Today’s register finds

The bust of Washington doesn't look right. What does the reverse look like?

 

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Yep, if they're stamped with COPY, odds are they're reproductions (fakes). And if somebody actually accepted them in payment, I'd promote them to COUNTERFEIT.

It's legal to make and sell fake coins if they're stamped with COPY, and you don't try to represent them as real. Try to spend them, though, and you're breaking the law, just as surely as someone trying to pass a fake $100.

 

The Mint sells proof quarters only in sets. These days, you can buy a proof set that's just the five quarters for the year, or all denominations for the year.

Once you've got a set, it's easy to open it up and pull out individual coins.

 

It would have come from a proof set along with the other proof quarters minted that year. Good find.

 

Looks like that "COPY" was stamped post minting, so that's interesting. It might have been a fake quarter that people got tired of answering questions about, so out came the stamping dies. LOL

 

Which coin?

 

Thanks guys. I find some weird stuff in my store.
Today’s register finds were pretty great.

I found a few wheats, a haggard 38 nickel. A worn 42 no mint Mark nickel. And I found two nickel rolls of someone’s collection that was found in my change order. One roll is exactly as marked. All 46-54’s. And the other had “buffalos warn” on the other but it turns out it was just a bunch of old nickels. I have yet to actually look too close at them. And thing I should look for for those years??


Lastly I found a nice star note. From what o can find it’s a fairly low run of 250,000

 

Nice finds !

 

Thank you. I don’t look for anything particular I just kind of grab things that catch my eye.
I don’t even know why I grab bills now. But I’m attracted to the star just because it’s fun to look for. I don’t even know what to keep or spend. Not even sure they are worth my time

 

I like that it's a relatively low number . I only collect older Star Notes but that's keeper.

 

In the bill world what is really considered low serial number?? And does that really reflect a higher value?

 

I guess if it's really low then yes ,I believe so.

 

The quarter with COPY on it may be a Daniel Carr replica. He did some coins for the National Collectors Mint. I have one for the 51st state, Washington DC. I think he did alternate designs for the state quarters. The DC quarter I have comes in two varieties. One is a 0.25 troy oz., 0.999 silver. The other is a 0.22 oz. base metal clad in 0.999 silver. Notice one is troy oz and the other is the common oz. So if you weigh it you might be able to tell if it is the full silver type.

 

Okay. So I come across a ton of stuff. I wish I had the loose change to buy everything I see. But about a month ago I had a $20 bill in my pocket and I just so happened to come across a $20 that had a ton of zeros on it. More then I have ever seen with my eyes. So I bought it and stuck it in a envelope. It’s well worn but I figured it was super cool since the number was low. Not sure what to do with it honestly

I found it in a dedicated register that I use for dept of fish and game transactions

 

Awesome. Maybe tomorrow I’ll break out my digital reloading powder scale and check it out. It does feel heavier and has the silver sound to it. But thank you that was some great information

 

The one stamped COPY.

 

Cool find! If you don't want to keep it you can try to sell it on eBay. If it's not selling for enough to make it worth your while you can either keep it or put it back out into the wild. I'd love to find a note like that. But I would not pay more than face value for it. I think the ones that are worth a lot are with 6 consecutive zeros or more. But you can always test the eBay waters with a Buy It Now. Just remember eBay will charge 9% and Paypal will charge 3% and then there is the shipping cost. Keep that in mind when setting your price.

 

I’m not interested in wasting my time and energy trying to make a profit. It would be cool to find something worth money for sure. But I just love to collect stuff and keep it for my own viewing pleasures you know!

 

I have been super busy at work and haven’t had time to post anything up. But today i happened to find a older star note the. I’m used to finding. And in decent shape, nothing special but I thought it was cool.
I also found a really cool 1983 penny with awesome color. Not sure if it’s something that happens at the Ming or if it’s damage from circulation. What do you guys think.