The Beatrix designs aren't that good, and the commems from her reign aren't all that great either. When the Euro came along, I was hoping that...
As to the 2010 halves. The unc sets aren't supposed to be issued until next month. So they have to come from the bags and rolls.
I was in a coin shop in Brussels too many years ago, and in the junk box I found a 1947 2 franc piece, which is über-rare. I informed the manager,...
coin collecting in Britain is fun as you can find lots and lots and lots of varieties. I was there only three days this year, and I found fifteen...
I found a 1947 Canadian quarter. Not in a roll, but in a sink in a public lavatory in Toronto. (I was there to cover the summit). How weird is THAT?
Having gotten a very large tax refund. I decided to spend some of it on a quickie trip to Europe, and on my last day I was in London. I was...
When in London the other day (I will talk more about it in another thread), I found an Isle of Man pound in my change.
As to the original post. The "hedgehog" is in fact an echidna, which is related to the platypus. Like the Platypus, it lays eggs.
I finally saw one in my change the other day! I still haven't seen a 2009 capitol penny yet.
As to the dollar coins, are they big or small? if the former, then I'd get them, if the latter, then probably not. I don't think trying for 1981s...
Not for his 100th birthday it wasn't.
Why the five star generals? I think that Ike was great and all, but he was on two different dollars already and I think that's enough. AS to the...
I found a 2010P dime in circulation yesterday. It's the first new dime I"ve seen in over two years (not counting unc. and proof sets, which don't...
they always did that going back to the first state quarters back in '99.
I was looking at an article on Modern commems and how they started up in 1982, being a young adult at the time, I remember why it happened and how...
once on a trip up there, I went to a bank and got a roll. I don't know if you can do that anymore.
One of the people on the trip was a bank teller, and when the waitress in this resturaunt in Bukhara said we hadn't paid enough, he counted...
Having BEEN to Uzbeckistan, I can tell you that they use wheelbarrows of those to pay for stuff. Literally. I don't know if they do it anymore,...
Even though the twenties have been known to be in circulation since late last year. I have never seen one. I didn't see any ones until yesterday....
Uncs. I had a statue of liberty as a pocket piece for a while. I have the 1996 olympic halves in unc, nobody wanted them at the time and now I...
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