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Pillar of the Community
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great post. Lets not forget the silver and gold coinage, a neat piece of history!
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Mkman123 absolutely...I have a brother in law who has an old beat up 5 dollar Indian head gold coin. You can tell it was used...I don't recall the date right now. I'm like a kid at his house...he has to get it out every time I go over there so I can see it. Love lookin at it.
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Very nice post. More! More!!
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i enjoyed reading your post, and have many times had similar thoughts. as enjoyable as a nice high grade coin is to see - the aged and tired looking coins seem to have a more interesting tale to tell. here is a coin, also received as change - that triggered a similar sense of enjoyment.  |
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I too agree with everyone. This is a hobby and should be considered fun, educational and a way of spending time that is of some importants. Unlike so many other hobbies that come and go, coin collecting has been around for as long as there have been coins. It is a hobby and should really be fun.
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Valued Member
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Post like this are why I prefer this forum to all of the other coin forums on the web. I'll read Collectors Universe but find that I have little in common with them.
To me coins like this 1941 nickle, worn Barbers,Buffaloes with the dates barely readable, or one of my old colonials so worn you can only make out what state it came from are more interesting than Registry points and resubmitting coins ad nauseum to eek out another point to justify charging more for it because it has a new label.
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Well when people complain about the cost of minting one cent and five cent coins, this thread gives that a whole new perspective.
The cost of minting small change is tiny in comparison to the amount of duty each coin will perform before it is retired.
Sure, some will say, "but they mint billions of them so the cost is really huge".
True, but now multiply that cost by the hundreds of hand-to-hand exchanges for each coin, and again the cost PER TRANSACTION is so tiny it's insignificant, and that's what really counts.
I'm just saying...
Duncan
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03/14/2014 10:15 am
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Nice post.  Quote:
The only thing that would make the hobby even better is if the coins could actually talk and tell you what they've been through. Sometimes, they do... https://goccf.com/t/168956 |
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Outstanding post! I've been asked why I assembled a set of Jefferson War Nickels in particular. I explain that to me it is significant beyond "a set of nickels" as my father fought in WWII as a member of Merrill's Marauders. I personally consider it a tribute to him and all the other servicemen that served during that time period. |
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jbuck- I know what you mean, but if the coin could actually tell you it's life, that would be amazing.
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Excellent Reading phankins. I totally agree.
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jbuck- I know what you mean, but if the coin could actually tell you it's life, that would be amazing. Yeah, I knew what you meant, but I had to jump on the opportunity to promote a fun thread.  |
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phankins11- well said, sir. Well said. This is also true for me. It is at the heart of why I collect. I love the history tied to these coins. Quote:
I have a rather poor example of the famous Widow's Mite of the Roman Procurator of Judaea Valerius Gratius, (A.D. 15-26). That means that it was actually struck during Jesus' life time on Earth. That is a poor example is not very surprising. Almost all of them were very carelessly struck.
Did Jesus actually handle this coin? If only coins could speak! Being a Christian, I find this very fascinating! I also have a Widow's Mite, but mine if from a few decades earlier. But I want to find one that was struck during Christ's lifetime. Here is mine, and I won it for just under $25.00! Unreal.  Edited by Darth Morgan
03/14/2014 11:56 pm
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I really enjoy the Widow's mites. One Christmas, I purchased about a dozen mites as a lot on ebay. I picked up a bunch of picture frames at the dollar store, and felt sheets from the craft department in a large chain store. I placed the felt inside the picture frame with the coin centered on the top half. On the lower half I placed, (printed on card stock) a historical reference to the coin and the appropriate biblical quote. They made great gifts for friends and family. At about $15 each. |
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