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<p>[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 3788420, member: 100459"]I have only been collecting for about 10 years after my father left his meager coin collection to my brother and I. Although there aren't many coins, there were quite a few Morgan and Peace coins. I've offered to buy my brother's coins, but he doesn't want to sell them. (I do have some of my father's WW II medals and unit patches and I think I will offer a trade for the coins.) Another hobby I have is building models. My brother said that he might trade if I build a 1967 Oldsmobile 442 for him. I will want the coins in my hands before I send him the model. I build professional level models, mostly airplanes, but I build cars and Star Trek items. I would sell the 442 for about $250, because it would look like it could be cranked up.</p><p>Oh! Back to coins, my first coin set is the Indian Head Cents. The Whitman book I have has the 3 Flying Eagles openings. I only have the 1857 and 1858. There was only 2,000 1856 coins made and it's cost is prohibitive. For the Indian Head cents, I have coins from each year except the 1877 coin, as with the 1856 Flying Eagle, it's cost is also prohibitive. I am now working on the Lincoln, Wheat Ear Cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 3788420, member: 100459"]I have only been collecting for about 10 years after my father left his meager coin collection to my brother and I. Although there aren't many coins, there were quite a few Morgan and Peace coins. I've offered to buy my brother's coins, but he doesn't want to sell them. (I do have some of my father's WW II medals and unit patches and I think I will offer a trade for the coins.) Another hobby I have is building models. My brother said that he might trade if I build a 1967 Oldsmobile 442 for him. I will want the coins in my hands before I send him the model. I build professional level models, mostly airplanes, but I build cars and Star Trek items. I would sell the 442 for about $250, because it would look like it could be cranked up. Oh! Back to coins, my first coin set is the Indian Head Cents. The Whitman book I have has the 3 Flying Eagles openings. I only have the 1857 and 1858. There was only 2,000 1856 coins made and it's cost is prohibitive. For the Indian Head cents, I have coins from each year except the 1877 coin, as with the 1856 Flying Eagle, it's cost is also prohibitive. I am now working on the Lincoln, Wheat Ear Cents.[/QUOTE]
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