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I use to have a lot more coins when I was younger but for some reason around 300+ of my old coins around 1950s down went missing. Missing a few jars of them and is driving me nuts that I can't find them.
My very first coin was bought for me by my Dad at a coin convention: 1893 Indian Head Penny, VG-F, for 35 cents!
I old school and don;t have much interest in the recent Mint issues.
My favorites as of now:
1799 Draped Bust Dollar F-VF
1806 Draped Bust Quarter Fair
1794 Liberty Head Penny Fair
1830 Draped Half Dollar VG-F
Also have some walking liberty halves, standing liberty quarters, and many mercury head dimes.
I have a 1855-S Gobrecht half with a hole with VF+ details.
We have a few Mexican gold coins and UK sovereigns (both 22K or ,917 gold)
Finally, I have a few uncirculated Carson City $$ which are probably only now wirth what my Dad paid for them 30+ years ago.
I love finding wheaties or the occasional silver dime/quarter or war-time nickel (35% silver)
My favorite coins are those for which one can tell or imagine stories.
Had I more discretionary cash, I would buy more draped busts, caped bust gold coins (after gold prices come back to earth), a number of coins from historical periods, and a number of historically interesting coins. All in G-VF condition. Yes, no return on investment but much cooler and inspirational than coins that have been slabbed and put away. More large pennies, too.
S.
P.S. Of your coins, the 1914-D sticks out, as do the wartime pennies (lots of errors between 1942-1945).
I wish I knew where my other coins went... I love coins from way back since there is history in them when you hold them. Even if I managed to find one worth $$ I would not sell since just the thought of holding in your hand something worth $$ is enough to wan't to keep it.
My very first coin was bought for me by my Dad at a coin convention: 1893 Indian Head Penny, VG-F, for 35 cents!
I old school and don;t have much interest in the recent Mint issues.
My favorites as of now:
1799 Draped Bust Dollar F-VF
1806 Draped Bust Quarter Fair
1794 Liberty Head Penny Fair
1830 Draped Half Dollar VG-F
Also have some walking liberty halves, standing liberty quarters, and many mercury head dimes.
I have a 1855-S Gobrecht half with a hole with VF+ details.
We have a few Mexican gold coins and UK sovereigns (both 22K or ,917 gold)
Finally, I have a few uncirculated Carson City $$ which are probably only now wirth what my Dad paid for them 30+ years ago.
I love finding wheaties or the occasional silver dime/quarter or war-time nickel (35% silver)
My favorite coins are those for which one can tell or imagine stories.
Had I more discretionary cash, I would buy more draped busts, caped bust gold coins (after gold prices come back to earth), a number of coins from historical periods, and a number of historically interesting coins. All in G-VF condition. Yes, no return on investment but much cooler and inspirational than coins that have been slabbed and put away. More large pennies, too.
S.
P.S. Of your coins, the 1914-D sticks out, as do the wartime pennies (lots of errors between 1942-1945).
I had a 1914D and someone stole it....You have to be careful, there are a lot of 1914D fakes out there..
I had a 1914D and someone stole it....You have to be careful, there are a lot of 1914D fakes out there..
Really? they should be easy to detect for someone used to looking at Lincoln cents. But I would imagine that the counterfeiters are getting better and better.
If one looks at the silver coins on ebay, the number of fakes have exploded in the past 10 years. Way back when I used to message the poster on fakes unfairly advertised. Once upon a time, EBAY was just that intimate. Now? LOL, no chance.
The emergence of China and Vietnam has worsened this problem as they are both masters at the counterfeit. With coins, it seems easy to the trained eye, but for other things, such as watches, look out!
I wish I knew where my other coins went... I love coins from way back since there is history in them when you hold them. Even if I managed to find one worth $$ I would not sell since just the thought of holding in your hand something worth $$ is enough to wan't to keep it.
Good for you! That is the right spirit. There is a difference between coin collectors and coin investors. The latter buy the MS-65+ and keep things slabbed. The former, like you, feel the connection between now and history. Infinitely cooler! Fortunately there are plenty of non-mint grade coins to find to satisfy this urge.
I have a coin from my Dad who found it amongst old family stuff in the "home country." 1812 coin. Dented. Scratched. but what a thing to find...Worth much more than its simple purchase price.
S.
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