JDen1952

Never? Well, technically, not found in change, but mine was found. About two weeks ago I was cleaning out some trash for an 85 year-old woman who was selling her house. There was an old (read that as OLD) couch that was stored in an attic above the detached garage and tossed onto the lawn waiting to be removed. It had rained, so it got wet. It was also in rough shape, breaking apart as I picked it up to put into the truck. As I was cleaning up the debris I noticed a round disc on the ground. From the color I thought it may have been a 2¢ piece. It turned out to be a 1908 Liberty nickel. I showed it to the woman and asked if she or her late husband collected. She said he dabbled in it for a while in their early years, but lost interest. I offered to take it home, grade it, and buy it from her. She basically said, "No, it's yours if you want it. Finders keepers." I let it sit in vinegar overnight to get the crud off it (no damage) and carried it in my pocket change to do some natural "cleaning." I would grade it as VG-8, worth about $1. Nothing expensive, but a cool find, just the same. Jerry

Wheat back cents, dateless buffalos, Kennedy halves, Ikes, Suzies, and deuces. My bank always seems to have a bunch of Ikes in the main branch vault, and the manager there is more than happy to let me have as many as I want. Kennedys, Suzies and deuces are available at any of the branches. Any silver I get is MINE!!! Someday I expect the mint will ask us "junk silver hoarders" to send them in. Something along the lines of "If you send us $x.xx face in U.S. silver coins, we will send you a pedigreed silver eagle." Now THAT would be cool. Jerry

E-mail sent to both addresses listed. I hope it helps. Jerry

I don't understand the question. If you're referring to selling out the 600,000 authorized strikes, yes, they will. Marines are extremely loyal to the Corps. But is the question is about sell-out in general? In June 2001, the Buffalo DOllar sold out in a couple of weeks (days?). Regardless, I don't have any intention of purchasing any of these. Jerry

I agree. The whole Presidental Dollar Coin thing is stupid. Get rid of rags and Sacs will circulate. Jerry Does not intend to collect these travesties.

Yes and yes. I'll keep the political bull**** out of it, since this appears to be a survey. Jerry

Generally speaking, I guess I would classify myself as a hoarding specialist. I hoard SQs and ALL silver I find. I'm a Generalist to the hobby, trying to learn a little about all coin series. As for specializing, I like and collect SAEs. Jerry

1982, the year of the George Washington commem half. Look it up. LOL! Seriously, for me I would say numismatic "modern" began in 1934. In 1909, Lincoln was on the cent, but we were using Liberty nickels and Barber series coins. We were still headed toward the "golden age" of 1916. In 1932, with the Washington quarter being issued as a circulating commemorative, that was the first red flag. Then, with the decision to drop the SLQ and continue with Washington, that signalled the end. It wouldn't be long before the Buffalo nickel would be changed in favor of TJ. After FDR's death in 1945, we lost the Merc and picked up the ugliest coin to that date. And since the government can't leave well enough alone, two years later we lost Walkers, arguably the best designed U.S. silver coin ever minted. As a side note, I also agree with Ætheling that 1934 is also correct due to the fact that it's the first year the U.S. stopped issuing circulating gold coins. Jerry

Easy to figure. Remember the safety issues at the Phila Mint when OH-Ps were to be struck? OSHA had the mint shut down for six weeks to allow for the safety violations to be corrected. OH-Ps were destined, for quite a while, to be the "key state" for the series. But that fell apart, just like the NJ-Ds were originally supposed to be the key. As of the release of MN quarters, IA-Ps are the lowest mintage. However, because the Elvis estate folks colorize TN quarters, TNs seem to be hot. And, of course, if you want to go the error route and believe urban legend stuff, any quarter can be considered *rare.* If anyone's interested, here's the latest: Rank State/Mint Mintage 1 IA-P 213,800,000 2 OH-P 217,200,000 3 ME-D 217,400,000 4 AL-P 225,000,000 4 MO-P 225,000,000 6 IL-P 225,800,000 6 MI-D 225,800,000 8 WI-P 226,400,000 9 WI-D 226,800,000 10 AR-D 228,000,000 11 MO-D 228,200,000 12 AR-P 229,800,000 13 ME-P 231,400,000 14 AL-D 232,400,000 15 MI-P 233,800,000 16 IL-D 237,400,000 17 MN-P 239,600,000 18 FL-P 240,200,000 19 FL-D 241,600,000 20 IA-D 251,400,000 21 CA-P 257,200,000 22 TX-D 263,000,000 23 MN-D 263,000,000 24 CA-D 263,200,000 25 TX-P 278,800,000 26 TN-D 286,468,000 27 MS-D 289,600,000 28 MS-P 290,000,000 29 NJ-D 299,028,000 30 IN-D 327,200,000 31 PA-P 349,000,000 32 KY-P 353,000,000 33 PA-D 358,332,000 34 TN-P 361,600,000 35 LA-P 362,000,000 36 IN-P 362,600,000 37 NJ-P 363,200,000 38 KY-D 370,564,000 39 DE-P 373,400,000 40 LA-D 402,204,000 41 DE-D 410,424,000 42 OH-D 414,832,000 43 RI-P 423,000,000 44 VT-P 423,400,000 45 NC-D 427,876,000 46 RI-D 447,100,000 47 GA-P 451,188,000 48 VT-D 459,404,000 49 GA-D 488,744,000 50 NH-D 495,976,000 51 MA-D 535,184,000 52 MD-D 556,532,000 53 SC-D 566,208,000 54 NY-D 619,640,000 55 NC-P 627,600,000 56 MA-P 628,600,000 57 VA-D 651,616,000 58 NY-P 655,400,000 59 CT-D 657,880,000 60 NH-P 673,040,000 61 MD-P 678,200,000 62 CT-P 688,744,000 63 SC-P 742,576,000 64 VA-P 943,000,000 Jerry

Anything in silver (SAEs, Modern Commems, "junk"), proof sets, 1€ and 2€ coins, anything oddball, and RCC tokens. :-) Jerry

This is the same book I received this past Christmas. A really good read. Jerry My "Dream Coin" is on page 45 - 1880 Flowing Hair Stella