Forum: Coins
January 11th 13, 12:04 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
January 3rd 13, 01:39 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
December 17th 12, 08:14 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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shoebox of - .10, .25, .50, 1.00
When my mother passed away earlier this year I went to close out the
safety deposit box and split any silver coins with the siblings. 96
90% halves(a few walking libs were the oldest ones) and 223...
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Forum: Coins
August 4th 12, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
August 3rd 12, 10:06 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
August 3rd 12, 11:57 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
May 4th 12, 09:41 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Canada Kills The Penny
It is official.
Snip:
Date: Fri. May. 4 2012 12:36 PM ET
The last penny minted in Canada since its introduction in 1858 is on
its way to the country's currency museum in Ottawa.
Finance Minister...
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Forum: Coins
March 30th 12, 07:13 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Canada Kills The Penny
On Mar 30, 11:31*am, Jim_Higgins wrote:
I wish we would get rid of the nation's most useless coin. Withdrawing
the paper dollar in favor of the dollar coin and creation...
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Forum: Coins
December 20th 11, 08:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Hope is collection is better than his spelling
D'OH forgot to cut and paste the drivel
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I have owned these coin sets for over fourty-years, they are
professionally in-framed with story explanations of each set.
{#1}...
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Forum: Coins
December 12th 11, 03:31 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Forum: Coins
December 9th 11, 03:33 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Penny AKA cent hoarding article
On Dec 8, 4:39*pm, "Bremick" wrote:
Imagine the public rush if it were widely reported that some 30% of our
quarters easily found in circulation are actually worth about 2½...
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Forum: Coins
December 8th 11, 04:32 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Views: 1,093
Penny AKA cent hoarding article
Full read:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/laws-change-penny-hoarders-cash-thousands-dollars/story?id=15076522
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Joe Henry is on a first name basis with bank tellers across...
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Forum: Coins
December 7th 11, 01:52 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Views: 889
Illinois State Surplus Auctions
They had the IL state treasurer on the news today. He stated the
silver coin was appraised around $2,100 and it is currently at
$2,225. He did say it was 5 TROY pounds so he got it right.
Video:...
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Forum: Coins
December 6th 11, 07:04 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Illinois State Surplus Auctions
D'OH beat to the punch about the oz vs troy oz.
Trust me, the auction usually has plenty of bidiots. You could put
a common $5 bill out there and someone would pay $6 for it.
On Dec 6, 1:02*pm,...
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Forum: Coins
December 6th 11, 07:02 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Illinois State Surplus Auctions
Thanks for the information. Someone mentioned they heard (but not
confirmed) the reserve price is 75% of the estimated value for said
items.
Some of the slabbed coins show the PCGS barcodes. I...
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Forum: Coins
December 6th 11, 03:12 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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220,000 Ikes bought up
Full read:
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/05/4101540/coin-company-finds-5-ton-stash.html
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CONCORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire-based coin dealer has acquired a 5-
ton stash of more...
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Forum: Coins
June 8th 11, 02:59 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Gotta keep "training" those cashiers
Lately I've been telling each cashier I use a half at that they are,
well a half. Forgot to today, come home and see the cashier rang the
half up as a buck.
*note to self - keep on telling them it...
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Forum: Coins
May 2nd 11, 11:49 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Views: 584
One ugly (holed) 1947 Canadian cent
On May 2, 12:57*am, Reid Goldsborough
wrote:
Since you're referring to me here, let me point out that this particular
holed, broken, and badly corroded Canadian cent is...
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Forum: Coins
May 2nd 11, 12:31 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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One ugly (holed) 1947 Canadian cent
Forgot all about this coin. Found it MD'ing a few years back and the
hole was intact when I found it but the top part busted off after I
had unearthed it.
Perhaps I should rebury...
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Forum: Coins
April 25th 11, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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2011-dated Coins appear!!!
On Apr 23, 2:39*pm, oly wrote:
Springpatch was bombarded this week with 2011-D dimes and 2011 (P)
cents. *Also, there are some Gettysburg quarters showing up in the
tills...
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Forum: Coins
April 25th 11, 06:27 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 6
Views: 725
Chinese fakes intercepted at ORD
Full read:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110421/news/704219785/
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U.S. Customs agents at O'Hare International Airport continue to seize
counterfeit goods sent over from China...
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Forum: Coins
April 12th 11, 04:08 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money
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Replies: 1
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Failed at getting $2's in a checkbook type format
Was in Vegas last week, Caesar's were sold out and due to budget cuts
had no idea when they would scrape together more 2's and glue them
together to make the checkbook like appearance. Wanted to...
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Forum: Paper Money
April 12th 11, 04:08 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins,rec.collecting.paper-money
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Failed at getting $2's in a checkbook type format
Was in Vegas last week, Caesar's were sold out and due to budget cuts
had no idea when they would scrape together more 2's and glue them
together to make the checkbook like appearance. Wanted to...
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Forum: Coins
October 12th 10, 02:15 AM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 7
Views: 772
Half dollar spiel in 'letter to the editors'
In the 10/11 Chicago Sun Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/letters/2789824,CST-EDT-vox11.article
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Coin question
Where are the 50-cent U.S. coins? Recently, I realized that...
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Forum: Coins
October 5th 10, 05:59 PM Posted to rec.collecting.coins
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Replies: 2
Views: 573
Can anyone ID this token or coin?
On Oct 4, 10:20*pm, Bob wrote:
On Oct 3, 8:37*pm, Duh_OZ wrote:
If the image links require a log-in, don't bother. *They *should* work
without...
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