Poll of the Day > Somebody paid my coworker with an 1808 and 1830 half dollar.

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argonautweakend
09/15/17 12:31:02 AM
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WHAT THE FUCK.

So my coworker in turn spends one dollar for em out of his drawer, and easily has 1-300 dollars apiece for em if he sold em. The 1830 is in decent shape, depending on how it grades, even better. The 1808 is rough. I know people who coin roll hunt and metal detect and have never found shit anywhere near that old. Oldest coin Ive found is a 1919 wheat penny.

So these coins predate the fucking civil war and some old moron gives them up for a dollar.

jesus christ some people are fucking DUMB.

http://www.tipsicocoin.com/images/30093345/scans/half1808_VG1787A.jpg

ayeeee mama lady liberty lookin tight
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 10:59:11 AM
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bump
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shadowsword87
09/15/17 11:00:43 AM
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Huh, can I have that?
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:01:26 AM
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I hate old people but I wish that man would have came to me.

"Here sir, he's ten dollars out of my drawer free of charge. get yourself a beer"
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Judgmenl
09/15/17 11:03:19 AM
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Damn those are some rare coins.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:04:02 AM
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not one to whore out my YT videos but if people actually want to see the coins in question the guy let me take em home for a night to weigh them to verify they are real and I recorded a video:

coins appear at 1:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cquUdZNtTi8
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InfestedAdam
09/15/17 11:06:35 AM
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Funny enough, I am not a coin collector but I do have a habit of checking the years on any coins I am given or find. Oldest is a penny from 1940 I think. I like to keep old coins just to "have a piece of history"
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:09:19 AM
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Wheat pennies arent terribly uncommon, but still neat. I like the wheat stalk design over the lincoln memorial design. 1940 isnt terribly old, but check those dates on wheats. You might have a key date(rare year).

If you have a 1909 philadelphia wheat penny(no mint mark) you have 5-15 dollars on your hands, depending on condition. If you have a 1909 San Fransisco(S) minted coin, you have a 500-1,000+ depending on condition. the difference: 400 million philadelphias vs 400,000 san frans

edit: amended values for 1909
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InfestedAdam
09/15/17 11:12:13 AM
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argonautweakend posted...
but check those dates on wheats. You might have a key date(rare year).

I have heard of this. Like you said, certain years aren't old but might still be special for any number of reasons.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:19:45 AM
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With coins its generally two things: how many were minted and how many are around today.

It seems like a game to get down to one. The closer there are to only one available, the more its worth.
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Questionmarktarius
09/15/17 11:22:16 AM
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InfestedAdam posted...
Funny enough, I am not a coin collector but I do have a habit of checking the years on any coins I am given or find.

1943 and 1955 are the pennies you need to look out for.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:28:47 AM
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1943 pennies were made out of steel, due to copper being needed for WWII. Those arent extremely rare, but they look cool and nice condition ones command a premium. If you find a 1943 penny made out of copper you are rich because the mint made some "by accident" (never sure if its truly a mistake or a mint employee forcing his way into history even if we dont know his name) and they got out, but werent supposed to.

1955 isnt rare but you can find a highly valuable 1,000 dollar + error: 1955 doubled die obverse:

http://www.coingallery.org/1955DDOObv600.jpg
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Questionmarktarius
09/15/17 11:31:35 AM
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Any pre-1982 penny can be melted down for about two cents worth of copper.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:34:54 AM
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Well, you legally cant melt down pennies right now, but that is true. the copper value is greater than one cent. there are people who hoard them and will cash in when it becomes legal.

I couldnt be bothered but peopel have entire 5 gallon water jugs filled.
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Judgmenl
09/15/17 11:37:27 AM
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Why is it illegal to melt down pennies?
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shadowsword87
09/15/17 11:38:30 AM
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Judgmenl posted...
Why is it illegal to melt down pennies?


Destruction of property of the American Government.
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Questionmarktarius
09/15/17 11:39:08 AM
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Judgmenl posted...
Why is it illegal to melt down pennies?

Because they're worth two cents of raw metal.
There's fucktons of pennies out there, and that money just vanishes when they're melted.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:45:02 AM
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Judgmenl posted...
Why is it illegal to melt down pennies?


I actually dont know, but if the copper value is worth more than one cent, that could fuck things up with people taking their hoards and melting them down. The mint make billions of zinc pennies every year, but I see pre 82 pennies constantly so much so I could have a small hoard of my own if i could have kept every one ive seen since i got into coins(around may). Cash is still very important in our society. Thatd be like taking millions if not billions of dollars in pennies and tossing them out the window.

People suspect if the penny dies it will become legal, because then pennies will have no use.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 11:46:04 AM
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You cannot melt down pennies and nickels, but you can melt down all other denominations, such as silver coinage like pre 64 dimes, pre 64 quarters, etc.
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KJ StErOiDs
09/15/17 12:56:34 PM
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Congrats to your co-worker for the find. Feel bad for whomever lost it though - I can only imagine it was pilfered by their kid as chump change for drugs/alcohol.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 1:20:20 PM
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he said it was an old man. i dont know any other details. youd be surprised how dumb people are. i had a woman pay me with four silver dollars once, three peace one morgan. at wal mart
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myghostisdead
09/15/17 1:34:55 PM
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argonautweakend posted...
he said it was an old man. i dont know any other details. youd be surprised how dumb people are. i had a woman pay me with four silver dollars once, three peace one morgan. at wal mart


Maybe he was suffering from some impairment that clouded his judgment and realize he was spending these specific ones. Most people don't have these coins just lying around unless they collect them. I would have pointed this out to him before taking them.
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argonautweakend
09/15/17 1:49:48 PM
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call it poor morals but i wouldnt have said anything. even if he had dementia its not my problem. just me though. if people give em up fine but say i saw the coins at his house or in his wallet i wouldnt cheat him and say theyre worthless
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