thedeadpoint Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 I've posted about these before but surprisingly often, a coin or note makes the Featured Article of the Day on Wikipedia! This happens so often that I actually have stopped posting about it but I think I need to. Numismatic topics are way more prevalent than other hobbies - take that philatelia! Featured Article on January 25th, 2014 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois,_Centennial_half_dollar Does anyone have one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Nice article George. I like the coin but don't have one in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Interesting, thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazinta Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Sadly no, I can never find those old half dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Another Article of the Day! This time - the Kennedy Half Dollar What I learned from the article - that they haven't been struck for circulation for a while now. I'm not a fan of the mint producing coins (besides proofs and commemoratives) that don't circulate. What would it take to make them circulate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Another Article of the Day! This time - the Kennedy Half Dollar What I learned from the article - that they haven't been struck for circulation for a while now. I'm not a fan of the mint producing coins (besides proofs and commemoratives) that don't circulate. What would it take to make them circulate? People actually using them like they did (more or less) in the 70s. I once stopped at Tim Hortons and paid for my caffeine with a Sacagawea and a half dollar. The girl at the window genuinely asked me if the Kennedy piece was a two dollar coin. >.< (for the record: while I was sore tempted, I was honest and said it wasn't) When I can get my hands on rolls of halves (almost impossible anymore from the banks), I spend what isn't silver and/or doesn't fill holes in my collection. And I almost invariably get funny looks -- especially since no one can figure out what slot in the drawer it should go into since they have five slots anymore: penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar. Older (i.e., my age) folks will often smile and comment that they haven't seen a half dollar in ages/a long time/do they still make those? You oughta see what happens when I get my hand on a few $2 bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Nice article. It's well done. I have a terrible time getting half anymore. The last time I ordered them at the one bank that will do so, they "never" came in. I'm thinking the lady didn't want to order them but didn't want to say so. It's rather a pain since you have to order $2500 worth at a time. Maybe I'll try again before the year is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Maybe I could take a few off your hands, Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Again?! I swear, coins are one of the most common Featured Articles of the Day. Maybe it's because we collectors are so attentive to detail and design. For April 22, 2014: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-cent_piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Again?! I swear, coins are one of the most common Featured Articles of the Day. Maybe it's because we collectors are so attentive to detail and design. For April 22, 2014: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-cent_piece Nice article. The two cent pieces always had great fascination for me when I was a kid. Now for some reason I don't collect them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hello 2c! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Aaaaaand another: Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Mountain_Memorial_half_dollar That coin is the first commemorative I ever had. My father's father had several in his collection and my father inherited them before giving them to me. So I consider them very special even if they are one of the more common classic commemoratives. Does anyone out there have Stone Mountain halves, too? Has anyone been to Stone Mountain? I have... in 1996 before the Atlanta Olympics, I believe. I saw a laser light show there with my cousins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I've got a stone half. It's one of the few of the era that's affordable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I like the Stone Mountain Half. I can still recall purchasing my first one at a coin show in Marietta, GA shortly after we moved there in 1974. If you think they're affordable now, you should have seen them then. Nice write-up. Stone Mountain Park is a wonderful place to visit. I encourage anyone who gets the chance to spend a day there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 There must be some coin collectors leading Wikipedia. Once again! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_nickel I've got a couple of these. The series seems to be well known for die clashes. I wonder why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Must be a QC issue. Let's ask an engineer :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Here we go again! This time the Seated Liberty dollar - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seated_Liberty_dollar I'd love to have one of those. Do any of you have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Do not have one but I've never really felt a great attraction to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 I love the Seated Lib design, and I'd love to add one to my hoard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Look what we have here, another coin (this time a set) as Wikipedia's featured article of the day - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama–Pacific_commemorative_coins The commemorative coins of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition! Unlike many of the other articles (and there are many!), I'm confident no one in this forum has one of the $50 coins. Well, surprise me if you do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Nice article. Nice coins too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted September 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 AGAIN! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dollar_piece Three dollar gold piece I've always wanted one of those, suckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Would be nice to have one that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Not exactly a coin but definitely coin related: Mary Margaret O'Reilly - Assistant Director of the Mint during the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. She oversaw one of the golden eras of coinage with Buffalo Nickels, Mercury Dimes, and, my favorite, the Peace Dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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