Author: Jay
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Old U.S. Mint Bag… With Blood?
Found this old U.S. Mint bag while cleaning up my office yesterday :) Forgot I picked it up at a yard sale years ago! I think it was used to transport coins from and to the bank. Like what those armored trucks carry back and forth you see on the streets? (I could be way…
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9 Questions with… Brent
Welcome to another exciting round of “9 Questions!” Today we chat with Brent from AllAboutInterest.com, where we learn all about his interest in coin collecting ;) Enjoy! 1. What’s your favorite coin in your collection? My favorite coin is an 1853 Liberty Gold Dollar. This coin is actually mounted inside of a 14kt gold ring…
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Shark Coin Giveaway Winner!
It’s time to give away our 1/2 oz silver Great White Shark coin from the Perth Mint! Will you be its new lucky owner? *Drum roll please*… The winner of our shark coin giveaway, courtesy of Apmex.com, is… May! Congrats May! We’ll get it out to you soon :) And HUGE thanks to everyone else…
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Susan B. Awesome
Picked up a few interesting pieces this weekend while out yard saling! One of which threw me for a loop – that beautiful Susan. B. Anthony dollar pictured above. As I do at all yard sales, especially ‘estate sales’, one of the first places I check out are the jewelry boxes. Mainly because the most…
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I’ll Grant You That, Lincoln.
Oh man, just came across a couple of old bills I picked up the other month while cleaning up my desk. A $50 bill from 1928, and a $5 bill from 1934. You don’t see those every day! Nor such clever blog titles, right? ;) ‘Cuz Grant and Lincoln are featured on these bills? Sigh……
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Review & Giveaway: Australia’s Great White Shark Silver 1/2 oz Coin!
If you’ve enjoyed being teased by Apmex lately, your wait is over. The 1/2 oz silver Great White Shark Coin from the Perth Mint is finally here!! Woohoo! Party time! The crowd goes wild!! And I’ve gotta say – it’s a pretty slick looking coin too. Y’all know I’m normally an older type coin collector,…
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Are You For Reale?
I picked up 3 new foreign coins to add to my collection – with one of them being a Mexican Reale (ya see what I did there?). I’m typically a U.S. collector, but when I’m shown beautiful old coins I just can’t help myself :) Especially when giving away mint sets that I could care…
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How to Appreciate Your Coins More
I thought I’d share with you today something else I do with my coins after I pick them up in a trade or buy/etc. I recently blogged about *where* they all go as far as which collection of mine (the “box” vs the “binder”), but before any of my lovelies go into either, I keep…
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Batch of Old U.S. Coins from 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 afterwards – what what! Turns out my…
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Error, Error, Error
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 it’s neat to add a few hardcore…
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