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OK who collects any special to them coins Just Because? I collect Bicentennial Quarters just because they are different and they are what got me hooked on coins. Which led to Quarters 1965-1969 The first clad and anytime something changes gotta be worth something. Now add the 2017P penny only year with a P on it. I am working on a cherry picked 2018 set I know that these aren't worth much more than face but it makes me happy. So what do you collect or hold aside just because it makes you smile? Let me know.      |
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 United States
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Buffalo nickels. They always bring a smile to my face regardless of raw or graded, or mint or circulated.
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United States
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I've always been glad to find a wheat stock cent. The last year they were made was my birth year and I have set aside each one I have come across. At one time I had well over $50 rolled up but a home invasion eliminated my stash then. Now they are loose in a box and I add one about weekly.
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United States
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I collected the Seated Liberty coins with the arrows at the date (1853-1855 and 1873-1874). They occur with Half Dimes, dimes, quarters and half dollars, and from several Mints. |
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Meow likes Silver War Nickels. It was the first graded coin Meow ever bought. It was a blast white ms66fs, and Meow just fell in love with its cartwheel luster. Meow hopes to one day have a the whole short set in full luster FS. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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For me, I love collecting Wheat Cents and Canadian Cents. If I find any from my bank box, I pull them out and keep them in a sorted bag of Wheat Cents and Canadian Cents.
Errers and Varietys.
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United States
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I get a laugh from FAKE money.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm going to go outside the box. I am an architect, and like finding coins that feature architects on them or famous buildings.
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Ikes. Ikes make me smile. But you already knew that.  |
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United States
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ALL money makes me smile  But a favorite, the 1964 Kennedy half dollar. The year I was born and the last year of 90% silver. I currently have about 30 of them. |
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United States
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Native American dollars. I like just about everything about them (except the year/mintmark/motto on the edge).
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Just about everything mentioned above gives me a kick, and I (attempt to) collect it all. However, halves of an variety really pique my interest.
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07/26/2018 1:55 pm
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United States
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I only got into collecting at the end of the last year mainly "just because" I suddenly came to the realization that I could combine my love for history, aesthetic imagery, and semi-precious/precious metals. I just gather what I can find from circulation right now as it's all I can afford, which is largely wheat cents and the very rare silver. Nickels are my favorite, Buffalos being first (as my name suggests) and Liberty a close second, but I have yet to find any. Basically I like to collect any "classic" design I can come across. George V, VI and Young Elizabeth Canadian cents are cool to come across too.
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07/26/2018 2:05 pm
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United States
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My favorite are Morgan dollars. I started out collecting them and have continued collecting them in higher grades and better quality. I am also interested in Liberty Seated and Capped Bust coinage. |
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United Kingdom
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British bronze pennies, from 1860 to 1970, because they were the coins I knew as a kid, they're nice and big, and even ignoring dates like 1933 you can still keep on adding to your collection, with all the Victorian varieties! My favorite US coin has to be the Morgan dollar - I've been hooked ever since a family friend gave me an 1882-O one back in 1976! |
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United States
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Just Because is why I collect coins that would have been in circulation in North America from 1500 to 1775, at the close of the British Colonial era. These are often not at all what folks think of when talking about "colonials." To be fair I collect to the end of Spanish, French and Dutch colonies in North America too.
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Posted 07/26/2018 08:37 am
