I am not that Jerry Springer. I never was a mayor of any Ohio city. I still have not weighed the penny folks. Sorry about leaving this out there. I suspect it is an internally cracked planchet. That would help explain it IMHO. Thank you everyone for the welcoming salutations, btw.
A little about myself. I got into coin collecting last spring after a subtle notice that copper pennies actually had a metal in it making the penny worth more the 1 cent at the time. I always had some mild interest in holding onto old coins but never made a point of searching for them. I just assumed that you get random coins from making transactions at a sales counter and never thought about asking banks for coins. At first it was awkward going into banks and asking for $50 in pennies and all that stuff. After a while I learned that many banks usually bend over backwards to help me with my requests for coins they have on hand. The fun spread to nickel collecting and other common coins . All interest was at first based upon the metal value of the coins but now I collect coins for their circulation rarity too. Also, since the interest rate on money is low, I think it is a wash at worst holding onto coins instead of keeping the cash in a bank account. I'd sooner try to sell my coins on an auction site than turn them into a bank if push came to shove too.
I enjoy the search for the coins and the variety of results I get. Nice thing is there is no major rules to it except being polite at banks and not getting in trouble with the spouse for the time spent searching for coins.
Do you have a picture to post. So we can see it? All 66s are 95%copper unless it was garage made(fake) I have a dime that someone made from lead. SO are you the real Jerry from the show? Just had to ask. Coindexter
Posted 11/13/2008 07:21 am
Jerry,Jerry,Jerry 
