I’ll admit it. I’m a card-carrying member of the grammar police, the spelling police, and the style police. “Weird Al” Yankovic released his newest album Mandatory Fun less than two months ago. He parodied a Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” with “Word Crimes.” If Weird Al’s song speaks to the innermost parts of your being, then … Read more
Notaphily (pronounced no-TAH-fuh-lee) is the collecting of bank notes. Related terms are philately (stamp collecting) and scripophily (old stock and bond collecting). After writing my post yesterday on gift cards vs. cash, and after thinking about what people might do if their unused gift cards expire worthless or if the company can go out of … Read more
Another year, another four Presidential $1 coins from the US Mint. I actually saw the first pictures of the new coins over at Consumerism Commentary. Flexo uses the coins about as much as I do; the first couple of them I was showing everyone like I’d minted them myself. The low-resolution pictures really don’t do … Read more
A 1894-S Barber dime recently changed hands for $1.9 million. John Feigenbaum, a rare coin dealer in Virginia Beach, VA, escorted the dime from San Jose, CA, to the buyer in Manhattan. The appeal of this coin is not its beauty, but its rarity. Twenty-four were said to have been minted, and only nine are … Read more
Someone get that dead president a hanky! If one searches nose booger on eBay — not that I actually did this before I found the coin! — two auctions currently come up. One of them is an auction for a 2007 John Adams error coin that has some alleged deficiency around Mr. Adams’ right nostril … Read more
Before you google the term, what do you think a short snorter is? A height-challenged unhappy customer A mixed drink with whiskey and a pinch of salt A piece of currency, or multiple examples taped together, signed by fellow airmen A special type of small tank used by WWII soldiers Well, considering this is a … Read more
It’s no big secret that the Washington $1 coin error market on eBay is booming. The blank edge coins have been going for at least $40-$50 each for quite a while, and some others like the blank planchet I found have gone for quite a bit more. One gentleman in Tallahassee had especially good fortune … Read more
It looks like A Penny Saved is also following the Washington $1 coin errors avidly. Today he talks about the blank planchet errors — errors in quality control like all other errors, but apparently one that’s a little rarer. These coins are completely unstruck with the intended design. No obverse, no reverse, and no edge … Read more
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