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Valued Member
United States
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Another thread got me to thinking back how when I was a little kid, I had the idea that stores wouldn't take dirty pennies so I would throw them away.
They had to be shiny or that dull copper color, with no gunk on them, no major damage, no corrosion. Otherwise I felt like I got ripped off and would toss them right in the trashcan.
I remember going to buy candy as a kid and asking the clerk for different pennies here and there if they were ugly. They must have thought I was just a fussy little kid.
Did you have any weird ideas about coins?
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Valued Member
United States
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not really but my sister didn't think coins were real money only paper money was real so she would always give me all her change, I just loved it when she had a pocket full of quarters. Man it was great being her big brother back then, the things I could make her believe  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1256 Posts |
Don't remember anything but a lady a work says she throws away the zincs because they're nasty.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
... and I remember a coin show from 20 years ago or more ... I came away with a 1935 Canadian dollar for USD 25 and a US Large Cent from the bargin bin at USD 0.25! I still love both of them. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Used to wonder why the tooth fairy didn't have any coins with a tooth shown on them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1796 Posts |
When I was young -- or so the eldest members of my family have reported -- I at one point wanted to toss some coins into a fountain. My grandfather (the last great numismatist in our family; may he rest in peace) obliged and pulled out some shiny, brand new pennies from his pocket.
Upon giving them to me I apparently noticed the shine and exclaimed, "Oh no! These are keepers!"... and put them promptly into my own pocket... :-)
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Moderator
 United States
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When I first started collecting, I thought I could go to the bank and ask for coins by date; specifically asking for the new releases.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1770 Posts |
just when I was a kid I had no idea there was silver in half dollars after 1964
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When I was very young I knew what a cent was, and the nickel was five cents. I used to wonder how they managed to squeeze five cents into that thing. Sure it was bigger in diameter but not that much thicker.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I used to think that only Mercury dimes were worth saving because they were silver, even though roosevelts were too, and I knew that, but for some reason didnt think they were worth anything more...prolly because they still use the same design |
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Australia
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"Did you have any weird ideas about coins?"
Yeah, I thought I'd start collecting them. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
764 Posts |
when I was really young, I thought I would stop collecting once I finished lincolns, jeffersons, roosevelts, and washingtons.
such a ridiculous idea!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My kids (12 and 8) have absolutely no interest in coins. As a matter of fact they only want paper money. My boy won a Kennedy half and '37d buffalo in a school contest, and promptly "discarded" them. His sister nabbed them and she had good intentions on spending the buffalo before I rescued it. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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United States
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My uncle used to throw away pennies. That's irksome to me, to think of all the wheat backs he probably pitched.
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Posted 02/08/2012 4:39 pm
