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What rare coins does everyone have? I'm sure each of us has at least one or two rare/special coins that we've kept over the years.
I have a mint collection of the coins produced the year I was born that good friends of my parents gave me when I was born. When I worked as a cashier in high school I came across several bicentennial coins and hung onto those, including quarters and half dollars.
My brother just obtained a legit actual Roman coin and ran around the house screaming with joy. I guess it's good he has a hobby.
Rare coin? That's just vague enough to be the Blue Eyes White Dragon!
I used to travel a lot. When I did, I'd find some really awesome rare coins! I liked them, because they all had some strange writing on them...
But then some bird-faced lady found out I had them and threw a smurfing bitch fit and took them from me. She gave me a lame ass hammer instead.
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I have a French franc from the 1920's.
I've a double soverign bullion coin with Queen Victoria's face on it from 1889.
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I have a space jam coin :)
I don't have any mint condition coins per se, but one of my most treasured possessions is a box of old coins that belonged to my grandfather. I haven't look through them all, but every now and again I like to root through them to see what I can find. For ages, I thought the oldest coin in there was an 1870s Indian Rupee, but last time I found an 1856 US half dollar. There's also a bunch of Canadian coins, pre-Euro European currencies, and a commemorative coin from Elizabeth II's Silver and Golden Jubilees.
I also keep hold of coins that I come across that I like. One I received a few years ago was a £2 coin from the 1989 celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. Given that £2 coins in those days were only really for commemorative occasions, I thought it was such a shame to receive the coin as change because it meant somebody had spent it, rather than kept hold of it. Mind you, as it ended up with me, I was quite glad that it got spent ;)
I also have a key ring which is a replica Roman coin from Bath which looks surprisingly realistic. I quite like looking at old coins in antique shops. A compulsive eBay purchase I stopped myself short of buying was a 100 million mark note from 1923. I think I'll buy one of the ridiculous notes from Weimar Germany at some point.
I SMURFING LOVE COLLECTING RARE COINS!!
I have buffalo nickles, including an 1897 misprint
I have a $300 gold coin now valued at over $15000
I have hundreds of wheat pennies
I have tons of 2 dollar bills
I have one of every quarter
I have a bunch of foreign money, including a mexican coin from 1923 with solid gold center and silver outside
I have a coin with a picture of batman on it, which I assume has no real value
I have a stone coin I have no idea where or when it is from
I have a lot of coins. Good thread. Good thread.
I have a 1986 quarter in my wallet.
That's about the extent of my rare coin collection.
Rather impressive. I'll give you a nickle for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
Silver dollar and we're even.
Sure, I guess a nickle for your quarter and silver dollar is a fair trade.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
Nah all my coins of any sort of rarity were nicked and either spent or sold.
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Originally Posted by Hypoallergenic CactuarRather impressive. I'll give you a nickle for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
My coworker and I started a contest to see who has the oldest quarter. My best was a 1968 to his 1966. I just bought a soda and received a 1965 quarter in the change. I'm now in the lead!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shel Silverstein
You mean the one that came in the cover of the VHS tape?Quote:
Originally Posted by Flaming Ice