Finally I Got A Star

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While I'm happy so many people are finding star notes it has been a while since I got one. Mostly since I hardly use cash anymore.

Then on September 25 I got this bill in my change. It is a 2003A F-Atlanta series star note.

The back is normal as you can tell.

The star note is a replacement note used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing when a defect or error is found on the regular run of notes. There is no replacement of specific serial number instead they replace blocks of notes with the newest star notes. Since less then 1% of notes need replacement star notes are scarce.

Still they are not rare since they are printed by the hundred thousand or million. They are printed in runs of a specific amount and the lower the run the more it is worth to collectors.

• Less than 320,000 printed is lowest.
• Exactly 320,000 printed is very-low.
• Between 320,000 and 640,000 is low.
• Exactly 640,000 is medium.
• More than 640,000 is high and normal.

Type/Country: 1 Dollar/United States
Year: 2003A
Printings: 3,200,000
Run: 4th from F09600001* - F12800000*
Value: $2.50 in VF

It has plenty of folds and is probably worth less then listed, but that is true with most collectibles.

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Squished Album

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I got several squished pennies from the American Museum of Natural History and one from the M&M store. So knowing this someone gifted me this album to store my new collection. It comes with a New York elongated cent embedded on the cover.


This is a tri-fold album that can hold 36 pennies and 6 quarters, squished of course. This one is for New York but if you go the pennycollector.com site you'll find dozens of choices. They are $7.60 each plus s&h.


I don't have any squished quarters so I just put pennies where in place. While this isn't my true collection it still falls under the category if numismatics.

I probably won't fill the album especially since New York has hundreds of squished penny machines.

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Not Forgotten

I usually don't like repeating myself but since no one visits my other blogs then I'll re-post it here.

6 Years ago today 19 Muslims conspired to terrorize America and the world since then they have succeeded in bringing terror hundreds of times over to Spain, England and the rest of the world.

Being so close to the World Trade Centers and seeing what happened that day still fuels my desire to stay in my engineering school since we have access to the sites and we help can rebuild. In rebuilding we hope to honor the office workers who died on this day.

Special attention to Robert Pattison and Isaias Rivera two CBS engineers who were trapped at the top of the World Trade Center on that tragic day.

1956D Wheat Cent

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It has been nearly two months since I found an older American coin in my change, by older I mean older then 1959. Today when putting away my change I found a 1956-D cent which I have no idea where I got it since I spent the whole day shopping.


It's true that this coin is not particularly valuable or rare but it is a wheatie and over 50 years old. Only the third 1956D cent I found and seeing how so many people are searching bank rolls it may be one of the last.

Here are the stats for this penny...
Type/Country: 1 Cent/United States
Year: 1956D
Mintages: 1,098,201,100
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.10 in VF-20

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Barbados Vacation

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I wish. Apparently someone who went there on vacation came back and used a penny from that country in our change.


It is my first Barbados find in years. I usually find Bermuda or Trinidad & Tobago coins although in the distant past I found a few Barbados coins.

This coin is interesting because it was the last bronze 1 Cent coins issued for Barbados starting in 1992 the switched to copper-plated zinc. The obverse(front) has a the Neptune symbolic trident over the value. The reverse has the Barbados National Arms that divide the date.

Here are the stats for this Barbados Cent...
Type/Country: 1 Cent/Barbados
Year: 1991
Mintages: Not known.
Metal: Bronze
Value: $0.10 in XF(Extra Fine although this one look less.)

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2007 Proof Set

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One of the few coins I purchase on a regular basis is the official United States government issued sets. On July 19 I ordered the 14 coin Proof set and I got it today August 9. The issue price is $26.95 plus $4.95 in shipping and handling. While I can't afford more right know I always suggest to new collectors to get more than one set if you can s/h is always $4.95 no matter how many you order.

I tend to over scrutinize the coins and noticed that the dime has grease on the front and a minor die break on the back. One of the quarters has a dent. Overall the quality is not perfect but this is normal for the mint in recent years. That is why I recommend buying more.


Here's the stats...
Type/Country: Proof Set/United States
Year: 2007-S
Mintage: 1,702,116
Metal: Normal circulation type.
Value: $38.00 in box($11.00 increase since 2008)

Here is what comes in the brown box, the three coin sets, two boxes for the coins, two Certificate of Authenticity, a sleeve for the boxes, an explanation of the change from 10 to 14 coins, an offer for more coins, and the invoice. All delivered by the post office.

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