I've been doing just that with the bank thing for almost 30 years now. It's a great way to have something to do on a cold winter knight if you...
Hope it was all done for the fun of coin collecting and not for some possible future investment. This state quarter and new nickel stuff reminds...
Those are some really nice counterfeits. Not easy to find nowadays. I go to lots of coin shows and seldom see counterfeits lately. I'm starting to...
AHHH, but just think of all the copper you could get out of the 5 known. Could be melted down for nice house wiring. The Nickel could be used for...
The bank I go to always gives me two dollar bills and half dollars with no charge of any kind. For the halves they usually have to go to a vault...
I seldom find anything in change anymore. However, i'm glad to hear someone is finding those Licolns in change. I used to have thousands of the...
If a bill is returned to the Mint due to damage and the US Treasurer is different from the one that was noted on that bill originally, it would be...
Sounds like a great find regardless of what it is. As noted, try posting a photo. You may be rich with a rare find.
I agree with just spending them if you can find anyone that will take them. I've had trouble with stores not wanting to take them. I purposely get...
Possibly another way to look at that question is which is better to do with a 1957 Chevy. Sell as a collectable or have it melted down for the steel?
So much depends on the coin. If it is damaged, worn, holes drilled in it, etc there is not much of a demand for it as a coin to be collected. If...
I'm not sure of which is the best to slab or not to slab. However, if a coin is sent to an organization for the purposes of grading and slabbing,...
Many of the early pennies minted have low mintages for the S mint making them a lot more difficult to find. Then there is the location situation....
Almost forgot but most stores I go to are always asking for change so why not just spend the stuff. Give the stores some. The other day I was in...
Not sure of the purpose of yours for the sorting of coins but you must not have kids that watch a program called Zoom on PBS. They just had a...
Possibly one reason some coins are becoming rare is due to the recent nutty creaze in collecting nickels due to the new types. Other reasons is as...
Are you sure you were in a bank. WOW, I wish I could find that place. Tell grandpa to go back there and buy anything they will give him. You could...
I've never really liked the Jefferson nickels at all. I've got 4 complete sets up to 2003 and have now stopped that collection. If I was forced to...
No, never have. I'm a coin collector and have been one for well over 50 years and as a collector and not a dealer or invester, I never worry about...
I know of a few people that collect paper money and one of them tries to collect each bill with a different secretary of the Treasury's name on...
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