JDen1952
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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
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E-mail sent to both addresses listed. I hope it helps.
Jerry
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The U.S. Mint is about to start taking order for the Marine Corps Commem. Will it be the first modern commem to actually sell out by selling all 600,000 authorized strikes?
Second, if you said yes that it would sell out, do you plan on purchasing any of the 4 different types of issues on this commem? The Proof, the Uncirculated, the Uncirculated Coin/Stamp combination, and finally the American Legacy Collection which contains Proof versions of the Marine Corps commem, the Chief Justice John Marshall commem, and all 10 circulating coins.
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
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Please, Please, Please I pray they do not make this coin.
Lord hear our prayer.
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.
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I recently saw a debate on this at another forum, and I thought it would be interesting to start the debate here.
Would you like to discontinue the $1 bill and let it be replaced by a $1 coin??
Yes and yes. I'll keep the political bull**** out of it, since this appears to be a survey.
Jerry
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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
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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
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I wierd thing I notice today though. We almost always get P mint coins here in Ohio. But I don't have any P mint Ohio quarters from circulation. Only D mints. Go figure.
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
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Anything in silver (SAEs, Modern Commems, "junk"), proof sets, 1€ and 2€ coins, anything oddball, and RCC tokens. :-)
Jerry
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I didn't buy this book but I did read large sections of it.
Very interesting...
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
Latest Circulation Find
in My New Purchases
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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