Funny find in circulation. (OT)

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I was sorting through my change today when I found a Maine statehood quarter, the odd thing? It was proof. As well as finding TWO indian head pennies in my change it was kind of a fun day of spending money .

Also, how would you folks recommend taking pictures of coins to post online? Digital Camera? Scanner? .

mgoodm3

Big day for change finds. I've never found an indian head or a proof.

Cameras work best for pics.

Deadhorse

<< <i>Big day for change finds. I've never found an indian head or a proof.

Cameras work best for pics. >>



Back in the 60s as a kid, I would buy bags of parking meter pennys and sort and roll them. That was the deal, you could by $50.00 bag by weight and then return it after you rolled it up. Usually the bags were 50 to 75 pennys heavy due to wear. I would find 30 to 40 Indian head cents every week. Most were worn down almost dateless, but every now and then you'd find a few that must have spent many years in somebody's jar or coffee can.

Of course, back then, Walking Libertys were still commonly used in change. Seemed like everybody kept the Kennedy halfs when they first came out. Not as collectors but because of the fact it was the recently assasinated President. People never seemed to like the Franklin halfs very much. Oh yeah, SLQs were still in circulation too. I know, don't bother to say it, I'm getting old.

Cameras you say, hmmm. Good advice.

Spiffy469

i found a proof kennedy in a roll i got from the bank a few weeks back myself. I thought it was quite strange too.
Jeff

GaCoinGuy

I put a roll each of proof clad quarters, dimes and nickels in circ about a year ago. Some impaired dcams, some cams, and some one sided cams. Just trying to spark an interest.

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Actually I just found a '73 proof penny.

Nickelback

I found an 1877 Indian Head on the sidewalk about fifteen years ago...that's the only really big 'find' of mine, but it was certainly worth it. All I know is that since I've gotten back into the hobby after a lot of years, I'm looking at all my change (and even currency for something special. Sometimes a cash-register person will ask me what's wrong because I'm standing there looking at all the dates (eyes are getting worse!); Jeeze, is it really a hobby, or an obsession?!!!! Of course it's only a hobby! Until I find another 1877!

itsnotjustme

When I break sets for slabbing and there is a problem coin, often I drop it in the collection basket at church. Not like I can sell it.

Cladiator

I got a 1956D Wheatie and a 1$ star note the other day at the same time

pharmer

<< <i>I found an 1877 Indian Head on the sidewalk about fifteen years ago...that's the only really big 'find' of mine, but it was certainly worth it. All I know is that since I've gotten back into the hobby after a lot of years, I'm looking at all my change (and even currency for something special. Sometimes a cash-register person will ask me what's wrong because I'm standing there looking at all the dates (eyes are getting worse!); Jeeze, is it really a hobby, or an obsession?!!!! Of course it's only a hobby! Until I find another 1877!

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That's the biggest "look what I found" I've ever heard. The news media would love that. What's the grade?

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A friend of mine at work found a 1935A Silver Certificate from work, nothing too big. Flipped it over and it had signatures by an entire army unit. One of the signatures said "Lieutenant Dwight D. Eisenhower". He still wont part with the bill.

-Daniel

MoeSzyslak

Reading this thread yesterday, I was thinking it'd been at least ten years since I found a proof in circulaiton. This afternoon, I'm looking through the roll of nickels I picked up for tomorrow's poker game, and there was a 2000-S proof in there.

One of yours, GaCoinGuy? It is (or at least was) a DCAM. It's very imparied, though. Looks like it spent some time on the sidewalk.