In New Orleans, the locals used to refer to dimes (in general) as "silver dimes". That threw me for a while since silver dimes had not been made for years when I moved here.
I used to run across the occasional Indian Head cent. I guess we are really dating ourselves with these admissions. ;-) Jeffery On Nov 23, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > When I was a young lad, I would find an Indian Head cent in the change > every now and them. I would go through the cash registers at my > grandfathers butcher shop and my uncle's gas station, looking for > Indian Head pennies and Buffalo nickles. > > Dan > > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >> >> >> Actually >> right - hence ... :) >> >> Richard (my sweetheart to died in 1993) had a batch of wheaties... I look >> at the pennies I get and I keep finding them >> though not many, of course, and not in such good shape but I have a hundred >> or so >> >> ann >> >> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >>> One almost never sees "wheaties" or steel cents in circulation any more. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Now JOhn and I have lots of info :-) >>>> I only mentioned looking for "s' cause John did -- prior to his email I >>>> didn't know a thing about it... >>>> >>>> aside from thinking it would be cute to have all the states.. or that >>>> someone MIGHT wnat oe in the distant future, >>>> all I know about coins are what "wheaties" are and if I got a 1943 copper >>>> coin I could get a prety nice price for one. >>>> >>>> I have one steel coin from 1943 that I wrote a story about in grade >>>> school... thinking it was the unusual one.... think I >>>> I dentified with being out of step? you betcha >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ann: >>>>> >>>>> I'm afraid you won't find many "S" mintmarks. The San Francisco Mint >>>>> no longer makes coins for general circulation. They specialize in >>>>> proof coins, which are specially struck to have greater luster, and >>>>> special issues. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=15253&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10211 >>>>> >>>>> Any "S" or "W" (West Point) mint marks you find are special issues, >>>>> not meant for general circulation. If you find one in regular change, >>>>> there is is a good chance it was stolen from someone's collection, by >>>>> someone too stupid to realize its value, who then spent it at face >>>>> value instead of selling it as a collectible. >>>>> >>>>> I usually limit myself these days to buying the annual uncirculated >>>>> mint sets and proof sets directly from the US Mint. >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> John -- this is odd .. >>>>>> I jsut started doing this too.. I have 43 different ones so far - in >>>>>> less >>>>>> than a month... but I hadn't thought about looking at whether they >>>>>> were >>>>>> P >>>>>> or D and didnt know about "S" at all >>>>>> >>>>>> Im only keeping one of each state to make a set and just though tit >>>>>> would >>>>>> be >>>>>> nice to have or to save and possibly sell for $1.00 profit or so. >>>>>> I have to just a magnifier to see which state I have in text but I'm >>>>>> getting to know the pictures. >>>>>> Now I'm gonna want to look at each to see if they have an "S" lol >>>>>> >>>>>> glad you are recouping I didn't get to wish you well _before_ the >>>>>> procedure >>>>>> as I didnt see your post until yesterday... >>>>>> >>>>>> ann >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> John Sessoms wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Does anyone know more about the state quarters than I do? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Let me rephrase that ... Does anyone know LESS about the state >>>>>>> quarters >>>>>>> than I do? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I just found something odd. At least it's odd to me. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ever since the program began, I have tried to keep every one of the >>>>>>> state >>>>>>> quarters I've received in change. Just tuck 'em into the watch pocket >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> my >>>>>>> jeans and they tend to pile up around the house. I think I've spent >>>>>>> less >>>>>>> than $10.00 of the state quarters since 1999. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mostly because of my east coast location I get 'P' quarters. Every >>>>>>> once >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> a while I sort through the piles and separate them by state & put 'em >>>>>>> into >>>>>>> plastic tubes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any 'D' quarters I get are segregated to a separate pile. I don't get >>>>>>> enough to justify separate tubes for each state, but I can sort them >>>>>>> by >>>>>>> year. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyway, I'm rambling ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I needed some change just now and grabbed a dollar's worth out of the >>>>>>> pile >>>>>>> I hadn't sorted through yet and decided to make sure I wasn't grabbing >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> 'D' >>>>>>> quarter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Instead, there was a South Carolina 'S' quarter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I understood the 'S' were all silver proof sets, but this is a regular >>>>>>> clad quarter. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Try to keep the explanation simple like me. ;-D >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
