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TSmith3510 Valued Member United States 455 Posts	Posted 10/06/2007 12:42 am Coins are amazing. They get born, mark time incredibly well, and endure history. Some are well traveled. They've gone for rides in vintage cars, planes, and trains. Some have gone on cruise ships and traveled around the world. They've paid wages, bought lunches, played in arcades and juke box machines. They've been hoarded, squandered, gambled, invested, gifted, stolen, donated, lost, and found. Over and over and over again until one of us pulls them out of circulation and puts them in a collection. I don't think mine talk though. Maybe I'm not listening closely enough? Great thread Paratrooper. Report this Post to the Staff
janknez Pillar of the Community United States 595 Posts	Posted 10/08/2007 10:54 am At a coin show yesterday, we bought a 1734 ha'penny, and my partner said, "I wish there was a computer chip embedded in this so we could tell where it's been and who has handled it." Or would that take the fantasy out of it? Jan Report this Post to the Staff
TheCoinfest Valued Member United States 83 Posts	Posted 10/08/2007 11:07 pm yes I agree, my favs are what one would call Storybook Coins like the 1848 $2 1/2 CAL gold piece. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/08/2007 11:54 pm What a perfectly wonderful question USAP! I sometimes purchase a coin based on the potential story alone. Recently, I made a bid board purchase of a counterstamped 1853 SL quarter- the counterstamp was "1876". I am almost certain that the counterstamp is original on a coin that was circulating in the period and counterstamped for the nation's centennial celebration. The color is a nice dark circulated cameo and the coin was worn after the counterstamp was made. For the price- $5.75- and the potential history behind it, I couldn't go wrong. The old stories and the history behind coins is one of the main reasons I collect. USAP, your question was excellent enough to finally bring out my 1000th post For this honor, you will receive a wonderful parting gift from one of our sponsors...would you like the toaster or the years' supply of nutritional shakes? Report this Post to the Staff
USArmyParatrooper Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 10/09/2007 02:48 am Thanks, Bio! I'm assuming the parting gift is a joke. But just in case, the nutritional shakes will do just nicely :) Report this Post to the Staff
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