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 This was the first coin that got me started while working in my parent restaurant 40 years ago, found in a penny roll. In a NGC holder grade MS-64BN. |
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Very nice story, jpsned! This does bring back a lot of memories of some of my first coin purchases back in the late '60's or early '70's. In those days I mowed a few of our neighbors' yards for about $2 each, and I'd occasionally splurge and buy a few coins from ads in Coinage magazine. I still remember the anticipation of checking the mail each day, the disappointment when nothing was there for me, and then the excitement when they finally arrived!
When I started collecting we were living in Charleston, S.C., so as with you finding any "S" mint coin was really something special.
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pretty nice set, thanks for the story to go with tit.
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Still having the coins you bought as a kid in the early 70s is fun, isn't it? I'm in the same demographic and still have everything I ever bought (which wasn't a lot on my lawn mowing income). Your set is interesting in that for the early 70s, they're all the most recent obsolete coin except the half dollar. It's funny what you said about the S mint mark - even living in the Chicago area anything with an S was automatically considered more valuable.
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Fun trip down memory lane - thanks for sharing.  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Nice set and nice story. You might want to write that info down and keep it with the set for future generations. John1  |
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Very nice! I remember seeing these sets advertised in the coin magazines way back when. |
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Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I'm happy to have shared this with you. I think I bought this from an ad in Numismatic News (when it was still a newspaper). |
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Quote:I think I bought this from an ad in Numismatic News (when it was still a newspaper). The good ole days!  As much as I love the digital age (CCF, FTW!), I do miss the old printed coin magazines and papers; sitting outside on a cool evening thumbing through them. Just not the same with a smartphone or tablet (Or in my case, a phablet). |
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Man, if only that 1927 quarter was an S.
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Man, if only that 1927 quarter was an S. I'm sure that thought crossed my mind when I received the set...  |
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As much as I love the digital age (CCF, FTW!), I do miss the old printed coin magazines and papers @jbuck, for all my magazine subscriptions and one newspaper I still get print versions if they're available. While I do buy most of my novels in digital format, I really don't like reading magazines or books which have a lot of illustrations or photos that way. At some point, if I live long enough, I know I won't have any choice but to switch over. However, as long as print subscriptions are offered I'll be getting those... |
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I have not bought a real magazine in... years.  However, I have never bought an eBook. I even dislike audio-books! Real books... that might just be the last hill I defend.  |
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However, I have never bought an eBook. I even dislike audio-books! I've never bought an audio book. Never even been tempted. I love to read, but I'm not much on listening to someone else read... |
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