My dad and I used to go to the drugstore/soda fountain, he would drink a fountain Coke, I would have a cherry phosphate, and the two old proprietors, dear Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan, would give me key-date coins for face value that they had pulled from the cash register. 1932-D and -S quarters, 1950-dated nickels, 1921 dimes, 1916/17/21 Walkers.
Finding a 1950-D nickel in a roll search, and selling it to a dealer for $15. (That's $150 in today's money.)
At the time, a BU 1950-D nickel would set you back $32, which is $320 in current purchasing power. Today an entire roll of them can be purchased for around $320.
@Namvet69 said:
When I was running a C/gas 55 Chevy on the streets of Long Island, my cousin installed a 45 record player on a gimbal bracket off the dashboard, so we'd have tunes at the "Steer In" burger joint. 10.37 for the quarter mile at Iselip! Thems were the days. Peace Roy
How did you plug in that record player while driving down Sunrise Highway or Hempstead Tpke? 🤣 😂
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
@Namvet69 said:
When I was running a C/gas 55 Chevy on the streets of Long Island, my cousin installed a 45 record player on a gimbal bracket off the dashboard, so we'd have tunes at the "Steer In" burger joint. 10.37 for the quarter mile at Iselip! Thems were the days. Peace Roy
How did you plug in that record player while driving down Sunrise Highway or Hempstead Tpke? 🤣 😂
Hempstead turnpike was the strip for me. Used a funky power converter. My car was "The Zookeeper" 427 L88 with ram quads, 456 rear, it was a beast. 😎
@Namvet69 said:
When I was running a C/gas 55 Chevy on the streets of Long Island, my cousin installed a 45 record player on a gimbal bracket off the dashboard, so we'd have tunes at the "Steer In" burger joint. 10.37 for the quarter mile at Iselip! Thems were the days. Peace Roy
How did you plug in that record player while driving down Sunrise Highway or Hempstead Tpke? 🤣 😂
Hempstead turnpike was the strip for me. Used a funky power converter. My car was "The Zookeeper" 427 L88 with ram quads, 456 rear, it was a beast. 😎
I bet it was. It sure does sound like it! 👍 Wasn't there a Burger King hangout down near Stewart Ave?
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
@Namvet69. Sounds like you are very similar to my brother Dusty. He came back from Vietnam all shot up from being a Ranger but some VA doctor claimed his injuries were from a car crash and he spent 2 years fighting for his benefits.
Long story but my dad came into possession of a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner that had a trunk load of racing gear. Dusty spent 2 years blowing the doors off other cars at Hussets Speedway. Street standard in the morning. Modified stock in the afternoons.
I couldn't even tell you what was what or how it all worked but I made a good deal of coin collecting revenue betting on him. It helped to know that Dusty was born crazy and would have raced the devil at night, going backwards down a mountain and would only have complained if they couldn't throw hand granades at each other at the same time. James
Have a good day.
Buying gas with a bunch of Susan B dollars and the attendant saying not to do that again. But even at the time I remember spending some SBAs at a grocery store and the cashier asked the manager if she could accept them. He said, of course they are dollar coins, lol.
I remember way back in 2020 when I started. You could buy a box of Lincoln cents for $25, and find 10-20 common wheat cents, and about 20% of the box was pre-1982 copper cents (I would imagine it's exactly the same today )
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
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My dad and I used to go to the drugstore/soda fountain, he would drink a fountain Coke, I would have a cherry phosphate, and the two old proprietors, dear Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan, would give me key-date coins for face value that they had pulled from the cash register. 1932-D and -S quarters, 1950-dated nickels, 1921 dimes, 1916/17/21 Walkers.
I recall the school lunch cafeteria line and the lady's always let me swap new coins for old ones.
Finding a 1950-D nickel in a roll search, and selling it to a dealer for $15. (That's $150 in today's money.)
At the time, a BU 1950-D nickel would set you back $32, which is $320 in current purchasing power. Today an entire roll of them can be purchased for around $320.
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How did you plug in that record player while driving down Sunrise Highway or Hempstead Tpke? 🤣 😂
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Hempstead turnpike was the strip for me. Used a funky power converter. My car was "The Zookeeper" 427 L88 with ram quads, 456 rear, it was a beast. 😎
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I bet it was. It sure does sound like it! 👍 Wasn't there a Burger King hangout down near Stewart Ave?
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
@Namvet69. Sounds like you are very similar to my brother Dusty. He came back from Vietnam all shot up from being a Ranger but some VA doctor claimed his injuries were from a car crash and he spent 2 years fighting for his benefits.
Long story but my dad came into possession of a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner that had a trunk load of racing gear. Dusty spent 2 years blowing the doors off other cars at Hussets Speedway. Street standard in the morning. Modified stock in the afternoons.
I couldn't even tell you what was what or how it all worked but I made a good deal of coin collecting revenue betting on him. It helped to know that Dusty was born crazy and would have raced the devil at night, going backwards down a mountain and would only have complained if they couldn't throw hand granades at each other at the same time. James
Have a good day.
Buying gas with a bunch of Susan B dollars and the attendant saying not to do that again. But even at the time I remember spending some SBAs at a grocery store and the cashier asked the manager if she could accept them. He said, of course they are dollar coins, lol.
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I remember way back in 2020 when I started. You could buy a box of Lincoln cents for $25, and find 10-20 common wheat cents, and about 20% of the box was pre-1982 copper cents (I would imagine it's exactly the same today
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I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
Finding wheat cents and silver coins was still possible but super duper rare, silver Kennedy halves were easy though.
I lived in the silver era...every dime, quarter, half and dollar. I was 21 when clad coins appeared.
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