Category: Foreign Coins

  • Where I Keep All My Coins

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    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, I’d imagine sharing pictures of people’s coin…

    my cigar box of coins
  • Reader Mail: Info on a “Jumbo Penny” and Other Specimens

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    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…

    jumbo penny chinese coins
  • Widow’s Mite

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    This is the most recent addition to my collection :) And the story behind it is pretty interesting… A few weeks ago I came across a new (to me) financial blog, and as a coin collector I really liked its name: 2-Copper-Coins.com. At first I was just paying attention to the articles and enjoying a…

    widows mite
  • Package of coins in the mail!

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    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 something since he had emailed me a few weeks back, but I thought at most it would be 4-5 coins. Not 75! Happy birthday to me! :)…

    foreign coins