Sunday, March 30, 2008

Few Finds, Strange Finds

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Well it's been a while since I posted some of my recent finds. Again I blame this on low cash usage. I've been using credit cards a lot and just buying with exact change. Still I received in my change some nice finds.

A few wheat cents but I only pictured the best one below. This 1957-D cent is still red, although a little banged up. Next I found an Israeli New Sheqel from 2006. Then the last coin I found was the oldest coin I ever got from change. It's an 1890 Indian Head cent in slightly damaged condition.

Obverse and reverse.

All the wheat cents I found have been from the 1950s but finding that 118 year old cent was a fair trade-off.

I've been so busy with other things that I have not bought a coin, book, or anything numismatic related for the last couple of months. Although I'm not a big buyer I do like getting the newest books. Luckily change finds still exist even at this low rate. I've found only 5 interesting coins in 2008 last year it was only 4 by this time. I miss the old days when I found 50 or 60 every three months.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent/United States
Year: 1957D
Mintage: 1,051,342,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.15 in AU-50

Type/Country: 1 New Sheqel/Israel
Year: 2006-o (From Ottawa Mint)
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: Nickel-Clad Steel
Value: $0.25 in VF
There is an error that has coin alignment worth $200.00 but this is not one of them.

Type/Country: 1 Cent/United States
Year: 1890
Mintage: 57,180,114
Metal: 95% Copper 5% Tin & Zinc
Value: $3.00 in G-4(This one may be lower)


Do you have a coin and want to know its value? Leave a comment/question and I will do my best to find out the price and history for you.