Do you carry a silver pocket piece?

Moonbiter

I have no idea why, but I recently started carrying around a Morgan silver dollar. I guess it's just a reminder of days and times gone by that will never come back in the world of U.S. coins. IMO there is just something magical about the cling of a dollar piece if you flip it. Today's coins just don't have the nice tone that silver makes. Another possible side benefit, is if you happen to get mugged and don't have a lot of money on you, I guess that worthless silver piece could save your life because the mugger might be stupid enough to think they scored big. Lets just hope that nobody ever has to test that theory out though.

So, who carries a silver pocket piece, and why did you start carrying it?

Shortgapbob

I carry around a 1939 Walker Half as a pocket piece because my grandmother gave it to me years ago.

Cladiator

I do. It's fun You can read all about it and see pics in this thread.

jhusman

I carry a 1922 Peace dollar on my keychain. I got it in a bag of bulk silver, and it had a perfect hole drilled in it, so on my kechain it now resides.

DoubleEagle59

I always use a Canadian Silver dollar as a ball marker on the golf course. Common date between 1959 and 1965. Just bullion value, but I always get comments such as 'what kind of coin is that' and 'what is that worth?'
Using an old beat up large cent or worn Victorian quarter is also good for a comment or two.

TwoSides2aCoin

Yes, a ball marker is easier to spot when it's shiney. Plus, it is a good conversation piece for promoting collecting.

NumisOxide

I carry a 1922-S Peace Dollar that's in about AU.

RB1026

Yes, I carry a 1921 Morgan (it's in my pocket right now). It's big and heavy and makes a great sound when the other change hits it. Around my office we occasionally use it to flip to figure out where we're going for lunch or to settle disputes

Roger

jmcu12

I carry an 1872 Seated Dollar as mine. I love it!

I wanted something to carry that was classic, large, and historical. I have had others over the years, including a 78CC morgan, a Wells Fargo Medal, etc.

fastrudy

Yep, I replaced the AG Barber half with a big ol' shiny 2007 ASE.

Bobk

I carry a 1899 O Morgan. My dad left it to me. Bob

RBB617

I carry a '42 Walker that would grade VF. Like many of you, I carry it to honor a loved one (mother who was born in '42 and surived a tough battle with breast cancer), as a conversation piece and because of the sound it makes when mixed with clad coins.
Brian

flaminio

I used to. And then I spent it. Then I got another. But I lost it. Someday I'll get another.

dan383

I carried a BU 64-d kennedy for over 30 years................

Had it graded about a month ago , PO01 !!

Now it's in a plastic tomb....

I'm about 5 years into a 76 kennedy , and 4 years on a 72 Ike type I




Dan

Burks

"Do you carry a silver pocket piece?"

Just a few
2006 ASE
1921 Morgan
1943 Walker
1964 Kennedy

giardinop

I carry 2 silver and 1 copper. The silver are....a '43 Walker and a '67 Kennedy. Both were AU but the obverses were totally black. After carring them around they have turned a nice antique look with the highest parts a nice glossy silver and the nooks and crannies still a little dark. The reverses were not black but they have a nice satin effect now.

The copper is an 1850 cent that someone cleaned. It is just now, after about 6 months taking on a more normal color. The cent raises the most interest when someone spots it. They all think it must be worth thousands and I'm crazy to carry it in my pocket.

JJM

when golfing I usually have several

anablep

Nope.

ccmorgan

I used to but lost too many. But I'm thinking about doing it again.

Swampboy

06 ASE

SkyMan

Yup. A Peace dollar. Can be any common date. I tend to give them away every now and then, normally when they are starting to get a little worn and someone shows more than a passing interest in it.

FredWeinberg

I have a holed 1803 Half Dollar on my keychain,
plus holed error coins - an 1866 Three Cent Nickel,
15% Off-Center, an 18-- Liberty Nickel, 20% Off-Center,
and a clad Roos. Dime, 50% Off-Center.

