Not a bad way to spend $2

doh

Some of you may have read my post a few weeks ago about what $4 can buy at a coin show. Well, today I was determined, for no particular reason, to buy something from a half-price bin. I ended up buying five coins for the huge sum of $2. I purchased AUish 1944, 1946 and 1949-D dated Lincolns which I'll probably throw into circulation for someone else to find (hopefully a YN, that'd be cool, right?). I also bought these two which I plan to put into my budding "junk, but kinda cool, collection." I know, I know, some out there will call it a waste of time and money, but I like it. It's nice to be able to touch these coins as opposed to my other coins entombed in PCGS plastic.

ricko

A collection is to be enjoyed... if plastic bothers you, get rid of it. Cheers, RickO

gecko109

Yeah, crack it all out and touch away!!!!

ArizonaJack

This hobby is about fun, and it looks as tho you had some today, and to that I say, RIGHT ON !!

GoldenEyeNumismatics

Whenever I go to major shows, I always wind up spending at least a day just pawing through junk boxes. That's where a lot of the fun in the hobby comes from.

tightbudget

Whatever makes it fun for you. I like sifting through junk boxes myself and maybe spending a few dollars every time I go to shows.

lordmarcovan

Hell, the Barber dime is almost worth two bucks by itself.

Nice junkplucking!

I think, even in the unlikely event I were to become a wealthy man, that I would still enjoy junkbox shopping. To me, it's the most fun.

I believe somebody else referred to it as "pecking for crumbs", on a recent thread about someone searching bank half dollar rolls for silver.

I see nothing derogatory at all about "pecking for crumbs"- it's fun.