Category: 1800s
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1892 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar [Rotated Die Error?]
I was moving some coins around from my “Binder” collection, and as I picked up this 1892 Columbian Exposition Commemorative half dollar, I realized the reverse (back) of it was rotated a little when I didn’t think it should be. I quickly grabbed another Columbian half I had laying around, and sure enough it was…
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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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Reader Mail: Info on a “Jumbo Penny” and Other Specimens
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 cool collection of them here if you…
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My 2 Cents
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 don’t even know we used to have…
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Breaking News: Couple Finds $10 Million in Gold Coins In Their Yard
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 exactly how much the dog was involved…
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