I'm not a "hard core" collector but I do have a lot of coins. I always examine them closely whenever a new one joins the group. This coin was in a...
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While going through some old belongings of my Father-in-Law this afternoon, I came across this 1953 Canadian nickle. He passed away 30 years ago...
These 1873 German 10 pfennigs were removed from ornate door handles somewhere in Germany during WWII by my father. He said they were behind a...
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This is a bracelet my dad brought back from the war. He gave to his then girl friend who he ended up getting married to and I am the second of...
This is a ring that was made by my father while he in WWII fighting in Europe. I'm not exactly sure where he did it (England I presume). It was...
I found this shield nickle where a large amusement park was at the turn of the century. The nickle was about a foot deep in the sandy bottom of...
I found this half dollar size coin with what looks to me, Arabic writing. The other side of the coin is basically blank except for the outer edge....
My son found this coin while on a construction site. It came out of a hole being augured and he saw it on top of the removed dirt. The ground has...
During a recent family visit, my brother-in-law showed me a coin he has had since he was about 3 years old. That would put it in his possession in...
I was looking over some of the coins my mother saved probably 40 years ago. She and my father ran a Standard Oil Gas station for 14yrs. Every...
This is an Indian head I found sometime ago. I am curious as to what grade it might be. While the details are pretty good on both sides (only...
I saw an earlier thread where a forum member found a nice 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar in the duct work of his home. I too have a similar story....
This is the oldest of my silver dollars. I collected them about 45 years ago when I was a very young interested collector, not an informed one....
Here is a shadow box I made for my father. Dad is a WWII veteran of the 82nd Airborne, 319th Glider Field Artillery. He landed 6/6/44 in a glider...
Not being a serious coin collector (though I do have a bunch), I have never looked into the proper storage and grading. Now, my interest is...
The standing Liberty Half dollars were awards my mother was given back in the early 1940s. You can see my mothers maiden name was stamped in the...
Here is another of my "unusual" metal detector finds. It is a large (1.5" diameter) medallion that was issued to comemerate the "Silver...
Here are a couple of dimes my Fisher 1265x hit on. It amazes me how some coins look like they are new, while others get "eaten" by the different...
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