I enjoy interesting art on coins, stamps, vegetable stickers…
Today I ran across this coin amongst my stuff, but have no recollection where it came from.
I found this coin when I was in grad school.
I like that the guy is a metal worker of sorts, but safety should require protective gear.
Very cool that it was minted in 1956.
Also minted in 1956.
How cool would it be if one of the members of the NY School used this quarter to pay for coffee?
There are a variety of eagles on coins. This one seems about to take flight.
I received the dollar during a purchase in Marion, Ohio. The idea is to post it on the website and then send it back out into the world. I liked the little bunny and have kept it in my wallet for several years.
I bound a penny and fired it to 1250ºF thinking that it was copper. I was hoping for a bit of slumping. When I researched the composition of pennies I found that they are primarily zinc. So, not surprising that the coin melted at a lower temperature.
From the United States Mint site–
The alloy remained 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc until 1982, when the composition was changed to 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper (copper-plated zinc).
Hello! I have, in the past became very interested in coins! Okay, I am back to it! I like looking them up and researching, although I am not familiar with a lot of them yet. I need to know what to look for most. If you can help me with that I would appreciate this.
aI found a coin, quarter with Wilma Mankiller on it, now when I looked it up there were 2 of these on ebay and somewhere else selling them for 1500 and 2000.00. Is this right? I have one..Please let me know!
Thank you,
Terri Tracy
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Most of the information I gathered about coins came from my father’s interest and collection. I have spoken with some individuals at a local coin shop. Most of the time, I start with a photo, load to Google images, then follow where that leads. The value of coins is based on the year and number made, if there were any unusual events that happened during the pressing, and the current physical appearance of the coin. And always the value is what someone is willing to pay for it.