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<p>[QUOTE="vegasvic, post: 415779, member: 15296"]You know you're a coin collector when you lean across the belt at the grocery store, to see what coins they have in the till. This will make a lot of cashier's nervous, but I've found good stuff that way. I bought a few rolls of pennies a week ago just to go through out of boredom. I found a 1900 Indian Head. First Indian Head I had ever found in circulation. Obviously swiped by a child for gum or candy or something like that.</p><p> </p><p>Two years ago, I was stopping in small town banks in Northern MN, looking for half dollars. The banks in the Twin Cities never have them, and I'd had pretty good luck picking up silver halves up North. I found a bank that had $6000 of hand wrapped halves as they didn't have a roller for them. They had been taking them in from customers for a couple years. I made a deal were I bought them all, the only stipulation was that I would not return them to that bank.</p><p> </p><p>My biggest find was an 1898O Barber in good, about 20 Walkers, 40 Franklins and around 100 64 Kennedys and I forget how many 40%'ers. Anyway that little find netted me about $2000. Not bad for a day of fun.</p><p>Vegas Vic[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="vegasvic, post: 415779, member: 15296"]You know you're a coin collector when you lean across the belt at the grocery store, to see what coins they have in the till. This will make a lot of cashier's nervous, but I've found good stuff that way. I bought a few rolls of pennies a week ago just to go through out of boredom. I found a 1900 Indian Head. First Indian Head I had ever found in circulation. Obviously swiped by a child for gum or candy or something like that. Two years ago, I was stopping in small town banks in Northern MN, looking for half dollars. The banks in the Twin Cities never have them, and I'd had pretty good luck picking up silver halves up North. I found a bank that had $6000 of hand wrapped halves as they didn't have a roller for them. They had been taking them in from customers for a couple years. I made a deal were I bought them all, the only stipulation was that I would not return them to that bank. My biggest find was an 1898O Barber in good, about 20 Walkers, 40 Franklins and around 100 64 Kennedys and I forget how many 40%'ers. Anyway that little find netted me about $2000. Not bad for a day of fun. Vegas Vic[/QUOTE]
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