Anyone remember Frank Spadone?

Funny how our mail never disappears but someone else's does.

 

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Normally, I'd insert my snarky 'necro', but not in this case. Shoot Tommy, I didn't know you went back so far............

 

I turn a big 63 this year, yeah, I go back a ways.

 

I got ya beat by three years old boy.......

 

@tommyc03

 

I had one copy of the Spadone book when I was in junior high school or high school. The only thing I remember about it was that he said that Gem Proof coins had to be cameo Proof coins. The others were just Proofs.

 

It's probably because of Spadone that I still collect bar nickels. These were 1960-D nickels with die chips above liberty and the date. I've found some 75 different combinations including different areas reengraved. Many are Unc because I've searched rolls, bags, and circulation. I probably couldn't get $5 for the set but it's been worth a small fortune in fun.

 

I've seen ads to buy, sell, and trade bar nickels as recently as the mid-'90's but these are nearly forgotten now days.

 

It's come baaaack to haunt me again. I turn 68 this year. What goes on the net stays on the net.

 

You mean this?



I have one.

 

Well, at this rate Frank Spadone will never be forgotten

 

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/19...us-coins-my-first-source.261195/#post-2108501

 

Have you seen that Variety Vista put a new section on there main page.
JN Bar Errors.
http://varietyvista.com/index.htm

 

Knock me over with a feather. It probably increases the value of my collection at least to $10.

I've gone through several bags and many thousands of nickels to put this together.

It's still only about $4 face value though.

These used to be popular but I thought they were forgotten. I'll check later and see if Variety Vista pictures any I don't have.

 

12 year old post.