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I collect some valuable early US Dollar coins (Draped Bust series) and I am always looking to see if there are other collectors out there or people who know somebody with old coins/currency.
Post here about it or you can PM me. I already had a guy contact me who had a family member that I bought a large collection from and the person who contacted me got $100 from me for the info. Everybody won in that deal.
I collect some valuable early US Dollar coins (Draped Bust series) and I am always looking to see if there are other collectors out there or people who know somebody with old coins/currency.
Post here about it or you can PM me. I already had a guy contact me who had a family member that I bought a large collection from and the person who contacted me got $100 from me for the info. Everybody won in that deal.
Oh my. I'd love to collect Bust and Seated dollars but they're a tad out of my price range. Would have loved to have plopped down $1,000 in 1960 for a Treasury bag of dollars and walked out with Seated dollars (instead of common Morgans) - would have changed my life.
Man, oh, man, rare coins...when I was a kid we lived between two old, abandoned churches--the one on the right had a very gothic and haunting look to it, shaded by these huge, weird trees with a massive statue of some guy on a horse, which instilled in me a fear of big statues. Anyway, a playmate and I found a few coins in the dirt there, I remember they were the size of quarters and had a nude woman on one side. I gave them to my grandfather, no idea what became of them after that, but I'd love to go back there with a metal detector someday.
I have a few pennies from the 20's, 30's and 40's, but nothing especially valuable.
I don't know if it counts as "rare" because I think the coins I collect are pretty common to collect (at least in the US). I collect Peace Dollars. It's slow going though, so it's going to take me a while to collect them all. I'm trying to get one from every year, from every mint. I'm focusing on common dates first, because, to be blunt, I only started collecting recently and I'm still learning.
I might collect Walking Liberty half dollars, Mercury dimes, or Morgans (I love the design of all three coins) after that, but I don't think I will ever be able to own one of each Morgan. My dad collected Morgans, but sold a lot of his many years ago: mainly his key date coins. But there is a lot left. His collection also has other silver US Coins, some proofs, and some silver Canadian coins and one small gold Mexican 2 and a half peso coin (I think it's actually bullion, dated 1945). I inherited his coins when he died (mom gave them to me along with his stamp collection).
I really only know about Peace dollars though since that's my focus. I picked them because I knew I could afford to collect them all, even the key dates are within reach, and it seemed like a good starter collection.
I don't know if it counts as "rare" because I think the coins I collect are pretty common to collect (at least in the US). I collect Peace Dollars. It's slow going though, so it's going to take me a while to collect them all. I'm trying to get one from every year, from every mint. I'm focusing on common dates first, because, to be blunt, I only started collecting recently and I'm still learning.
I might collect Walking Liberty half dollars, Mercury dimes, or Morgans (I love the design of all three coins) after that, but I don't think I will ever be able to own one of each Morgan. My dad collected Morgans, but sold a lot of his many years ago: mainly his key date coins. But there is a lot left. His collection also has other silver US Coins, some proofs, and some silver Canadian coins and one small gold Mexican 2 and a half peso coin (I think it's actually bullion, dated 1945). I inherited his coins when he died (mom gave them to me along with his stamp collection).
I really only know about Peace dollars though since that's my focus. I picked them because I knew I could afford to collect them all, even the key dates are within reach, and it seemed like a good starter collection.
1922 and 1923 Peace Dollars are pretty common, so they are the easiest. It's the late dates that are hard; I've never had any later than 1926.
Many Morgans are semi-common in low grades and rare (expensive!) in higher grades. The 1895 is a major stopper for collectors, as the only ones available today are the small number of Proof coins (880) produced that year.
I prefer silver washingtons. I haven't been an active collector lately (too many hobbies) but when I get back into it, I really need to upgrade my collections '32-S and '32-D washingtons.
I prefer silver washingtons. I haven't been an active collector lately (too many hobbies) but when I get back into it, I really need to upgrade my collections '32-S and '32-D washingtons.
I got my 1932-S off the kitchen table on a Saturday morning when my aunt went shopping and left two quarters on the table for me to give to the paperboy when he came to collect. One of the quarters was tails-up and I just HAD to check out what was on the other side of that tantalizing "S". I pocketed the 1932-S and replaced it with some common-date quarter worth face value.
Must have been pilfered by some kid from daddy's coin collection.
I got my 1932-S off the kitchen table on a Saturday morning when my aunt went shopping and left two quarters on the table for me to give to the paperboy when he came to collect. One of the quarters was tails-up and I just HAD to check out what was on the other side of that tantalizing "S". I pocketed the 1932-S and replaced it with some common-date quarter worth face value.
Must have been pilfered by some kid from daddy's coin collection.
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