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coin collectors

Thief

Rogue Theologian
I have a sparse collection
items I grabbed with expectations many years ago

is there anybody out there?
(likewise)
 

shunyadragon

shunyadragon
Premium Member
I have been an off and on coin collector over the years. Now, nothing serious. I still have some interesting odds and ends, like old Chinese coins, and some privately minted coins from the USA.
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
I got dollar coins wrapped in mint paper
hehehehe
$25 dollars of coin stamped in the year 2000

also have $1000 worth of twenty dollar bills...in serial
fresh over the counter
the old style gray face green back

several silver dollars of Walking Liberty
1987, 1986
but darn the way silver wants to oxide
 

Polymath257

Think & Care
Staff member
Premium Member
I collected as a child. I have a couple of three-cent pieces, a decent collection of Mercury dimes, and a number of Liberty walking half dollars.
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
any solution to remove discoloring from silver coins?

not wanting to rub on the finish
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Not a collector but i have 5 roman coins added to my collection of artifacts of the early empire.

And an indian head silver dollar my grandfather gave me when i was a child. I am afraid its a bit battered, i used it as a toy .

for REAL...???

Yes, and hot tabasco sauce. Wash well after cleaning to remove the acid (vinager)
 
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shunyadragon

shunyadragon
Premium Member
I got dollar coins wrapped in mint paper
hehehehe
$25 dollars of coin stamped in the year 2000

also have $1000 worth of twenty dollar bills...in serial
fresh over the counter
the old style gray face green back

several silver dollars of Walking Liberty
1987, 1986
but darn the way silver wants to oxide

Allow the silver to oxide naturally. Do not clean it.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I collected coins seriously as a kid.
Now I just have a small box I toss older odder stuff in....
Wheat pennies, buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes, steel pennies.
Collecting machinery is much more fun, & a good excuse to
own cranes, forklifts, & other heavy equipment.
 

Audie

Veteran Member
I collected coins seriously as a kid.
Now I just have a small box I toss older odder stuff in....
Wheat pennies, buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes, steel pennies.
Collecting machinery is much more fun, & a good excuse to
own cranes, forklifts, & other heavy equipment.

Beat me to the "collect money".
 

bobhikes

Nondetermined
Premium Member
I have a sparse collection
items I grabbed with expectations many years ago

is there anybody out there?
(likewise)

My profile photo is a wooden nickel from my collection. I'm a type collector other than Lincoln pennies which I collect the set. I have cents, Large cents, three cent nickels, Barber everything. I have token's, foreign coins, lots of silver, proofs and uncirculated sets. Everything except the pennies are common years and circulated condition usually VF. The most expensive thing I bought was the US trade dollar VF condition, I sold it a few years ago. I carry a large cent piece for luck with me.
 

bobhikes

Nondetermined
Premium Member
any solution to remove discoloring from silver coins?

not wanting to rub on the finish

Do not treat the coins it devalues them. You can get proper holders for them at any coin dealer and get a safe that is not fire proof for the coins. Fire Proof safes uses humidity to stop the fire's.
 

bobhikes

Nondetermined
Premium Member
anyone have a reliable site for value reference?

I will buy a coinage magazine once a year to update my prices. There's 2 on the market and both have the US price guide and will in select months include other guides, like foreign or commemoratives. Most coin sites are fairly accurate, there will always be negotiations from the dealer on buying and selling.
 

Thief

Rogue Theologian
and these two rolls of dollar coins....

should I break the roll...???
or just keep them in the paper
 
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