Coins in my Pocket

I always have two coins in my pocket; a '45 Walker that I found under the hedge of the place we bought a few years back and our unit 'coin'.

Here's the Walker

 

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Unit Coin

 

Nice man. :thumb: I like that snake coin, pretty cool. :kewl: :thumb:

Phoenix

 

I usually carry around a 1900-O morgan in about G4 condition.

 

I have carried a Kennedy half as a pocket piece for over 20 years. I lost the first one in 1994. Got a new one and have carried it ever since. It is interesting to watch the progression of the wear. (Copper-nickel doesn't wear nearly as fast as silver.)

 

I always have an Isle of Man 1/10 oz Gold Angel ~ in an airtight.

 

every time i carry around an old coin or bill it either gets damaged, lost, or "accidently" spent.

 

I have a worn as of Emperor Claudius. I think its a Minerva type, but the reverse is demolished, so I can't tell. It was already nice and smooth before I got it, so it feels great!

 

An experiment to try is to carry around a silver coin that you know has been cleaned. Over time, as a tiny bit of the surface is worn away from handling and contact with other coins, I believe it is possible to "unclean" the coin. So you might start with an XF cleaned coin and end up with a pretty nice VF with no sign of cleaning that might be worth more than what you started with.

 

I carry a 1976 Ike that I dug up with my detector about 5 years ago.