Happy Easter

Maybe give a kid a coin or two and show them how to donate at church or just on the streets.

Aside from that take a break and enjoy the family and coming springtime.

2013 Lincoln Shield Cent

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Not bad it is nearly the end of March and I just found a 2013 cent. Reports of new coins circulating well are true.

I always remember an episode of Little House on the Prairie where the Pa Ingalls gave young Laura a shiny brand new penny for Christmas. She was so happy that he took time to get a new one not some tarnished piece.

Even if purchasing power diminished over the last century it still gives me a happy feeling to find a shiny new penny. Although I wonder how some modern child would react to getting a new penny for Christmas. Maybe a shiny dollar coin would be cool for a youngster.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent  / United States
Year: 2013
Mintage: Not yet known.
Metal: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper
Value: $0.01 in EF-40

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2011 British Penny

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First British find of the year. It is a modern penny featuring the royal shield design. 

Got it as change at an organic food store, I needed some hummus. This continues the streak of finding British coins and as a bonus it a new one for me. 2011 seems to be a low minted year and hopefully that will bring up the value in the future.

There are some odd marking behind the queen's neck that I think are die clashes but I cannot be certain. That would not raise the value though.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Penny / Great Britain
Year: 2011
Mintage: 210,404,000
Metal: Copper-Plated Steel
Value: $0.02 in VF

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2001 $5 Star Note, CK-*

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Yes it is a star note. Yes this was made in much smaller amount. Yes it still has low value.

Mostly because the condition is not great but even in high grade this star note has low value. A full run of 3,200,000 were printed so it not rare and having been circulated lowers the value.

Nice as it is to find a star note in my change I would prefer higher quality notes. The few old notes I receive are either near perfect or very folded. There seems to be no middle ground when finding notes older than two years. 

Here's the stats for this bill...
Type/Federal Bank: $5 Note - Fort Worth / Dallas
Year: 2001
Printings: 3,200,000
Printed: August 2002
Run: 1 and only run from CK00000001* - CK03200000* 
Value:  $7.50 in Very-Fine (VF)

Sidenote: Please note there is no conspiracy with K11 and Dallas and JFK. The K11 is K for Dallas the district letter followed alphabetically. Also K is the 11th letter of the alphabet which is the district number 11. These letters and numbers are for distribution and accounting purposes only and were decreed long before JFK existed.

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Coined For Money: Round-Up Mar. 18-24, 2013

Quiet week for coin news as this slow spring continues to unfold.

Pocket Change started as a virtual currency and is now more of a reward program. Their app is now on Android and iOS. They are basically giving the virtual currency away through sponsorship as a way to flood the market and make it a real currency.

NGC, the coin grading company, is changing their fees and Coin Update sorts things out.

All I found was a 1960-D nickel making the week extra long and boring.

1960-D Nickel

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Last second find is not anything special but it is 52 years old so that should count. It has been a slow coin week but a few Denver mint finds does brighten my day. Denver coins are in most cases more common than Philadelphia minted coins but since I am on the east coast they seem rarer.

The mint mark is located on the back for nickels of this era, they do not move to the front until 1968. Like I said before 50+ years old is the only reason to keep this coin. In terms of value it has nothing extra and is very common. Even the metal value it is still under face value, barely.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents/United States
Year: 1960 D
Mintage: 192,582,180
Metal: 75% Copper 25% Nickel
Value: $0.05 in G-4

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