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Valued Member
United States
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At a coin show a dealer had just purchased a box of Indian Head Nickels. He just put up a sign saying any 5 for $1. I started to look through them and saw a 37D 3 legged one. I asked again how much. He got irritated and mentioned look at the sign. I said just wanted to make sure. Did you look at any of them. Now really irritated he said either take some or not. I took 5 for $1 and naturally the 3 legger.
LOL , serves him right for being kind of a jerk Edited by coretj
03/01/2010 1:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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haha I saw that you messed up on that quote!
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United States
436 Posts |
to the OP, I find most all of my coins via circulation and roll hunting. I'm almost done with Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, I am up to date on my Roosevelt dimes; sacs; & pres dollars, and just need a dozen or so Washington quarters to come up to date on my set(might have to buy those). I also ask at bank counters if they have any weird looking coins. I would say 95% of my coins are purchased at face. The other 5% are purchased with the proceeds from selling duplicate finds or coins I don't collect. |
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haha I saw that you messed up on that quote!
you're the only one :) |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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my computer goes really slow when I scroll down to that! lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
677 Posts |
Quote:I find most all of my coins via circulation and roll hunting. I'm almost done with Lincoln cents, Jefferson nickels, I am up to date on my Roosevelt dimes; sacs; & pres dollars, and just need a dozen or so Washington quarters to come up to date on my set(might have to buy those). That's pretty impressive, Tim. That would be a very good way to build a collection. I know I should roll hunt, but it seems like it would be so boring!  Different strokes for different folks, right?  |
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United States
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Ya know, there is something to be said for going back to the basics. I started the roll searches after many years of not even thinking about it as an inexpensive way to keep the hobby going. Looking for older coins and errors has become a blast. I need to go out looking for yard sales and so forth because you are all correct, there can be some very good deals to be had. The last auction I went to was in TX on a business trip when I had a spare day to do nothing. I found a little local auction and purchased the only coins being offered. I got 2 Mercury dimes, 1943 and 1943D MS64's for $4 and nobody else even offered a bid. |
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United States
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I'd say...patience. Although sometimes that can be easier said than done. Start with some decent commons to curb your "cravings" and read as much as you can. It's easy to spend way too much way too fast, so be sure to educate yourself as much as possible first.
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New Member
United States
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I LOVE THE BUSH MAN! We eat at Number 9s a lot and sit where we can see him doing his thing. Once people see someone getting "caught" they stand around and wait for the next "catch".
Lafaa: Is there an adult that could take you under their wing and help you with your collection? See if you can find books on the subject in your school library so you can read up on the coins you want to collect, you never know a great coin may drop into your pocket when you least expect it. (PPPSSSTTT: let your grand parents know, they usually like to support your hobbies in some small way, maybe they have some cool coins.
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New Member
United States
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For those of you who are roll searching, what do you do with the coins you don't want. My boys are collecting State Quarters at the moment, so I bought several rolls at the bank last Saturday. I asked about depositing the loose coins when we were done searching and the teller told me that they charge 7% to run coins through their machine if I brought in more than a handful to deposit. Though that was a little pricey! |
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India
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here they charge 10% just to give the coins out
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New Member
United States
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I'm in the same box, (Or should I say roll?) Jake. 21, college kid, sorting my laundry quarters for anything interesting. Start with something fun and simple, like small change, and start setting aside anything interesting. If you have friends who work a till, have them keep an eye out for odd coins. You'd be surprised how many foreign coins get substituted in small change! Canadian is common, but I've found Euros and a variety of South America and African coins too. And yes, Mercury dimes and Buffalo nickels have come from both customers and bank rolls. And the occasional Wheat penny (and one steel!) Really, get yourself a job working a till somewhere. :) I'm collecting general stuff now, maybe I'll narrow it down later in life when I have the money to specialize: either way, it's fun and cheap when you're only paying face. |
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Thailand
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I've always collected coins from anywhere in the world. There's more diversity and I never get bored. Even euro cents have a lot of types (the German ones have five different mint marks for each year, coins from India can have even more.
Ask friends and their parents, especially those who do a lot of travelling abroad. And it's amazing how many people come back from holiday with a load of 'funny' money they just throw into a drawer. You'll be surprised at how generous people are when they see you have a passion for something. I owe a lot to many friends over the years for the coins they've collected for me. Some go out of their way to get old or unusual ones.
The very best of luck on your collecting.
Vic
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New Member
United States
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I think they will take coins if they are rolled. My husband does this all the time without any problems.
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