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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What stories your old coins could tell? I wish I had a crystal ball that could show me. Coins that have been through wars, exchanged hands during the depression, or even taken part in commerce during the infant stage of our country. These untold mysteries are part of what draws me to the hobby. Unfortunately all I'll ever know is that some guy on ebay or in a shop had it last.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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UAP Get yourself a metal detector ,, the coins you find are exactly where they were lost by the last person to handle them ! all the history is retained although just who that person was will rely on your imagination ! Not exactly a coin but I can guarantee it was just as good as money in its time .   Dug from 9 inches deep ! as a point of reference all of the wheaties and silver I have found in this area have been between 5 and 6 inches deep . Metalman |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Every time I see an old coin. I think that "daydreaming" is what continues to hold my fascination with coins. I'm sure the stories they would tell would be amazing! Coins make me feel like I feel when I visit an historic place. I wonder if I am stepping on the same "path" someone famous has walked? Am I handling the same coin that an historic figure held? I also often wonder how many dollars worth of goods and services a well worn old coin has purchased in it's "lifetime". See, I'm already wondering something about them yet again! Mike  |
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United States
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I do wonder what some in my collection would say if they could speak. I think this is why some of my favorite coins are always "gently circulated." To me it seems to give them a little character and assures me that they have some kind of history. Don't get me wrong, I love BU's but there is a good deal of appeal in my eyes for coins that has been potentially used in the day to day activities of the past.
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Valued Member
United States
393 Posts |
I often wonder if a coin was used by Lincoln, Grant, Lee, or carried by an infantryman in the civil war.
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Australia
655 Posts |
For a bit of fun try psychometry - psychic object reading.
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United States
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I went to the bank to return some coin boxes and got cash. On the way to the next bank I noticed that several of the bills I had received had words one of which said St. Mary's (the others were difficult to read) and what looked like telephone numbers on them. I was wondering the same thing. Who wrote on these and why.
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
I feel the same way sometimes going thru Fed coin boxs and finding stuff in there and why its there or how or why it was saved to look brand new after all those years Or old coins found from the old days. Why did they spend it all those years later ?
Example on finds I think about it
1. 1960,1971 bu penny . Most of them are brown and wore after all those years
2. 1941 bu nickel like brand new mint state.
3. Old Bufflo nickels in there like 1926, 1937
4. 1890 penny in an 2007 fed box from this year.
5. Half fed boxs with proof coins, 90% silver coins, Franklins. The sad thing is most all peaple in usa know silver coins are worth more than face value. Thats the reason why they pulled all silver dimes or quarters out them years ago. Why or how they never removed all those silver coins from Fed box got me like they did Quarters and dimes years ago. Its still being found all these years later in 2007.
6. Error coins lefht for the taking out of old boxes or bank tellers selling them at face value.
I wish sometimes coins could talk and tell us why they are still mint state or why they were spent since they need to be an persons collections becides in fed box of coins to be used everyday as spending money. There are still lots amazing finds in those coin boxes waiting for an coin collector to find them.
Chevrolet454ss
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 United States
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Chevy, what is a Federal Coin Box, and how do I get my hands on one?
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Rest in Peace
Australia
661 Posts |
Mike,
How do I teach an ugly cat to stand on it's front legs?
I'm still trying to get the good looking one into a bathing costume!
regards,
Edited by muckeye
10/05/2007 06:11 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
Every coin that I dig with my detector seems to tell a story.
My favorite was in a football field endzone.
I got a hit and dug 6 silver quarters, next to each other.
Obviously a pocket spill.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've often wondered exactly the same things...where have these coins been, who's pockets and purses held them, what goods and services were they exchanged for, and how odd that after all those transactions and the passage of time that they ended up in my hands. The convergence of two such random threads in the tapestry of history is always a bit of a miracle in my mind. I know for sure that's why I much prefer circulated coins to uncirculated and proof coins, and why new coins hold little interest for me.
I'm glad others love the BU's and proofs, and still other collectors are into current business strikes. If everyone was like me, it'd make the hobby a bit boring...and would push the prices of the coins I like to stratospheric levels I cound never afford.
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Valued Member
United States
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Usarmy, This will tell you all about those fed boxs of money I buy from banks http://www.frbservices.org/Local-In...ervices.html They will not sell to any person. Onley banks can buy them . I buy my stuff from Bank of america since I have an account with them. I buy pennys in $25 dollar boxes, $100 dollar nickel boxes. Thats where my Bank buys there coins is from houston texas federal reserve bank. I get them all time to search coins and its fun to search. If start you start buying those boxs to search. I would open an bank account with secord bank to sell the remains of them after you pull all the old coins out the box. I have bank accoount with an secord locol bank I use as dump bank to turn them back into dollars to pay my other bank to buy more boxs each week. I sometimes get Brand new boxs of coins but its rare for sure. In the summer I got an full box of 2007 denver pennys . 99% of time they give me used boxes of coins . You need to talk with your bank teller about them. Half dollar boxs are hard to buy these days since banks dont want to carry them. Let me tell this not all banks use the feds for money. There are lots banks that use Armored truck companys like binks to buy there coins. How you can tell if the box is fed box or armored truck company box. All Feds boxs are wraped in N.F. String @son Inc Harrisburg Pa. boxs and the coins are wraped in there wrapers. On top of box they are stamped with Cwi 69 that means Houston texas. If you live in Jacksonville Flodia the cwi will be stamped 120 or 103 on box or whatever place you live. On box they are inspected and stamped on with an 4 number from an inspecter before they leave bank. They are beter to search compared to other boxes. Most of truck companys boxs are clear tubes with no writing on boxes or rolls compared to fed boxs. I sometimes buy those boxs from truck companys to search but the fed boxs are beter I think to search. Chevrolet454ss |
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United States
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What are you guys talking about?  Your coins don't talk to you? Mine DO.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2269 Posts |
When look at one of my ancient Roman coins, I always wonder what famous person, Roman soldier, or statesman held onto these coins. If they could talk to me, I'm sure they would tell me, 2000 year's worth of history.
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Australia
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G'day, those who collect NCLT & proofs probably don't understand any of these posts.
Peter in Oz
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Posted 10/04/2007 02:02 am
