Forum: Coins
October 7th 14, 02:53 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Managed one 40% half coin dumping in Vegas
Only dumped 80 bucks worth of halfs from one of the few (rare) casinos that still spit out coins on some machines. Got a 1966 and even won $2.50 before I quit ahead of the game so to speak. The...
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Forum: Coins
February 25th 14, 09:47 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,461
Calif. couple strike $10 million gold-coin bonanza
Full read: http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20140225&id=17382432
Snip:
A Northern California couple out walking their dog on their Gold Country property stumbled across a...
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Forum: Coins
December 17th 07, 03:26 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 78
Views: 2,528
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Forum: Coins
December 11th 07, 05:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 5
Views: 353
100 million the hard way?
On Dec 11, 10:57 am, "Ukraina Dvi" wrote:
You can wonder that, I wonder how many Indian head cents, wheat backs etc.
are in that pile.
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Hey, don't forget the...
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Forum: Coins
December 11th 07, 03:40 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 5
Views: 353
100 million the hard way?
Full article:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/making-cents-for-children-at-rockefeller-center/
snip:
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One million dollars -- give or take a few cents -- landed at...
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Forum: Coins
December 4th 07, 04:51 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 4
Views: 477
THE RETURN OF THE STEEL PENNY?
On Dec 2, 8:15 pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote:
Hello
The Steel penny may be returning. The
1943 one-cent Lincoln Penny was made out
of zink-coated steel due to...
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Forum: Paper Money
November 28th 07, 02:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.paper-money
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GA man tries to open account with $1 million bill
Article has a so-so image of the bill:
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/11/ga-man-tries-de.html
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The AP reports that Alexander D. Smith, 31, of Augusta, Ga., wasn't
charged with...
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Forum: Paper Money
November 28th 07, 01:59 PM Posted to rec.collecting.paper-money
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Replies: 8
Views: 662
Finally, 2003A $2s
On Nov 21, 9:57 am, "Ukraina Dvi" wrote:
One of the tellers at one of my banks absolutely loves $2 bills and orders
them for customers. Which is why I have a wad of...
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Forum: Coins
October 10th 07, 08:00 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 14
Views: 493
OT - it pays to know your bills
On Oct 9, 4:30 pm, tony cooper wrote:
On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:05:20 -0700, wrote:
Listening to some streaming old time radio and they had an...
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Forum: Coins
October 9th 07, 10:05 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 14
Views: 493
OT - it pays to know your bills
Listening to some streaming old time radio and they had an epi of You
Bet Your Life. Not sure what year but they were advertising
DeSotos. The big question was worth $2,000 and was "what bill...
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Forum: Coins
August 9th 07, 11:32 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 22
Views: 925
Ike dollars
On Jul 28, 6:45 pm, mrbrklyn wrote:
On Jul 28, 6:36 pm, "Dennis G. Rears"
wrote:
Thanks for all the suggestions and offers. I went to...
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Forum: Coins
August 9th 07, 03:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,115
Image theft on my auction
On Aug 8, 5:02 pm, "PC" wrote:
I feel he bought a coin from me - not an image of the coin. If he wants to
make his own image then I have no problem with that. I...
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Forum: Coins
August 3rd 07, 04:39 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 94
Views: 2,213
Ugly Liberty's
On Aug 2, 11:49 pm, Reid Goldsborough
wrote:
This is a continuation of a discussion of Saints, Draped Busts,
Morgans, beautiful Liberty's, ugly Liberty's, and coin...
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Forum: Coins
August 2nd 07, 01:08 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 346
Found in change
On Jul 30, 10:23 pm, Padraic Brown wrote:
I've noticed several reports of dollar coins and the like received in
change, and thought I'd add to the mix.
Over the last...
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Forum: Coins
June 27th 07, 12:00 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 528
Paid some small business with a $1 coin
Was in Plainwell MI over the weekend and there were a few lasses
selling lemonade but no customers. Walked down there and bought a
large cup of overrated 'aide for $1. Tossed the new $1 coin on...
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Forum: Coins
June 20th 07, 03:22 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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First coinstar silver in 14 months
Way back in April 2006 I found a 1945 Merc sitting by its lonesome in
the coinstar reject slot. Fast forward to June 2007 and a 1954 Rosie
greeted me :0)
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Forum: Coins
June 11th 07, 02:54 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 10
Views: 557
Found in Change This Week
Got a 1945 (P) wheatie in change today. Last time I got silver back
in change was sometimes last year (silver quarter). I did find a
1964 Rosie on top the woodchips in a playground last week. ...
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Forum: Coins
June 4th 07, 03:42 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 12
Views: 967
Today's youth
Went to a Sara Lee outlet and paid the change with a half, nickel and
cent. Clerk asked if the half was a dollar and I said "nope, a half
dollar" to which she replied "25 cents". I repeated "a...
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Forum: Coins
April 27th 07, 01:11 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,363
Error - Reverse on obverse
On Apr 20, 9:28 pm, "T-bone" wrote:
This guy on a medal detecting forum is claiming to have dug up an error coinhttp://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=8807such as this.
I...
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Forum: Coins
April 23rd 07, 02:03 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 9
Views: 357
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Forum: Coins
March 15th 07, 08:39 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 17
Views: 667
Bank finally had surplus of new dollars
Guess the euphoria has worn off - plenty of dollar rolls at the
bank. When I asked for some, one of the tellers said she has no use
for them as they took off the "In God We Trust". Guess she...
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Forum: Coins
March 12th 07, 04:16 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,270
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Forum: Coins
March 9th 07, 12:44 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Views: 294
Went through ma's change
I used to get her half dollar rolls for years as she liked spending
them but told her to save the obvious(silver) pre-1965 ones, and also
any 1965 - 1970. Anyway I've been cashing loose change for...
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Forum: Coins
March 8th 07, 11:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 3
Views: 442
still no george washington dollars
On Mar 7, 11:35 pm, "catpoopjb7" wrote:
these have not been released in chicago (ironically this was where the govt
previewed them) and are being widthheld indefinitely. what...
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Forum: Coins
March 8th 07, 01:19 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,056
new george dollar,,refused
On Mar 6, 6:12 pm, "tom" wrote:
went to a citgo station today with my new george $1's..Bought 20 mega
millions tickets ,,laid out the georges ..The clerk looked at them
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