Friday, October 22, 2004
My 2 cents worth
The first Delaware quarter I found in change was a big surprise to me. I hadn't actively collected coins since high school, and this program: http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?action=50_state_quarters_program flew in completely under my radar.
I have trouble finding the Philadelphia minted coins here in Kansas City, but eventually I'll get them all: one quarter from each mint. Coin collecting has returned to at least a back burner as a hobby. If I had the resources, I'd try and assemble a date and mint mark set of all small cents and two-cent pieces (see the latter here: http://www.coinfacts.com/two_cents/two_cents_by_date.html) Collection status: about four-fifths complete, but I doubt I'll ever own one of these beauties: http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/indian_head_cents/1877_indian_head_cent__copper.htm
My sainted wife gave me a 1985 Canada Proof dollar as a present a few years ago when we lived in Iowa. (Check out the 80's from Canada here: http://www.mint.ca/en/collectors_corner/previous_collection/commemorative/80-89/index_comm80-89.htm; mine was the one with the moose.) That got me started on assembling a collection of commemorative dollars--I have about half of them now.
It doesn't look like my daughter will be adopting coin collecting as a hobby, though. She stands with her mom on money matters: shopping is far more preferable.
