I have a friend who used to tip wait staff with $2 bills. The most amusing thing to me was watching them take the bills right to the cashier to...
I think it has to do with that pen that cashiers run across bills to see if they are counterfeits. The bank didn't have that kind of pen, and...
I got a $10 like those in change some time ago, about 10 years. When I tried to spend it—without looking to see that it was an older issue—the...
OMG, yet another reason to foist my collection on my daughter and let her fool with all this balderdash! I've kept no such records, and unless Big...
As an amateur of observation only, I believe that it was George Carlin who opined that there was a market for everything—even two boards nailed...
Don't know.
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I found a 1943P in a CoinStar machine the other day. Quite a coincidence, I think, to see this thread. The one I found might be VG++ or even F,...
I'm sure you are 100% right about this, @Michael K and while it's really no comparison to going to the Louvre, unless such a costly coin were...
I'm not so sure. I have three of these, all in about the same condition, but all were less than $150.
These pieces belong in museums so that average folks can enjoy them. I don't claim to be an advanced collector; I know just enough to be a...
Great minds think alike. But my PayPal limit is just a little short, and the seller is not offering $50 per month payments.
Thank you @Taurus57. I wonder if anyone would care to comment on this one. The seller confirms that the scratches on the front are wear on the...
Could someone educate me on the importance of George Walton? The placard says this 1913 coin was owned by George Walton, yet Senator Walton died...
+1, ditto. I found a 1943 Lincoln cent in the Coinstar machine yesterday.
Indeed!
To be safe, you might have made several dozen posts in order to qualify.
Actually, after a very long period, I began trifling with coins again about five years ago. I bought a silver dollar from an ebay seller that, to...
I stopped buying ASEs figuring I had too many of them already. My spouse will have a time trying to get rid of them at a reasonable price here in...
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