US History Has Proven I am a Geek with Coins!

airplanenut

Writing down dates in my notes, I notice my numbers becoming slightly weirdly shaped and not even on the line- they look like the dates on older colonials/hammered coins where the dates weren't perfectly even... AHHHHHHHHHHHH

lordmarcovan

Yeah- I used to write my 9's like most people, with a straight back. Then I saw a closeup of the date on a 1919 Lincoln cent. Ever since then, my handwritten 9's resemble upside-down 6's, and don't quite close all the way.

When you start writing your 1's with a curved base, making it look like you're using a J in place of a 1, then you've been looking at 18th century coins too long. One of the many cool things about the scarce 1714 British farthing of Queen Anne (aside from the fact that few made it into circulation), is that the date looks almost like J7J4.

abuell

As I only collect Fugio coppers the only numbers that I can write are combinations of the digits 1,7 and 8 - believe me, it's tough.

richbeat

You guys need help!

Gemini

Reminds me of the English tailor / coin collector whose customers complained that he made their pence too long...