Plucked from circulation
Wahoo554
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These are a few of my favorite coins that I’ve pulled from my change over the last decade plus. Let’s see some of your favorites.
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Nice finds! Keep your eyes open they are out there. This is an old pic from over ten years ago when I had a good day going through half dollar rolls. My more recent finds have been an occasional silver dime or war nickel....or an unusually nice condition coin like you posted... most recently an 82 D quarter that looked uncirculated.
Lookin real good
The 72-D is pretty.
Nice circ. find.
Thanks. Always interests me to think how these coins could have gone so many years while passing through so few hands.
The most least expensive way of collecting. That is s nice looking ‘57 cent.
More than likely the ones you are showing were very
recently residing in some ones collection.
Face value only.
I have three large coffee cans full of cents and nickels that my Dad set aside about 1980. Lots of those coins would be just as nice. But they are only worth face value.
If I could figure out how to get those coins to my Dad's descendants three hundred years in the future, those coins might, just maybe, finally fetch a small premium.
Face value only.
The cardboard two by twos and the steel staples shown are worth more than the coins shown.
I agreed about the 2x2's.
So many die for so little value.
BHNC #203
I have maybe a thousand+ like-new two by twos, most that will never be used.
So the death of a two by two is very insignificant.
It is the steel staples that are valuable.
Not the two by twos, and certainly not the coins shown in the OP.
Everybody collects what they like... and collecting from change was likely how most of us began the hobby. I still check all my change... and the cents in the little 'take a cent, leave a cent' box by shop cash registers....Found quite a few Wheat cents that way. Watch out for those staples.. they can scratch a coin right through the plastic window. Cheers, RickO
I have several small needle-nosed pliers (older Craftsman tools) to bury staples in two by twos, but I simply don't use two by twos very often anymore.
You can also purchase staplers that are designed bury the staple pretty darned flat.
Since there is not much value to them, I release them into the wild. Usually mint set coins and an occasional proof set coin or two. I don't want the hassle of selling them as the value is so low.
bob
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100% agree these coins aren’t really worth anything more than face value. But that isn’t the point of my post. I saved them because I enjoy them and it impressed me that such old coins could be uncirculated in loose change after many years. I’d never buy these coins, but it’s fun to find things. Cardboard holders help keep things organized so worth the sunk cost to me at least...
Maybe I found one of your wild coins?
@Wahoo554 Lots of people save their change. Single coins after 1965 aren't significant amounts of money in our system. The velocity of coin circulation can be surprisingly low. My Dad's coffee cans have been intact since at least 1985 and probably a bit earlier (the cans contain almost zero zinc cents). I'll leave them for a while longer, no biggie. The very slow usage of modern coinage is pretty normal.
Some coins from the 1970s were probably only used once or twice before they fell into the hands of a saver/hoarder. But the fact of the matter is that $50 bags of uncirculated cents from the 1970s are also commonplace.
Listen, I cut-up Mint Sets and break up Proof Sets from the early 1970s. The coins go to the bank, or to Coinstar. There is far far far far far far far far more of this material than there are collectors.
always keep an open eye. its all good stuff
Agree with everything you said. I’m just holding onto these coins because I like them. No monetary interest. I wouldn’t pay 50c for a roll of uncirculated 1972 coins because they bore me. But if I find one of your 1970s proof Lincoln’s in change you better believe I’ll save it because it’s a cool find! All the coins I posted are ho hum stand alone, but I like the coloration of the 1972, and I don’t care who you are, it’s cool to find an uncirculated wheat penny in change. That’s only happened once in my life. I’m sure it could happen more if we were talking about roll searching, but this is just everyday commerce. Anyways, I understand your point but I’m still proud of my shiny loose change dreck. It’s all about having fun with it.
"Change Dreck". WOW. You're already getting the lingo down. You better stick around. Collect however and whenever you want, and DON'T get rid of those coins.
You'll regret it years later.
Pete