Told you I’d be back! :) As much as I love (and collect) older U.S. Coins, it seems all I’ve been picking up lately here – and sharing Read More
1800s
New U.S. Coins From the 1800’s I Recently Picked Up
| 12/12/2016
Silver Coins Archive
1800s
Ooh La La! French Francs!
| 05/09/2016
The safe pillaging moves on! This time around I find three long lost Francs in the back of my safe dating from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s… Read More
1800s
Bag of Old British & Canadian Coins!
| 04/27/2016
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve gotten re-energized about my coins and currency lately :) I had gotten off track for a while, focusing on the wrong things Read More
1700s (& Under)
“To Counterfeit is DEATH.”
| 04/24/2016
How’s that for discouraging counterfeiting :) I saw this line at the top of an old colonial note a friend had shown me, and the more I looked Read More
1900s
A Barber Dime in the Drive-Thru!
| 04/06/2016
Look what my friend Greg found!! Saw him mention it in his blog’s newsletter the other day and asked if he’d elaborate on it for us… Here’s how Read More
1900s
“I found 48 silver half dollars in rolls!”
| 03/23/2016
Got an email I thought y’all would enjoy :) Sorry for being M.I.A. lately! *********** Hey Jay, I want to start out by saying how much I love Read More
2000s
The Trade Up Game Continues!
| 08/05/2015
G’ afternoon my coin friends! Got some pretty cool news to report today: OUR ONE YEAR NO-TRADE-STREAK HAS BEEN BROKEN! WOO! I just received the above coin in Read More
1900s
Attack of The Silver Dimes!
| 06/08/2015
I was over at my mother-in-law’s this weekend, and it turns out her sister (my aunt-in-law?) has had a hoard of silver dimes at her bank for decades. Read More
1800s
Latest Trade: 1834 Capped Bust Half Dime!
| 05/28/2015
(Be honest – you’re reading this cuz I said “bust” aren’t you? ;)) I picked up a beauty this week, friends! An 1834 “bust” half dime. Because America Read More
Odd/Error
What’s up, Doc? Who Wants a Royal Canadian Looney Tunes™ Coin?
| 05/13/2015
The Royal Canadian Mint just come out with their Looney Tunes ™ Collector Coins, and yours truly got one of them fresh off the press (literally!) to give Read More