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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Coined For Money: Round-Up May. 13-19, 2013

There is less and less money to find and here are some reasons why. Old coins are being smashed, new coins are virtual, and my finds are headed towards the vault.

The art of Coin Craft is just some artist smashing a few dollars of silver coin into tools then selling them for thousands. The tragic coin loss is part of the final cost.

Read this great article in New York Magazine and here is the less glossy version called A Fistful of Lindens. It explores alternate currencies including local money like Berkshares, time exchange like Ithaca Hours, and video game money like Linden Dollars.

Found a 2013-D Perry quarter that will never circulate again because I will hold on to it forever.

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