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Be interesting to see that 73 25 cent piece on the obv side to determine if its a LB type that has value.
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The canadian one with the horse's opposite side?
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 from another Bluenoser The nickel dollars are gernerally worth face value, but the 1967 dollar has silver, so that's a keeper. You'll want to turn the mounty quarter around so we can see if it's the scarce large bust variety. The 1967 has silver. The '44 nickel is in decent shape, but they are common. I can't make out the date of the older cent. The halves seem to be nickel, so they're likely face value too. Looks as though there may be a US half with some silver, but we'd need the dates. Same with the nickel. |
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What's the date on the cent? |
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1929 on the one cent I actually have whole rolls of years.  |
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Unfortunately that 1973 is not the rare variety, but you have some silver and some sentimental coins for sure!
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What's often interesting is trying to figure out what prompted someone of an older generation to save a specific assortment of coins. For example, thinking about the year/denomination and what personal significance there might have been associated with certain places or events. The pennies - depending on when your father was born, might they have been given to him, the contents of a piggy bank? Trying to make that connection is the sort of thing I find intriguing and can far more meaningful than simple monetary value.
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That is definitely perplexing. I was born in 76 so not my year. My Dad was born in 1948 so I'm not sure why he picked those years but they must have meant something. The loose coins I'm not sure. There are 3 of some of them and I was an only child so again not really sure. (unless there is something I don't know ;) )
I'll have to do some digging to see if I can figure out why these specific coins and years.
I also have some bills that I found but they're circulated so not worth much any more except the face value.
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01/25/2016 5:44 pm
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Perhaps all or part of the collection was handed down to him by a grandparent?
Much like you, my father saved things that after he passed on, and I later wished I could figure out why he saved them. Now it's impossible to know the right or wrong answer. Sometimes I'm tempted to embellish a few stories and then hand away certain things to my children lol! Otherwise those old things hold very low significance, just because someone owned them in the past.
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My 11 year old would not believe the 1 and 2 dollar bills were real lol. And he thinks the silver dollars are old pirate coins.
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My 11 year old would not believe the 1 and 2 dollar bills were real lol. And he thinks the silver dollars are old pirate coins.
There go you...how about a sailing adventure seeking treasure?  My dad was a WW2 vet who was stationed in England and fought in France and brought home a lot of wartime coin from countries all over the world. I knew he had them but never once did I ask why and he rarely spoke of being in the war. So later I told my son that his grandfather traded coins with other soldiers just like baseball cards, although I distinctly do recall him mentioning that all soldiers buried their belongings for safekeeping. But digging up someone's money? I have no idea but trading makes for a better story! |
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The US Quarter with the drummer was minted 1975/1976 as part of the Bicentennial celebration. These were minted in huge quantities at Philadelphia and Denver. The mint mark is located on the obverse in the lower right behind the bow; if there is no mint mark it was struck in Philadelphia and a tiny D means it was struck in Denver. Perhaps your dad received this in change and kept it as a memento of your birth year. and also -MV |
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