See? That's the difference between you and me. I feel I DO know, and the answer is "no". For the exact same reason, I do not gamble or buy lottery tickets.

 

me either. though bought some lottery tickets the other day.
Hey, I won $1
Although I spend $4


I'm pretty sure I'm upside down on that purchase.

and that's the thing. Statistical improbability .. searching through coins and buying lottery tickets. Both Pretty useless.

 

Going to the movies, playing golf. Both pretty useless, but some think it is fun.
Go figure!!

 

I just realized- I almost NEVER "go to" a movie, opting for iTunes instead. But for coins, I stay away from the net and go to shows, and even more importantly, live in-person auctions.

In the last 5 years, I've flown (and this does NOT include trains) 22,102 miles for coin shows, but I've only been to ONE movie theater in that same interval.

 

I've have never been to a coin show, unless you count spinning a quarter on a table.

 

You are missing the BEST that this hobby has to offer. My son was at his first ANA annual summer convention in 2010 in Boston. He was age 15 at the time. He has never willingly missed another since. [One surgery intervened.]

He is 23 and a certified exhibit judge in European coins.

 

Does that ring a bell for you? Re: your post above?

 

I've written this before, Maybe you missed it. ANA national shows (plus Whitman, plus FUN, plus NYINC) is THE locus of my enjoyment of this hobby. The Internet is decidedly NOT! Too many bad experiences with 'net transactions. Shows and live auctions, live auctions and shows. No Internet needed or desired.

 

I don't think so.

 

Based on .......................... ?

 

Based on..............................?

 

55 years in the hobby as a serious collector, writer, talk presenter, exhibitor, judge, club leader, auction buyer, FORMER Internet purchaser, and a regular attendee of shows.

Your turn.

Based on ..................................... ?

 

I'm with Mr Bellman here. Shows are King in this hobby.

 

But there is such a thing as "too much show" for a level of involvement. Matching is important, but it always pays to "punch above your weight" a little.

 

You lost me with that statement.