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New Member
United States
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No kidding! I bought a cup of coffee on my way into work this morning and in my change there was a tired old indian head looking up at me. I could not believe it. I mean what are the chances that a collector would receive such a gift from the coin gods! Now it isn't worth anything really. The date is completly gone. It is a type 2 (most likely very late in the type's run) and there is a very subtle hint of a mint mark left. I don't have my glass with me so I'll have to look at it when I get home. Even then I might not be able to identify the mint.
I'm thinking that another collector got sick of having so many coins of little value and wanted to get rid of some buy putting them back into circ. That is the only reason I think I got this. Even though it looks like it's been in circ for 60+ years I can't imagine that it really has been.
Never the less it made my day.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This may happen more often than you would think. I along with a number of other old duffers around here deliberately put old coins back into circulation. We figure that just maybe someone will find it and he/she may just become interested in collecting coins. A lot of times with kids especially this is all that is needed.
Its for sure the coins found this way give someone a lot more pleasure than they do laying around in someones old tin can or mason jar.
I hope you find another dozen of the Buffs and want to start collecting them. They are one great coin to collect and there are a lot of them out there to be had for small cost to the collector.
Have a great day.
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Valued Member
United States
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I have been known to place tired old coins back into circulation, typically wheat cents. A year or two ago, I received a common-date Liberty Head nickel in change; that is something that doesn't happen every day! I suspect that either a collector placed it into circulation, or somebody's little brother or child stole some coins and spent them. My brother did that to me once when I was a child; he stole some 40% silver Kennedy half dollars and spent them. Finally, risk of this sort of thing became so great that I stored my coins at the neighbor's house - I trusted the neighbors far more than I trusted my brother. Heather |
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New Member
 United States
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Funny story Heather about your brother. I'm sure that it was from a collector (or collector's sibling!). Never the less, I am 32 years old and I've never found a coin like this in my change. I find wheat cents all the time though. Still, it's fun to get something like a buff (or better yet liberty head!) in you common everyday change.
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Valued Member
United States
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Finding a coin like that in change is a rare and exciting find. These days, no doubt someone purposefully plants these into circulation. Either way it's still great to find. The other day I found a 1956d Lincoln Cent in probably AU, still with lots of original red color. It's probably worth .25-.50 at most but it was worth way more than that to me from unexpectedly finding it.  Rick |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had some Buffalo nickels without dates and I spent them at the post office for stamps. The postal clerk looked at them but did not question their status as currency. I think he put them aside. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I too put coins back into circulation purposely. Some old, tired ones, but many Sacagaweas, SBA's, Kennedy Halfs, and even two dollar bills. |
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United States
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