I went to the local bodega for some donuts, and asked the clerk if he had any half dollars in his drawer, a habit I've gotten into. He said "no,...
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...
Oh I'm paying attention. I just wanted to add an anecdote. I love Kennedy halves, and the '70 is an uncommon one. Just trying to add to the...
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...
It's flat out wrong that the wealthy (who can afford to pay taxes) don't have to pay any taxes if they spend a lot of money on coins, but the...
I gave $10 for a 1970 40% half at the local coin shop.
Tonight was a quiet night. I spotted a 1941-P wheat penny and a 1972-D Ike dollar coin.
I'll post pics later today.
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,...
I trust this guy, who has been dealing in coins for decades, to recognize an error when he sees one. He held it in his hand and looked at it up...
Whatever it is, it's a keeper. Couldn't beat the price.
I'll post a pic when I get home.
I have DNA from many different countries and refer to myself as a mutt or a mongrel.
I recently found a 1994-D penny in circulation. It is a shiny silverish color, much like a shinier 1943 steel penny. I assumed it was just a...
I live in Oklahoma. Nobody here uses the term "Native American". Everybody, including aboriginal North Americans use the term "Indian". Nobody...
The purpose of this thread was to get opinions of which year(s) of coins were most collectable to you. I didn't get a single response giving an...
The vast majority of them were.
I mean the most desirable coin that was made the entire year (or years) to me. The coin to have. Sometimes this is a single year and sometimes...
Year, years.....my point stands that, at least to me, these are the most interesting coins of their design. All 1909 pennies weren't VDBs, so...
What is the ultimate year of each current coin? By "current" I mean Lincoln pennies, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes, Washington quarters, JFK...
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