Look what I just received in the mail! A 1945-S silver Mercury Dime! Sent in by one Matt R. as part of our trade up game :) Which Read More
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Trade Up Game #2: 1945 Mercury Dime!
| 06/25/2014
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Victory Penny
| 05/26/2014
Happy Memorial Day, everyone!! I thought it would be fitting to share with you today my 1945 encased penny I received from my coin friend/mentor last week :) Read More
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The “Trade Up” Game
| 05/24/2014
You might have noticed I’ve been missing in action for a bit on this blog. But as fellow reader Matt pointed out in the comments a mere 7 Read More
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9 Questions with… Brent
| 04/09/2014
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. Read More
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Susan B. Awesome
| 04/06/2014
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 Read More
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Are You For Reale?
| 03/27/2014
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 Read More
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How to Appreciate Your Coins More
| 03/24/2014
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 Read More
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Error, Error, Error
| 03/17/2014
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 Read More
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The $250,000 Aluminum Penny Found in a Desk Drawer
| 02/25/2014
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? Read More
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Package of coins in the mail!
| 02/14/2014
I recently got a kick-ass package in the mail from a fellow blogger (and bank teller!), Ben from The Wealth Gospel. I had known he was sending me Read More