Popular Post VKurtB Posted February 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) Today for the first time since my major surgery, I got back out into the world. I got sent to WalMart to pick up some groceries. I paid cash (lots of it). In my change, I got a coin worthy of comment, BUT ONLY THAT!!!! Many newbies here have made similar finds, and gotten all excited about their find. Do NOT expect it of me. I got a 1968 fully red cent that I might grade MS64 or MS65. That’s a 54 year old coin that LITERALLY looks nicer than many 2021 coins. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL. This date is almost dead center of the solid BU roll collecting era. I have to look at my Dansco album piece. This one MIGHT be nicer. Point is - this stuff happens all the time. People occasionally get rid of stuff. Edited February 28, 2022 by VKurtB GoldBear150, tj96, Alex in PA. and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Glad to hear you are out n about again. Sorry to hear your first adventure was Walmart. Hope your Dansco will upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj96 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Nice to hear you're getting out. That 68 must have been tucked away somewhere and protected your years. Good luck with the Dansco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VKurtB Posted February 28, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) My wife somehow managed to find the correct Dansco upstairs. The WalMart cent is a HUGE upgrade to my Dansco piece. Not even close. Somehow, my Dansco album had been holding much nicer D and S 1968 cents than the Philly one. Not normal for a collection assembled in eastern Pennsylvania. All is now as it should be. Stairs are still tough for me, way harder than driving or walking on level ground. In 9 days, I fly to the ANA show in Colorado Springs, where I have a VERRRRRRY full agenda - exhibit judging, two different ANA standing committee meetings, an auction of British material, and working the table holders’ registration booth for the ANA. My original hope was to drive both ways, but the surgery made that kind of unwise. Edited February 28, 2022 by VKurtB tj96, J P M and JT2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Get out must have been a treat even if it was Wally World. I hear what your saying. There are a lot out there. I have been saving any circulated Reds I find to put in some new Whitman folders. No MS coins just road warriors that I have been picking up over the years. Like this piggy bank 40 I found yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member: Seasoned Veteran DWLange Posted February 28, 2022 Member: Seasoned Veteran Share Posted February 28, 2022 Frequently I buy collections of cents and nickels simply to obtain the folder or album for my collection of same. Most of the coins have little or no premium value, so they often get rolled for the bank or just dumped into my car's ashtray for making exact change when needed. These collections sometimes include AU or MS coins from the 1940s-60s which should have a collector premium, but there were simply too many saved. It's analogous to the countless stamps that survive in sheets and are still being used for postage by persons who purchase them below face value. J P M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 9:34 AM, DWLange said: Frequently I buy collections of cents and nickels simply to obtain the folder or album for my collection of same. Most of the coins have little or no premium value, so they often get rolled for the bank or just dumped into my car's ashtray for making exact change when needed. These collections sometimes include AU or MS coins from the 1940s-60s which should have a collector premium, but there were simply too many saved. It's analogous to the countless stamps that survive in sheets and are still being used for postage by persons who purchase them below face value. Almost perfect analogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT2 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 10:34 AM, DWLange said: o the countless stamps that survive in sheets and are still being used for postage by persons who purchase them below face value. funny you say that... i use old postage from the 50's and 60's all of the time. just 4 or 5 stamps will do it these days i once went to the Post Office and the guy taking my letters said what kind of postage is that. i just said AMERICAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 2:02 PM, JT2 said: funny you say that... i use old postage from the 50's and 60's all of the time. just 4 or 5 stamps will do it these days i once went to the Post Office and the guy taking my letters said what kind of postage is that. i just said AMERICAN! Or Murrican, depending on the state. JT2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