I used to have an Off Center Large Cent, Wheat Rev.
Lincoln Cent O/C, and a few others, but my new key
chain won't accept Holed coins with real small holes
in them - only the larger holed coins that I run across
in a collection fit now !

SLQ

I used to carry an AU 1925 Standing Liberty Quarter all the time. That was the year my Dad was born.

For golf, nothing beats a no date 3 cent silver piece as a ball marker.

ricko

No... I carry a leatherman... functional - no room for whimsy. Cheers, Ricko

braddick

Ok... it wasn't me that carried this one around in my pocket but someone certainly did!


Oh, and here's the coin today (The one on the right! It's an "upgrade" from the one on the left!):

arthurlegand

i keep my great grandfathers 1922 peace doller in my wallet

coindeuce

This clip, with a VF-XF 7TF Rev.'78. Even when there's no folding money in it, I've got 10 bucks worth of silver on me...

DJCoinz

<< <i>I carried a BU 64-d kennedy for over 30 years................

Had it graded about a month ago , PO01 !!

Now it's in a plastic tomb....

I'm about 5 years into a 76 kennedy , and 4 years on a 72 Ike type I




Dan >>


Can we see some photos of those coins? Please?! Especially the 64-D.

dan383

The 76 and the Ike , I have not taken pictures of .
They are clads , which are alot harder to wear down..........


Dan

dan383

Opps , heres the reverse .
The image is their just unsure how to crop it down .
I carried this piece for about another year after these photos .

Moose1913

Here are dan383's images, cropped just a little.

Moonbiter

Great to see so many people carrying around pocket pieces. My wife thought I was crazy until she read this post. As for my piece, it has no personal history to it. I bought a 1921 Morgan because I got it for $10 and it had lots of detail. Hopefully my daughter will continue to be interested in coins, she's 5 right now, and I can pass my pocket piece on to her. Guess someone has to start a tradition, and in this case it's me.

ccmorgan

<< <i>




Ok... it wasn't me that carried this one around in my pocket but someone certainly did!


Oh, and here's the coin today (The one on the right! It's an "upgrade" from the one on the left!):
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Should have sent them in to SGS. They would have come back MS65.

jobiwan115

I've recently switched to this 1896-O Morgan:



The rim toning is pretty dark, but when you angle it in the light just right, it has some really nice greens and blues and event a hint of russet in it. Haven't figured out how to capture it in my photos yet.

Edited to answer the original question: Why did I start carrying it? A piece of history in my pocket, and not so expensive that if I lost it, I wouldn't be freaking out about it.

Edited again to update the image and it's filename.

ilikebuffaloes

1921 Morgan
2004 ASE

They are nice conversation starters for people who don't collect.

jmj3esq

1921 Morgan
2004 ASE

Isn't that a lot of weight in your pockets? That would drive me nuts!

I cary around the Gettysburg Commem pictured in my sig line.

AlixTCat

I carry a 1998 Silver Eagle. 99% of the people who see it say they have never seen one before. Everyone finds it beautiful and interesting. It had some scratches, so I just started putting it in my pocket. Now the scratches are mostly gone as is a slight layer of the coin's surface. When people comment on how big and heavy it is I tell them it keeps me from floating away because I am so light. (I'm pretty hefty.)

Jonathan

mgoodm3

1880S and 1886 Morgan

ilikebuffaloes

<< <i>Isn't that a lot of weight in your pockets? That would drive me nuts!

I cary around the Gettysburg Commem pictured in my sig line. >>



I stopped carrying a big keychain with 20 keys that I didn't need (stays in briefcase for work) so even with the coins I have a lighter load The ASE is scratched, so I started carrying it because I like the ASE. At the time I figured it was only worth melt which was about $7.00.

Fjord

I "cherrypicked" a circulated 1959 Mexican peso from a $.50 bin at a coin show. it's an approx. U.S. Half Dollar sized coin with lettering on the edge and a classic design. I think it's around 0.100 silver or something hilariously low like that. Still has enough silver for the classic "RING" noise, but it's wearing down very very slowly.