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<p>[QUOTE="littlehugger, post: 3453633, member: 58633"]I always give them as gifts when we visit family and friends in the Philippines.</p><p> They are happy to get Kennedy halves, golden dollars, Ike dollars, SBA's, etc.</p><p> I have given 40% Ike's and Kennedy halves, but their exchange centers are ignorant of their true value and they might not get true worth if they try to cash in. Given the level of ignorance even here, its not surprising.</p><p> Large coins have a certain cachet, that people are attracted to. </p><p> My dad used to carry a British large cent with him that was minted in his birth year. I noticed at one point that the thing had worn down to a smooth, blank planchet, and picked up another one of his birth year out of the junk bin at the local coin dealer.</p><p> He carried that until the day he passed away.</p><p> At the time, I picked up a couple of dozen of these large cents in a variety of dates to give out to my family.</p><p> I am trying to think of the word, and I think talisman fits. But its almost universal. Nearly all of us would enjoy having a large coin dated our birth year.</p><p> This is why people like large cents, half cents and silver/Ike dollars long after they stopped making them, and the continuing popularity of ASE's. </p><p> It is probably at the heart of the hobby of numismatics. People seek a personal talisman, even when they do not ascribe anything to it except the quality of feeling neat in the hand. </p><p> So, can anyone else think of another word here to describe this quality? I think talisman is pretty close, but I believe there is one more at least that applies.</p><p> I think you could make a pretty good income selling coins in copper and silver in the size of half cents, large cents, halves and silver dollars. You could put any date on it, and any design, and custom manufacture them. Keep the price reasonable and people would buy them. Heck, you cant find even nice copper coins anymore, and even halves do not circulate. Whenever people get a half or a $2 bill they are amazed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="littlehugger, post: 3453633, member: 58633"]I always give them as gifts when we visit family and friends in the Philippines. They are happy to get Kennedy halves, golden dollars, Ike dollars, SBA's, etc. I have given 40% Ike's and Kennedy halves, but their exchange centers are ignorant of their true value and they might not get true worth if they try to cash in. Given the level of ignorance even here, its not surprising. Large coins have a certain cachet, that people are attracted to. My dad used to carry a British large cent with him that was minted in his birth year. I noticed at one point that the thing had worn down to a smooth, blank planchet, and picked up another one of his birth year out of the junk bin at the local coin dealer. He carried that until the day he passed away. At the time, I picked up a couple of dozen of these large cents in a variety of dates to give out to my family. I am trying to think of the word, and I think talisman fits. But its almost universal. Nearly all of us would enjoy having a large coin dated our birth year. This is why people like large cents, half cents and silver/Ike dollars long after they stopped making them, and the continuing popularity of ASE's. It is probably at the heart of the hobby of numismatics. People seek a personal talisman, even when they do not ascribe anything to it except the quality of feeling neat in the hand. So, can anyone else think of another word here to describe this quality? I think talisman is pretty close, but I believe there is one more at least that applies. I think you could make a pretty good income selling coins in copper and silver in the size of half cents, large cents, halves and silver dollars. You could put any date on it, and any design, and custom manufacture them. Keep the price reasonable and people would buy them. Heck, you cant find even nice copper coins anymore, and even halves do not circulate. Whenever people get a half or a $2 bill they are amazed.[/QUOTE]
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