Category: 1800s
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New U.S. Coins From the 1800’s I Recently Picked Up
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 – is foreign stuff. Well, that changed last week I picked up four (that’s right, 4!) vintage American coins at a coin club auction! Here’s what I…
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Colonials, Spiel Markes, and Notgeld
What’s up, coin lovers! Picked up a few coins at our latest coin club auction and thought you’d enjoy checking them out. In pursuit of finding older – different – coins for my collection, I came back with the following: 1777 1 Reale Mexican Colonial (Carlos III) 1850’s German Spiel Marke (gaming token) 1918 10…
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Ooh La La! French Francs!
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… I’m not sure why I separated them out from the package they came in, but they sure are pretty to look at! Something about “vintage” and “France”…
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Bag of Old British & Canadian Coins!
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 and forgetting to have fun, and now that I’ve had some time to stop and reflect a bit I’ve been able to appreciate things again. And one…
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Latest Trade: 1834 Capped Bust Half Dime!
(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 was too cool for nickels back in the day, haha… And they apparently liked their coins small! These things have to be some of the tiniest coins…
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Liquidating my Father’s (Mini) Estate of Morgans & Silver Eagles
One of the most exciting things in the world of collecting, which I’m sure you can attest to, is when someone tells you they have a stash of coins hidden away they’d like you to take a look at :) And even more so when they tell you they’re kept in a vault at the…
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My New 1806 “Draped Bust” Half Cent
(Coins were so risqué back in the day, eh? ;)) This is the latest jewel in my collection, and one I’ve been trying to get off a buddy of mine for a while. I’m not sure if I just caught him in a good mood, or my offer this time around was better (or, perhaps, he…
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Two Cent Peculiarities
I don’t know why, but I’m obsessed with the odd denominated coins of our past. Particularly two cent and three cent pieces. They’re just so cool and, well, odd looking that whenever I see someone looking to part with ’em I usually can’t help but to start bartering :) And last night was no different.…
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The World’s Smallest Coin?
Say hello to my new little friend! A 1 and 1/2 Pence piece from Great Britain, circa 1836! And, quite frankly, the tiniest coin I’ve ever seen before… Look how cute she is! (Yes, she’s a “she” :)) I picked it up for $27 worth of trade (it’s worth about $33 in “VF” grade), and…
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Saddle Ridge Gold Coin Hoard up For Sale @ Amazon!
If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the Saddle Ridge treasure accidentally dug up by that Cali couple walking their dog, now’s your chance :) They’re officially up for sale at Amazon.com, and they’re all a pretty penny! Errr… gold piece? I did a search from the cheapest one, and looks like these…
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