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Some of my recent acquisitions.

It was hard to find silver 5 Reichsmark coin for a reasonable price so I got a good buy on that one. Among other notable finds include a 1926 2 Drachmai (the coin with the bust of Athena on it) and a Rhodesian (as in, post independence from Britain but pre Zimbabwe) penny. I wasn't able to find one of those in any LCS's bin until today. No edgy coin collection is complete without stuff from Rhodesia.
 
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MF-690T said:
For the Americans here who still come across change: when was the last time you found a wheat cent? I used to see them every few months, now it's been a year or so. I don't get rolls from the bank to be fair, I just use cash when I can.
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Up until recently I had no debit card and payed for every single thing in cash. Wheat cents appeared every month or 2. Only found 1 silver war nickel and 3 silver dimes.
 
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Jimmy Hopkins said:
Up until recently I had no debit card and payed for every single thing in cash. Wheat cents appeared every month or 2. Only found 1 silver war nickel and 3 silver dimes.
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I've probably found more silver dimes than any other US coin that used to be silver in circulation. For some reason those seem to slip through the cracks more than silver quarters, war nickels or even 40% silver halves.
 
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Jimmy Hopkins said:
Up until recently I had no debit card and payed for every single thing in cash. Wheat cents appeared every month or 2. Only found 1 silver war nickel and 3 silver dimes.
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Ravier Xavenblood said:
I've probably found more silver dimes than any other US coin that used to be silver in circulation. For some reason those seem to slip through the cracks more than silver quarters, war nickels or even 40% silver halves.
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Okay, but have any of those been Mercury dimes? Because then I'd be really jealous of you. I love Mercury dimes.
 
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beautiful person said:
Okay, but have any of those been Mercury dimes? Because then I'd be really jealous of you. I love Mercury dimes.
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No mercury dimes aside from the ones I inherited from my late grandfather. People usually set aside older coin designs out of curiosity even if they have no idea how much they're worth.
 
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I've decided to put together a third reich type set. The 1 Reichsmark and 2 Reichspfennig coins aren't super rare, but they're surprisingly hard to find. I still need a 5RM with the normal Reich eagle reverse and I saw one for $20 at a local coin store that's only open on weekdays.
Jimmy Hopkins said:
I agree with @Ravier Xavenblood I've never come across Mercurys in change. Just Roosevelts and they're usually 1964 due to the high mintage that year.
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Most people will recognize Merc dimes as "old" and assume they're super valuable. I mean, they're not totally wrong given silver's spot price in 2025.
 
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As a fellow coin autist, i must profess a love for the American silver dollar. Such a nice design and patina on a few in my collection. The silver dollar got me hunting the US trade coin too, missed out on a rare chance on coin a few years back. Spotted it in a mixed bag that comes up at auctions I look at when they sell a whole bulk mixed lot, usually from a deceased estate collection. Mad I missed that one.
 
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