1800s
Oh man, I had a KILLER time last night meeting up with a fellow coin collector for a few hours. There’s nothing like chatting about coins over some warm coffee towards the end of the week, I’ll tell you what… Except for maybe then COMING HOME with some ...
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Oops
I picked up my first 3 error coins! Mistakes from the mint that accidentally went into circulation (until an intrigued person/collector came across it and happily scooped it right out). I’ve never owned any error coins to this degree before, only some barely off-centered coins/ dollar bills, so ...
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Interview
Welcome to our 2nd ever coin collector interview! And, just like the 1st one we did (on myself), this one’s a bit quirky too :) Because you see, my good friend, and fellow finance blogger, Len Penzo does not fancy himself an actual “collector.” At least in terms ...
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My Collection
I don’t know why, but this will probably be my favorite post I write on this site. There’s something so voyeuristic about seeing where people hoard their things :) Especially their valuable things. And, just like money is so taboo to talk about in the open these days, ...
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Neat
AKA Military Payment Certificates? ;) I picked up these bad boys in a recent trade with my friend (the same one who got my $5.00 star notes and also gave me that sexy 2 cent piece), and I really had no idea of its history until I sat ...
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What are these?
I got a note this week from a friend of mine who started reading my new site here. He’s a fellow collector himself, but mainly of “graffiti dollars” only – like those bills you find in circulation with all kinds of writing/pictures/designs on them. He has a pretty ...
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Odd
Remember that $50 credit I got for offloading those $5.00 star notes? Well, this is coin #1 I picked up from my newest coin friend’s stash :) Helping me get closer to owning one of each “odd” denomination the U.S. has produced too – I’m thrilled! Most people ...
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Interview
One of my favorite things about collecting, besides the coins themselves, are the people and history behind them. There’s a reason columns such as “coin finds” (in Coins magazine) had to double their page space recently – people enjoy hearing the adventures of coin collectors! We love hearing ...
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Breaking News
UPDATE: These Saddle Ridge gold coins are now up for sale @ Amazon! Imagine this: You’re walking your dog around your OWN yard, and it doggy digs a hole right into a pot of gold! Full of double eagles over 150 years old!! WOWW!!! Okay, well I don’t ...
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Fancy Penny
This latest gold hoard finding reminded me of that 1974-D Aluminum Penny found just last month – the ONLY one in the world verified to exist! Remember that? Apparently a guy (Randy Lawrence) inherited it, along with his dad’s coin collection, and after 30+ years of it just ...
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