Category: Odd/Error
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Interesting Eagle and Star Stamps on This $100 Bill
I received the above bill in a Craigslist transaction over the weekend (I’m on a mission to list one thing a week there to help declutter and make some side $$$!), and when I turned it around I found two pretty interesting designs stamped on it. Stamp #1: Eagle’s head! Stamp #2: Blue Star with…
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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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Coins to Help Fund a Movie?
I got an interesting email this afternoon I thought I’d share with you guys. Figured much more succinct and interesting to see in this form than doing an interview with them ;) You can click the link at the bottom to learn more if you’d like.
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Old Coins in a Tilt Arcade Game?
Good afternoon fellow coin lovers! Whatchy’all been up to lately? Get any kick-ass coins while I’ve been away? Tell us all about them in the comments below. Or better yet, be our next “9 questions” interviewee :) It’s been a bit quite here on Coin Thrill which I must apologize for (sorry!), but I have…
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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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Victory Penny
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 :) As we were leaving our coffee meetup as we do every month, he reached into his pocket and said, “Here – give this to your kid.” “What…
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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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Susan B. Awesome
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 above. As I do at all yard sales, especially ‘estate sales’, one of the first places I check out are the jewelry boxes. Mainly because the most…
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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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