I have the opposite story (but hopefully it hasn't ended yet). Around 50 years ago, my mother gave me a US trade dollar. It was in decent...
Where/how do you get them in bulk? (asking for a friend ;-) )
I don't know where the obverse went -- let me try again: [ATTACH]
Hey all, (Quite coincidentally, I've finally gotten around to posting this right after someone else posted about an S-VDB!) My father had a...
I answered "yes", but I'm not sure it was accurate: I was purchasing for immediate only turn-around and profit. Let me explain: Before I...
Which is the story/lesson you're learning/telling here? To me it says "if at first you don't succeed, try again, and you will succeed" ! Congrats!
It’s quite possible that she had no clue and thought you were giving her a present worth one cent!
I think the discrepancy in some folks’ minds is explained by considering the difference between the meaning of “uncirculated” and “uncirculated...
So, a roll for $600 would work out to $15 per quarter....
Doesn’t it seem like the bottom of the second “1” is a bit lower than the first “1”? That wouldn’t seem right compared to the other legitimate...
I was thinking that, too. And hoping he didn't actually have to pay that. The CoinStar (or whatever it's called) in our local grocery chain...
I remember reading a news story (perhaps it was from "The Onion"? If not, it was in that style) about how the Mint was going to start a "U.S....
Indeed. Amazon at $10.97
My favorite design*. It's a beauty! (*which is the reason for my avatar)
No need to pick out a particularly unflattering picture of her from this thread and re-post it.
The reverse was an awesome design. The obverse was ok. The 11-sided thing was weird -- I prehaps could have gotten used to it, but, alas, nobody...
FWIW, in Israel the smallest denomination is a "5 agorot" coin (100 agorot is 1 shekel). On the other hand, the 5 agorot coin is worth about 1.5...
Is the back of a dime an "all American" symbol?
Back during that short time frame when one could purchase, from the mint, rolls of dollar coins at cost (and free shipping) I would purchase $300...
I was around 10 and my dad gave me his Whitman coin folder with pennies. He only collected from circulation, but it completely fascinated me....
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