Bugo's Finds of the Day

Today's finds: From the coin shop, a 1943 -P steel penny and a 1970-D half dollar. At work I found 1926-P and 1952-D wheat pennies and a 1959-D nickel. From the Coinstar machine I found a 2007 Canadian quarter, and a 1996 Jamaican $5 coin.

 

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I picked this one up from a buddy who doesn't really collect coins but wanted cigarette money. I gave him $5 for it, which is probably more than it's worth, but I was helping a friend out and didn't mind spending that much for it. After I offered him $5 for it, he told me he would have taken $1, which would have been a good deal but I wouldn't have paid that for it because I didn't want to rip him off.

 

Over the last three days, I've found a Series 1988A $10 bill (didn't buy it); 2 1960-D pennies; 1940-D, 1944-P, 1948-D, and 1958-D wheat pennies; a 1952-D nickel; 1974-D and 1977-D halves, and the crowning jewel of the week : a 1952-P Franklin half. Yay for silver.

 

Tonight I found two "control tokens" (whatever that is) for a self service car wash, a 1954-D nickel, two 1959-D first year Lincoln Memorial pennies, a 1950-D wheat penny, and the crowning jewel: a 1943-P steel penny. It will stick to the pickups on my guitars. It is in great shape and is very shiny.

 

This morning so far I've found a shiny 1959-D penny and a well-worn 1905 silver Barber dime. I found the penny at work and the dime in the reject bin of a Coinstar machine.

 

Last night I spotted a 1956-P silver dime, and I've found several wheat pennies and Canadian pennies over the last couple of days.

 

Over the last few days, I've found several wheat pennies and some old nickels. I was looking through a roll and found a '46 nickel. I then found an old nickel and I looked at the 1943 date and thought "Cool, another '40s nickel...wait a minute..." and looked at the back and saw the large P. Thinking this was a one time thing, I opened the next roll of nickels to be dropped later in the shift. In the second roll, I found another '46 nickel, and another '43-P nickel. Two rolls in a row containing coins that I had never found in circulation.

 

Tonight it was a 1957-D wheat penny, a really shiny AU 1962-D penny, Canadian nickels from 1966 and 1982, 1942-P non-war nickel, 1959-P nickel, and a buffalo nickel of an unknown date. This is the first buffalo nickel that I have ever found in circulation. I pulled it out of a roll. I have now found a V nickel, a buffalo nickel, and two war nickels since I started working here in March 2013.

 

Tonight was a quiet night. I spotted a 1941-P wheat penny and a 1972-D Ike dollar coin.

 

Today I cheated. Yes I did. I had the day off (well, sorta...) and I went to the local coin shop. Here are the coins I purchased:
wheat pennies:

wheatpennies:

1916-P
1918-P
1919-D
1955-S
1926-P
1937-D
1938-D
1939-S
1940-D
1944-P

1868 shield-P nickel

1912-D Barber dime

1916-P Barber quarter

Note that I type "P" for Philadelphia, something most coin collectors don't do, because the number by itself looks naked. The reason I post the P is stubbornness, not ignorance.

Even though last week I did find two war 1943-P war nickels in back to back rolls (Both rolls also included a 1946 nickel as well, what's the chances of that.)

The shield nickel is awesome. When I saw the reverse, I knew I wanted it. The obverse is well-worn, but the reverse is in pretty good shape. I gave six bucks for it because I liked it so much.

As for the dime and quarter, I have one word: silver.

 

I do exactly the same thing when I catalog a new coin.

 

Last night I went to the local convenience store, and asked the cashier if he had any half dollars. He said "no, but what about this" and pulled out a 1978-D Eisenhower dollar coin. Score!

 

i have never found any coins. however, i did receive a coin collection from my grandfather after he passed away in 2008. the collection included over 100 morgan dollars and many other coins. that is what got me started with buying and selling coins. i can remember times when my grandfather was alive and it was just me and my mom living in a duplex, my grandfather would stop by and pick up our laundry and he would bring us some cigarettes and give us transportation. he was a great guy, and i miss him a lot. my mom passed away in november of 2009. i miss her a lot too.

