Coins as holiday gifts

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/o...8865595301.xml


Coins of this realm -- and other realms, too -- make great last-minute
money gifts to tuck in the toe of a Christmas stocking.

"stonej" reports:
Coins of this realm -- and other realms, too -- make great last-minute
money gifts to tuck in the toe of a Christmas stocking.

Indeed an interesting article. In part, she states:

"Lewis and Clark nickels are being minted especially for the 200th
anniversary and are now in general circulation, so they should start turning
up in your pocket change. One design features the explorers' keelboat, and
the other sports the Peace Medal design. Both retain the American buffalo on
the reverse."

I wonder what made her think that?

Larry

I must have been asleep when this little tidbit snuck through:

quote Lewis and Clark nickels are being minted especially for the 200th
anniversary and are now in general circulation, so they should start turning up
in your pocket change. One design features the explorers' keelboat, and the
other sports the Peace Medal design. Both retain the American buffalo on the
reverse. unquote

Both retain the American buffalo on the reverse? Does anybody have one of
these they'd be willing to sell cheap? :-)

Jerry

"John Stone" provides an interesting article. You need to sign in. For them
I'm a 100 y/o woman living in zip code 11111. Anyway:

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/o...dex.ssf?/base/
business/110328865595301.xml


Coins of this realm -- and other realms, too -- make great last-minute
money gifts to tuck in the toe of a Christmas stocking.

"Jerry Dennis" excitedly queries:
Both retain the American buffalo on the reverse? Does anybody have one of
these they'd be willing to sell cheap? :-)

Well, I'd be happy to MAKE you one, Jerry. The obverse will be AU or better,
and the reverse at least VG. If that is acceptable, I'll let you have it at
a price too low to mention in a public forum.

Larry
'your coin will be thicker than a "normal" nickel, if that's OK'

* * * SPLORT * * *

Rats. Gotta clean the computer AGAIN!

Hmm. a 10-cent nickel. COOL!

Jerry

"Larry Louks" owes me a bottle of Windex:

"Jerry Dennis" excitedly queries:
Both retain the American buffalo on the reverse? Does anybody have one of
these they'd be willing to sell cheap? :-)

Well, I'd be happy to MAKE you one, Jerry. The obverse will be AU or better,
and the reverse at least VG. If that is acceptable, I'll let you have it at
a price too low to mention in a public forum.

Larry
'your coin will be thicker than a "normal" nickel, if that's OK'

On 2004-12-18 06:40:40 -0800, "Larry Louks" said:

"Both retain the American buffalo on the reverse."

i bet that she hasn't seen any in her pocket change yet. i know i haven't!

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