Money ****Official Coin Collecting Mega Thread!****

Coach · 02-15-2022, 04:33 PM

A place to talk about coins here. Share your experiences of collecting coins, what you have in your possession, selling coins, etc.

I'm sure some folks use https://www.ngccoin.com/ or https://www.pcgs.com/ as a guide.

Halfcan · 02-15-2022, 10:37 PM

My dad collects coins and really likes digging through old pennies to find a gem. So I bought him a $50.00 bag of pennies at the bank. Kept him busy a week, weighing each one and sorting them into books.

Hard to get any Phillie coins around here (mostly Denver mint) so I got him a $25.00 unsorted box of pennies in Maine. Most were P mint marks so he could fill out his books.

It was a good way to connect with something he is interested in.

Old copper pennies are getting rare- he ended up getting 15% to 20 % copper out of the whole deal. A handful of wheaties and a few steel.

ghak99 · 02-15-2022, 11:18 PM

@changematters_ on TikTok can be a decent late night insomnia killer. He answers a lot of questions of the fly while sorting stacks on live feeds.

carcosa · 02-15-2022, 11:22 PM

Coins

Hog's Gone Fishin · 02-15-2022, 11:32 PM

I've got lots of coins

**alpha_omega** · 02-16-2022, 07:58 AM

Always thought this would be a cool hobby, but never got into it.
Should be an interesting thread to read through.

myselff77 · 02-16-2022, 08:24 AM

I have my great grandmother's coin collection sitting in a box in the closet at my parents house. I've been told there are some "valuable" ones in there, but I have absolutely no idea what that means. I know baseball cards are pretty worthless unless the card has never been touched or seen the light of day and has a 10-mint rating or whatever it is these days. Are coins similar?

02-15-2022, 04:33 PM
Coach Champs! Join Date: Mar 2004 Casino cash: $3798476	**Official Coin Collecting Mega Thread!** A place to talk about coins here. Share your experiences of collecting coins, what you have in your possession, selling coins, etc. I'm sure some folks use https://www.ngccoin.com/ or https://www.pcgs.com/ as a guide.
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02-15-2022, 10:37 PM	#2
Halfcan In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $7327995	My dad collects coins and really likes digging through old pennies to find a gem. So I bought him a $50.00 bag of pennies at the bank. Kept him busy a week, weighing each one and sorting them into books. Hard to get any Phillie coins around here (mostly Denver mint) so I got him a $25.00 unsorted box of pennies in Maine. Most were P mint marks so he could fill out his books. It was a good way to connect with something he is interested in. Old copper pennies are getting rare- he ended up getting 15% to 20 % copper out of the whole deal. A handful of wheaties and a few steel.
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02-15-2022, 11:18 PM	#3
ghak99 MVP Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $-1767750	**Official Coin Collecting Mega Thread!** @changematters_ on TikTok can be a decent late night insomnia killer. He answers a lot of questions of the fly while sorting stacks on live feeds.
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02-15-2022, 11:32 PM	#5
Hog's Gone Fishin Fish are scared of me Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1459523	I've got lots of coins
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02-16-2022, 07:58 AM	#6
alpha_omega Supporter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Liberty Casino cash: $-1610000	Always thought this would be a cool hobby, but never got into it. Should be an interesting thread to read through.
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02-16-2022, 08:24 AM	#7
myselff77 Starter Join Date: Aug 2019 Casino cash: $790000	I have my great grandmother's coin collection sitting in a box in the closet at my parents house. I've been told there are some "valuable" ones in there, but I have absolutely no idea what that means. I know baseball cards are pretty worthless unless the card has never been touched or seen the light of day and has a 10-mint rating or whatever it is these days. Are coins similar?
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