 

The last few days I've found wheat pennies from 1956-D and two 1958-Ds; a 1976 Canadian penny; nickels from 1948-D, 1951-P, 1957-D1960-P, and 1960-D; and 1971-D, 1971-D, 1972-D, 1976-D, 1995-D, and 1996-D half dollars. I've been asking every cashier if they have any halves or Ikes when they open the drawer. They aren't going to know if any old or valuable pennies, nickels, dimes, or quarters that are in their till, but they notice the uncommon and jarring large coins. Maybe I'll get at least a 40% silver this way. Since I've been at the store I've found 3 Franklin halves, so they are still out there in circulation if you're in the right place at the right time like I was.

 

Last Monday I cheated and went to the local coin shop at lunch. Here are my finds: 10 cent wheat pennies from 1916-P, 1918-P, 1919-D. 1955-S, 1926-P, 1937-D, 1938-D, 1939-S, 1940-D, and 1944-P; an 1868 shield nickel (I saw the reverse of this coin and fell in love and I had to have it, and I'd never seen it before (I'm not an expert, I'm a hobbyist who is quickly learning) even though the obverse is pretty worn ($6); 1912-D Barber dime in fair condition ($3); and a 1916-P Barber quarter (I couldn't resist a non-Washington quarter in well circulated condition for $7. and it's silver to boot). I have no idea if these prices were fair or not but I'm happy with my purchases.

 

The last few days have been kind of dry. I've found 1942-D, 1945-S, 1953-D, and 3 1960-D pennies; 1940-P, 1956-D, 1957-P, 1959-D, and 1960-D nickels; a 1957 Canadian penny, and a 1992 British 10 pence coin (I assume it's British.)

 

Last night it was '59-D and '60-D pennies, '60-D nickel, and a '77 Italian 50 lire coin.

 

Today I cheated again and went to the coin shop. Most of these coins are well circulated except as noted.

American coins:

1891 Indian head penny

1943-S steel pennies (2) (one is replated, the other has some rust and patina)

1955-S wheat penny in BU condition

Wheat pennies: 1917-P, 1919-P, 1926-P, 1927-P, 1928-D 1930-D, 1934-P, 1934-D, 1935-D, 1935-S, 1936-D (2), 1936-S, 1936-P, 1938-S, 1939-P, 1939-S, 1940-P, 1940-S, and a 1952-D

1867-P 3 cent coin (My first)

1925-P and 1928-P buffalo nickels

1899-P seated Liberty dime (My first)

1928-P and 1936-S Mercury dimes (The 1936-S is BU)

1981-S proof SBD

Foreign coins:

1979 British new pence

1948 British half crown

1967 British large cent (BU)

1941 British 3 pence

2004 British 2 pence

1969 Filipino 25 sentimos

1970 Bahranian 1 fil

1976 Greek 5 drachmas

1962 Irish 2 florin

1944 Ceylonese 5 cents

two unknown coins (I think one of them is Thai)

 

Here's my stash from the last few days:

Pennies: 1940-S, 1946-P, 1956-D, 1957-D, 1957-P, 1958-D, 1959-D (4), 1960-D (5), 1960-P (2), 1962-P (BU)

Nickels:

1940-D, 1941-D, 1941-S, 1946-P, 1948-P, 1953-P, 1954-P (2), 1957-D, 1959-D (3), 1960-D (2)

Dime:

1962-D (yay for silver!)

Quarter:

1976-S silver bicentennial

Half dollars:
1971-D (15), 1971-P (2), 1972-D (4), 1974-D, 1974-P, 1977-D, 1977-P, 1978-D, 1978-P, 1979-P 1980-P, 1981-D, 1983-D, 1985-D, 1989-D, 1992-D, 1992-P (2), 1993-D, 1994-D (2), 1995-D (2), 1998-D, 1998-P (2), 1981-P with gold eagle on reverse and no evidence of cladding on edge (replate?)

1993 Maui trade dollar (token)

1968 Panamanian 1/1o balboa

1969, 1982, and 1988 Canadian pennies

2000 Canadian nickel

 

More coin store cheating:

Wheats from 1919-D, 1928-P, 1934-S, 1937-D, 1938-P, 1939-S, 1948-P , 1952-S, 1954-P (2)

1928-P Merc dime (I love these things, especially with patina. They aged great)

1976-S silver proof bicentennial half dollar

1964-P "Nixon penny" (tiny repilica of a penny)

ebay cheating:

A bunch of well-circulated war nickels (I love the sound they make when they are jiggled together so I bought over 20)

1973 (my birth year)-S proof penny