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Not knowing what else to call them, I am calling them "pocket" coins. My father would carry around coins in change to wear them down, his last coin was a Sac dollar, which I cannot find, but I do have 3 others he "did" when he was alive. I'm not planning on getting rid of them but the three coins I have are: A fugio cent, only identifiable by the rings and nothing else. A Washington piece, only identifiable by the outline of Mr. Washington. A 1795 Large cent with the date actually readable. You can make out the head and the date, and thats it. Blank reverse. A 1964 Kennedy half. An Eisenhower dollar.     Do things like these have any collectible value at all? I'm not planning on selling them, but I'm going through my personal hoard and came across them. Pictures are out of the question, my scanner will fail miserably with these. Edited by HippieOutcast
01/05/2009 02:02 am
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United States
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I certainly believe they do. Pitures?
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Pillar of the Community
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I can try and get some pictures, it might be tricky.
Do any of you guys out there have similar things? You can get a really neat looking coin.
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Sorry, can't help you with values. But your story reminds me of when I was about seven or eight and should an interest in coins. My family was visiting my grandfather's farm during summer holidays and I happened to be showing my uncles a couple of coins I had with me (probably shiny pennies or something). My grandfather reached into his pocket and handed me three large cents! They were very worn but they were the oldest coins I had ever seen and he just gave them to me! This was the starting point of my coin collecting interest. I'll never forget that. I've done the same thing with neighbourhood kids. I had an antique store for a while and I would buy bulk foreign coins and toss them into a big fish bowl. Kids that showed some interest in them would always get a cool one out of the bowl for free. I know that I started a lot of new collectors on their way just by that little gesture, the same way my grandfather did with me. Thanks for bringing back that memory!  |
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There is just something special about seeing a smooth, worn down coin I suppose. More so for me than even the most brilliant MS example. (Also the worn down ones are a bit cheaper  ) Edited by HippieOutcast
01/04/2009 3:05 pm
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Absolutely they have value, especially significant coins such as the ones you have. They would probably grade Fair on the high end, and Poor on the low end.
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Pillar of the Community
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The thing that sets these apart from other poor coins, is that they are worn smooth, and not that damaged.
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I'm assuming the fugio cent has to have some significant value just because of what it is...not the grade Assuming it's a legit piece too |
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Well, I know my dad would not have bothered with a fake coin. He was a little odd like that. He told me also that he started with a decent looking cent too (the 1795 one) and wore it down. He was quite proud of it.
We found the rest in his desk.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 The Fugio and 1795 cent are crazy pocket pieces. In the context of those two coins, I bet the third one is post-colonial pre-federal Washingtonia piece(2009 Red Book pgs 75-80) I shed a tear thinking of what they might have looked like before life in a pocket  |
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I just love the obverse of that Ike, it wore down to a perfect 'line profile'. The reverse of the JFK is also pretty neat! |
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Thanks for sharing, very cool. I always think about carrying a pocket piece, but I think i'll just loose it right away :(
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Yeah, I'm thinking about starting one of my own. Perhaps one of the new dollar coins?
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There are collectors who try and put together a set of the lowest grade coins they can find. There are even rules for this such as the wear must be natural and not done by sanding them down etc. and they mesy have a legible date. I would imagine they would even pay a premium to get the lowest grade coin.
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I guess that I am not part of the "crowd". I think that is awful to deliberately wear away nice coins. How could anyone get pleasure from tht?
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A 1878 CC ( maybe ) tossed in for free by a dealer before silver prices took off. My lighted loupe shows what might be CC. This is pretty much how it looked the day I received it. The wear is obviously extreme but surprisingly even. I carry it with my change and many folks ask exactly what it is. Denis Image:  32798d1221972472t-photo-3.jpg25.88 KB |
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