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Hello everyone I enjoy all kinds of what I consider "treasure hunting" and have found interesting coins using the three methods mentioned in the title of this post. There's just something so satisfying about finding stuff.Im extremely curious to read about what you all have found. I never did get that 69-s DDO or that 43 copper I always wanted but have made some nice scores including but not limited to a beautiful 99 WAM cent and an absolutely stunning 1970 small date and tons of other minor finds of all kinds. Please share some of your finds Friends. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 to the CCF!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the forums here at CCF! We look forward to seeing your coins when you post them. But please post only one coin per topic for ease of the conversation on your coins. We prefer them to be full coin images bot sides, and cropped to the edge of the coin so we can see it better.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found a 1909 VDB LWC in MS. A rich friend had upgraded his Buffalo nickels to MS, so he sold me his fully complete circulated set for $30. On the bay I bought "a few rolls of older MS Jeffersons", and they turned out to be high grade, full step coins, from early die states, the most beautiful group of Jeffersons I've ever seen assembled. Edited by nick10
06/02/2023 8:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My wife brought home 1 roll each of cents, nickels, dimes and quarters today for me to search through. I found a 1948D Nickel, A 1952D silver dime, A 1958D Wheat cent, 5 pre 1982 copper cents and a parks quarter that my brother in law needs. Nothing spectacular but it shows that occasionally you can still find 90% silver in this day and age. |
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I scour obscure online auction sites for hidden gems for my collection of Louisiana trade tokens. This rarity was in a bunch of mostly junk, but I got the lot for about 10% of what the token itself would have sold for on eBay. Crawford and Farber (Louisiana Trade Tokens, 2nd Ed.) list it as a "B9", where B indicates the second-highest collectible field and 9 indicates that only 2-3 examples are known.   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Russian Federation
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This rarity was in a bunch of mostly junk Wow. Is it bimetallic? I knew of British bimetallic model (half)pennies but I didn't know there were other bimetallic issues anywhere near this old, never mind ones that actually circulated.
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Pillar of the Community
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to the forum! Two quickly came to mind, that were better than average and both were from ebay. The first was a 78 Morgan dollar, with really sketchy pics that I bought on they bay for $30. This was in 2011, when the uptick in silver had just begun and most did not pay attention because of the cost and bad pics. It ended up being the "King of VAMs". The second was a cherry pick that a friend turned me onto, a 98S Lincoln cent CLAM that I ended up snagging for $16. I ended up selling both for a very nice profit. I do not have a pic of the Morgan (before I started cataloging my pics) but do of the CLAM.  
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What exactly do you mean by "CLAM"?
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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january1may, yes it is bimetallic. Many trade tokens from the early part of the 20th century were so constructed. Here's another R9 example that I "cherry picked" on eBay for $22 because the seller used poor language in the title.   Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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@-makecents- very nice proof 98-S Close AM! Did you get it graded before selling it? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:@-makecents- very nice proof 98-S Close AM! Did you get it graded before selling it? Nope. Sold it raw, with these pics. Did a five day auction and it sold for $176.
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Nope. Sold it raw, with these pics. Did a five day auction and it sold for $176. Sweet!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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That's what I'm talking about. Very tidy sum.
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Pillar of the Community
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 . Nice Jon. Congrats
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Posted 06/02/2023 6:40 pm
My Dansco 7181,7182 Uncirculated American Silver Eagle Albums - 1986 to Present 
