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Rest in Peace
United States
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I Used to hoard all business strike Lincoln S mints, 1968-S TO 1974-S that I found in circulation. but I stopped after a bunch of years realizing they were not in demand. I did the same thing with Jefferson nickels ( no mint mark) 1965 to 1967. also gave that up. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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I am "guilty" of saving any Canadian nickel or cupronickel quarters, dimes, and nickels. Here in Canada, all coins predating the plated steel coins are being melted, so I want to "rescue" them from the melting pot. I have also started assembling nickel rolls from 2013 and later - one per year - although they are circulated. I'm just hoping that it's worth something someday.
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Valued Member
United States
493 Posts |
I have about $250 in 59-82 copper cents. About $50 in wheats. I did have a pretty good collection of halves going from searching but parred those back, having fun spending the NIFC shiny looking halves all over. I have a couple of quarts of 2009, about a quart each of 1959 and 1960 cents, a quart of S cents, and about a quart of 59-82 red cents. I have a roll each of the first 4 Presidential dollars that came out. I don't keep any nickels/dimes/quarters, gotta limit myself somehow, except for the 90% that is.. |
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 United States
14463 Posts |
I don't hoard circulating coins, but I do have a fascination with the coin shown in my avatar. I have 4 slabbed, 2 in other type holders, and many more loose  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2233 Posts |
I'm saving pre-82 coppers again, along with any silver and any Gem BU newer coins I find in circulation. If I find a 2009 coin I'll personally save it as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
I save the coins in my pocket each evening, jug them, and bank it after a few years (it's a big jug). The last two times have added over $2000 to the bank account.
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Pillar of the Community
1153 Posts |
I save all spare change and put into a gallon jack daniels jug. Once full it equals about $200.
Other than that I save all Ike's I can find, which isn't often.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
I HATE keeping "worthless" circulating coins in my collection. I'm only a neat freak when it comes to Numismatics, and everything has to be organized. That being said, the only modern coins I keep are Ikes, SBAs, NIFC coins, bi-centennial coins, and any S mint LMC 1968-1974. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Are SBA's getting harder to find now? I have been contemplating dumping most of mine into circulation, but I might hold off if I can expect $1.10 each like I can for Ikes. I had a few rolls of BU Prez $, but those were cracked open, searched and dumped when $100 meant the difference between paying my full credit card balance or going into debt. Star notes were also a focus of mine a few years ago. Again, those were the first to go when money got tight. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2233 Posts |
I can never find Bicentennial quarters anymore. It's been years since I've gotten one in change. Is it because of the hoarding?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I keep all the 2009 cents in what I term my fun box I don't find many so it's not too much of a space issue or $.. It's coins I accumulate that I don't mind my younger cousins go through and take some out for their collections. All my modern foreign coins get dumped in it too. I figure one day someone will get a huge kick finding it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
997 Posts |
I almost never spend coins, I Just bring it home and sort it out. When I am in Canada (couple times a year usually) I might spend some of the coins but they always get well searched before I do... I have a small dish I keep on my desk next to the computer. When I go through my change at the end of the day I toss any "keepers" in there. When it gets full I sort and put them away. For cents that I have saved I have a couple hundred-tube boxes for US and another box for Canada that I use. For Wheats from 41 and newer I have a tube for each year and separate tubes for certain year's "D" and "S" coins. For 60's and 70's cents I have tubes for each decade and add new ones as they get filled. 80 and 81 have separate tubes, 82 has 4 (Copper and Zinc, "P" and "D"). Eventually when I am bored enough to do the work I will separate the 60's and 70's cents into individual years. For Canadian cents I have separate tubes for each year and for the zinc/copper/steel varieties when they have more than one for that year. For US Nickels of the 40's and 50's I have separate tubes for each year/mintmark. I also have tubes for US Bicentennial quarters. All other "Keepers", including halves that I have saved, any SBA or Ike dollars, pre-40 nickels and cents, Canadian 5C and up as well as foreign coins get put into 2x2's and in binders. |
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Quote:Are SBA's getting harder to find now? I find a couple hundred in each small dollar box I get. so about 20% of the box is SBAs |
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United States
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I don't hoard circulating coins, but I do have a fascination with the coin shown in my avatar. I have 4 slabbed, 2 in other type holders, and many more loose You seem to have your "problem" under control.  |
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New Member
United States
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im a sucker for woody's and toned pennys and canadian pennys
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