Category: Odd/Error
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New Trade: 1835 Half Cent for 18th Century Gold Fanam & Cash
Did a trade the other day I thought you’d find interesting :) I had picked up this 1835 “Classic Head” half cent years ago when I first started collecting and didn’t know what the heck I was doing (“buy the book before the coin,” right?) and finally after multiple attempts I was able to find…
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Some Good Luck & Alcohol Tokens
What up what up! Came back from our coin club last night with a handful of new tokens I accidentally picked up :) So hard to deny though when there’s pictures of BEER and SKULLS on them!! When do you ever find those on coins??? Here’s some pics on them all, along with a little…
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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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Giving Away My 1865 Two-Cent Piece!
Hey guys! Just wanted to give you a quick heads up that I’m giving away my 1865 Two-Cent piece over on one of my projects this week: RockstarFinance.com If you’re interested in it, all you have to do is leave a comment on that linked page up there telling us a piece of your own…
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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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Was that 1955 Doubled Die Cent Authentic??
My friend finally got his 1955 Double Died Lincoln Cent back from submitting it PCGS! What do you think it came back as? Authentic? Fake? Uncirculated? Well, wonder no more… Here’s how PCGS graded it: If you’re wondering what “PCGS Genuine” or the “Cleaning” label is as I was (they usually come back with an…
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Two Rare (Gold) Coins To Drool Over…
Okay, so if you thought that 1955 Doubled Die Penny from last month was rare, check out these bad boys! Going for $299,000 and $95,000, respectfully! (It’s always fun to dream, right?) 1966 limited edition (and signed!) Salvador Dali gold medal set Two extremely rare 22 Karat gold coins weighing about 17 oz each and…
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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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What’s up, Doc? Who Wants a Royal Canadian Looney Tunes™ Coin?
The Royal Canadian Mint just come out with their Looney Tunes ™ Collector Coins, and yours truly got one of them fresh off the press (literally!) to give away :) Specifically, their “Merrie Melodies” 1 oz fine silver coin. Retail $109.95 CAD! Before we get to that though, here’s some info on these bad boys…
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9 Questions with… 9 y/o Ethan!
What up, what up coin lovers! I’m beyond thrilled to share with y’all today’s 9 Questions, featuring someone not only super passionate and AWESOME at collecting coins, but who’s also shockingly young at that. Meet Ethan. My new favorite 9 year old! :) (That’s him holding a stash of coins he found while metal detecting…
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