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zerocd
Penny Hoarding Member



555 Posts

Posted - 05/14/2010 :  17:04:40  Show Profile Send zerocd a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Market Harmony

I got another $2K in halves to sort today. I had to pay the skunk doctor $6000 before I could get the stink out of my sorting routine. Today's sort was almost another skunk bomb until I found the one and only silver half dollar in box #2 for the day:




I hand sorted $8000 in half dollars, and all I found was this lousy 1915-S This is the first Barber Half Dollar that I've ever found.



That's a sweet catch. Congrats!

0CD
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NoCents
Penny Collector Member



USA
340 Posts

Posted - 05/17/2010 :  23:06:10  Show Profile Send NoCents a Private Message
Today I got a Hong Kong 20 cent piece from 1978 in my pennies.
What a whacked looking coin on sides.
And WTF is QE2 doing on the reverse of this coin?
Did England own Hong Kong?

What's in it for the dude?
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rosco
Penny Collector Member



USA
254 Posts

Posted - 05/19/2010 :  01:27:46  Show Profile Send rosco a Private Message
Two coins same size as a Dime Cinco Centavos 1976 Mexican coin
and a 1987 New Zealand one cent. Ended up short .90 cents on a $500 dollar bag found 8 silvers so the odd coins were OK

Old Geezer a HAND Sorter
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jadedragon
Administrator



Canada
3788 Posts

Posted - 05/19/2010 :  13:22:21  Show Profile Send jadedragon a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by NoCents

Today I got a Hong Kong 20 cent piece from 1978 in my pennies.
What a whacked looking coin on sides.
And WTF is QE2 doing on the reverse of this coin?
Did England own Hong Kong?



Yes, well owned part and leased part. You must be logged in to see this link.

Those coins were generally withdrawn from circulation after the handover to China but I do not think they are particualarly rare and they remain legal tender today. It is a nice looking coin - not round right?

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NoCents
Penny Collector Member



USA
340 Posts

Posted - 05/19/2010 :  14:02:10  Show Profile Send NoCents a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by jadedragon

quote:
Originally posted by NoCents

Today I got a Hong Kong 20 cent piece from 1978 in my pennies.
What a whacked looking coin on sides.
And WTF is QE2 doing on the reverse of this coin?
Did England own Hong Kong?



Yes, well owned part and leased part. You must be logged in to see this link.

Those coins were generally withdrawn from circulation after the handover to China but I do not think they are particualarly rare and they remain legal tender today. It is a nice looking coin - not round right?



I don't know what to call it...it's not octa, hexa, or penta, but it is cool though.

What's in it for the dude?
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member

USA
214 Posts

Posted - 06/02/2010 :  11:00:31  Show Profile Send Zyll a Private Message
Found a brass nik-o-lok toilet token last night. About the size of a dime.

EDIT: got a picture of it, and of a Riptide Arcade Token I also got. Both were from a cache of $542 in loose change.

Edited by - Zyll on 06/03/2010 12:46:21
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member



USA
413 Posts

Posted - 06/02/2010 :  11:16:28  Show Profile Send Roadrunner a Private Message
I got a Swedish 10 Kronor from 1991 while searching nickels. It's thick and has alternate reeding on the edges and it's made out of "nordic gold", even though it doesn't actually have any gold in it. Face value for it is about $1.30! Also a (English?) Five Pence in a roll of dimes.
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PennyPauper
Penny Collector Member



USA
395 Posts

Posted - 06/02/2010 :  11:28:20  Show Profile Send PennyPauper a Private Message
I found a 1883 six pence in a $50 bag recently,dime size and seems to be silver.

Available again! $100 of Copper Lincoln Memorials for $145 shipped.
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rosco
Penny Collector Member



USA
254 Posts

Posted - 06/22/2010 :  02:46:02  Show Profile Send rosco a Private Message
Found a 1939 Farthing young Geo picture.
1974 penny stamped with Kennedy head

Old Geezer a HAND Sorter
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Kiwiman
Penny Pincher Member



225 Posts

Posted - 06/23/2010 :  19:41:43  Show Profile Send Kiwiman a Private Message
I found a plastic nickel in a machine wrapped penny roll from the bank, hard to believe.
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member



USA
413 Posts

Posted - 06/23/2010 :  21:59:33  Show Profile Send Roadrunner a Private Message
Whoa Kiwi, that's odd! I found a copper (I forget exact year, in the 70's) penny that has the Free Mason symbol stamped on it.
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rainsonme
Penny Pincher Member



USA
183 Posts

Posted - 06/25/2010 :  21:29:16  Show Profile Send rainsonme a Private Message
Not sure where to post this, but I found a 2010-P half today. It just seems early to find a coin that presumably someone paid a premium for just a few months ago.
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member



USA
381 Posts

Posted - 06/30/2010 :  22:12:41  Show Profile Send TheJonasCollegeFund a Private Message
Today found in a string penny roll a 1994 jamaican dollar. Wondering if anyone has a picture to post and if anyone else has found one of these in a roll?

MD Totals: Started Aug16th.(Updated Sept10th) 819 clad/cu coins/$41.13
Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
Wheats-5 (36,36,46,46d,50d)
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cwgii
Penny Hoarding Member



USA
924 Posts

Posted - 07/07/2010 :  08:24:24  Show Profile Send cwgii a Private Message
no camera sorry, last nights nickels had an interesting find

it would appear that someone had 'milled out' most of the nickel . leaving a 'cup' that had been glued to something . what was left was the 'face' from 2006.
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member



USA
1112 Posts

Posted - 07/17/2010 :  07:40:20  Show Profile Send Computer Jones a Private Message
Found a 1867 10 Centesimi coin with a picture of Vittorio Emanuele II King of Italy on the front in a NF String roll.
It's roughly the same diameter as a Half, but a bit thinner.
Might be worth a $1.00 in it's pretty good (I'd say Fine grade) condition.
That's the oldest coin I've found (so far) in the wild and a nice addition to my "Oddities of Sorting Halves" pages.

There's profit if you melt things!!
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BadKarma
Penny Sorter Member



USA
43 Posts

Posted - 07/22/2010 :  10:24:46  Show Profile Send BadKarma a Private Message
Last night in 4 rolls, I found a steelie and a 1999 Espana 2 cent Euro.

If you bowhunt Cape Buffalo, you just might wet your pants!
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member



USA
381 Posts

Posted - 08/07/2010 :  11:33:02  Show Profile Send TheJonasCollegeFund a Private Message
Thanks to thogey for identifying my recent find from a $50 cent bag from my bank. A Austrian 2 heller. Same size as a penny. Someone want to add a pic...thanks!

MD Totals: Started Aug16th.(Updated Sept10th) 819 clad/cu coins/$41.13
Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
Wheats-5 (36,36,46,46d,50d)

Edited by - TheJonasCollegeFund on 08/07/2010 11:34:15
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member



USA
381 Posts

Posted - 08/07/2010 :  14:08:22  Show Profile Send TheJonasCollegeFund a Private Message
1 clad Canadian dime at the last dump experience. Just sitting there in the coin return calling my name. I don't speak french so I think it was calling my name.

MD Totals: Started Aug16th.(Updated Sept10th) 819 clad/cu coins/$41.13
Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
Wheats-5 (36,36,46,46d,50d)
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member



USA
413 Posts

Posted - 09/04/2010 :  20:46:27  Show Profile Send Roadrunner a Private Message
Another counterstamped penny. This time a NY stamped inside the New York State outline. I also have a Connecticut.

Selling rolls of ultra-rare 1956-1958 wheat pennies for a mere $5 shipped.
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