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Mine are just a few coins and a $20 note that my mom gave me. She gave me a 2006 $20 SOI note in a birthday card not even knowing it was a collectible note because of the note being an SOI note. It was for my b-day in 2010, she passed before my 2011 b-day so it was the last b-day gift she ever gave me. She also gave me a LMC dated 1962-D because that's my birth year,it isn't in very good condition but I will still keep it,she had to use a magnifier to see the date because of her weak eye sight.Years ago she gave me a Mercury dime she got in change.I plan on keeping them all. John1  |
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I have somewhere around 20 Morgans?Peace that my Great Great Grandma gave to me when I was really young they are the reason I started collecting. They are more protected than most of my more expensive ones cause they mean that much more to me. She also gave me a few 1911 D Barber dimes that I love because that was her birth year. |
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1943/2 Jefferson nickel that I sent in and had slabbed by ANACS. Came back as VF/damaged...which is the correct grade. Found this roll searching with my mom...about 1991. She has passed on as well. So, without a doubt, THIS damaged Jefferson is my most cherished coin. |
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United States
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Roll searching with your mom, that's awesome. :D I have a couple coins I associate with my maternal grandfather that I never met because he died before I was born. One is a crown from the Isle of Man, where he served in WWII. I've had that since I was very young. The other is a 1907 british penny which I just discovered on my last trip home. My mom thinks that he brought it home with him.
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I actually have a pair, because that is how I received them. A pair of Eisenhower dollars (1976-D Variety 2 and 1977-D) given to me by my dad, which officially started my interest in coins as something other than just money. |
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United States
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In another post about our rarest or most expensive coin I replied a 1943 Cent given to me by me Dad in 1943.
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Well, I would say three Walking Liberty halves: 1921, 1921-D and 1921-S. They were found in circulation by my father. And while I have had no problems selling his other coins, these three will be among the last to go. Just too nice. Dad had a custom of giving away 1909 Lincolns to new collectors. I have decided to follow the custom. These are the last that he accumulated. Here is the link: https://goccf.com/t/131607 |
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mine's a 1771 Danish 1/4 skilling, found as a child while picking potatoes from the ground my dad dug up in our small patch of potatoes.
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United States
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I have a gold Maple and a columbian Half that are pretty special to me. They were gifts from family members. I also don't have many of either. So at least for the time being it's easy to know how I came to possess these 2 coins and that makes them more special for me.
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United States
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An 1896 Morgan that my Grandma had placed in her cradle upon her birth. She left it to me.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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United States
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185? FEC given to me by my grandfather that sparked my interest in coin collecting. Date is completely gone unless I can find someone to restore it. My 1878 CC Morgan is also sentimental as it is the first coin I remember purchasing with my own money.
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acloco, I can see why you cherish this coin. Around 1969, my father took me to the bank and purchased 5 dollars in penny rolls so I could go through them. This was the first and last time I ever roll searched. I found around 8 Wheats but back then, had no knowledge of errors. I think I'll try it again in the near future. As for my most cherished coin, this would have to be the two-headed 1964 Kennedy half dollar. It sat in my fathers miniature treasure chest jewelry box and I played with that coin and admired it all the time. When I was home sick, I'd go in his room and sneak a look at the few coins he had stashed in there. He also had a nickel plated 1941 Lincoln Penny. I thought I still had it but was unable to locate this little personal treasure. I still have the two headed half. |
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United States
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Mine .. will be the next big coin I purchase.
I am not just saying that .. because it is the nest big coin.
I was talking with my father, a couple months ago, about my 7070 type set .. how I am getting close to completing the gold page. I told I wanted to purchase a 1932 $10.00 Indian, because it is the year my father was born. I think he has gotten more excited about me getting this coin than I am. He asks me at least once a week if I have found one yet. I have $1,100 put away for the coin, but have not found just the right one yet. I will have to put a little more with what I have put away for this purchase.
But I am sure I will get one in the next couple weeks, then get the last three smaller gold coins to finish the 7070.
Of course then I will have to plan a trip to Michigan to show my father the 1932 gold coin I put into my favorite set .. just for him.
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United States
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Out of all the USA & World errors I have, none have any senitmental other then to be sold when the time comes for my grandchildrens college...
Seperate from my coins is a small currency collection that belonged to my Grandparents (my grandfather died in 1956 & grandmother in 1970) that I traded a PCGS MS62 St. Gauldens with my Uncle back in 2002... The retail value on the Double Eagle was about $425 back then... The Currency I received were multi-denominations of Silver Certificates, Legal Tender Notes, Type 1 & 2 National Currency, Early Federal Reserve Notes with 1 or 2 that were backed in Gold (series 1928) and 2 EF/AU Series 1928 Ten Dollar Gold Certificates... I made a provision in my will that this collection must remain in the family as this is Currency from my grandchildrens great-great-grandparents and I would love to have it remain in the family...
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Broken-Coin, If I remember right didn't you get your user name when one of your kids looked at one of your error coins and called it a "Broken Coin"? That coin would be sentimental to me if I was in your shoes. If you still have that coin I would add it to the currency and keep it too. IMHO of course. John1 |
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United States
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Mine's an 1857-O Seated dime my Grandfather gave me in 1973; he passed away shortly after that. |
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