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  1. Spark1951 liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread Penny Problems.

    I got one in change earlier this year. :p [ATTACH]

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  2. Spark1951 replied to the thread Penny Problems.

    Well…I live 1,087.15 miles (as the crow flies) from the West Point Mint, and I have not ever found a “W” mint mark coin. As a matter of...

    Dec 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM

  3. Spark1951 liked masterswimmer's post in the thread Penny Problems.

    100% on point. I live 20-25 miles from West Point. I've never gotten a single 'W' quarter in circulation.

    Dec 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM

  4. Spark1951 replied to the thread Inverted mint mark?.

    That is MMS-006, Ball Serif, used in 1945. It does not appear to be inverted.

    Dec 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM

  5. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread I waited 13 years for a chance to buy this coin!.

    I am a maternal descendent of the two Adams presidents of the United States (John Adams and John Quincy Adams). Ever since I learned...

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  6. Spark1951 liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread Clipped planket error coin.

    Way high. World errors don't usually go for nearly as much as US errors. I couldn't find any similar sold on Ebay, but current listings...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM

  7. Spark1951 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Clipped planket error coin.

    Definitely an incomplete planchet error. It doesn’t look as a curved clip. It looks like a straight clip.

    Dec 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM

  8. Spark1951 liked Heavymetal's post in the thread Junk Silver.

    Roger that. In early October I visited the largest LCS in Syracuse with a box of certified ASEs and a box of BU Walkers, Mercs, etc....

    Dec 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM

  9. Spark1951 replied to the thread Junk Silver.

    Current melt price for silver Washington quarter is $11.9504 (as of 5 min. ago). The current time is 2:08 am EST. 40 silver quarters (1...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM

  10. Spark1951 liked rte's post in the thread Junk Silver.

    Fair is a price where both parties feel good about the transaction. https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/2054/quarters/washington/1940-D/...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM

  11. Spark1951 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Looking Forward.

    The dime is my favorite as well.

    Dec 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM

  12. Spark1951 replied to the thread 1946D Nickel.

    If you go by strictly condition, it appears to be AU53-55. A fair market value at NumisMedia lists a value of 48 cents in AU55. It is...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM

  13. Spark1951 replied to the thread Remember the 2017-P Lincoln cent?.

    …and because they made 4.3 billion of them, I saved only 1 roll. My wife got them from the bank, I installed them in flips and divided...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM

  14. Spark1951 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Remember the 2017-P Lincoln cent?.

    Bear in mind that the Philadelphia mint produced 4,361,220,000 of the 2017-P cents. Yes, over 4.3 billion. People are hoarding them. I...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM

  15. Spark1951 liked LakeEffect's post in the thread Remember the 2017-P Lincoln cent?.

    I'm a hoarder. Whenever I get some pocket change, I give it a quick once over and then stash it somewhere for a closer look later. My...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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