Rookie year in review, 2008 totals

zmemarine

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I started this wonderful hobby in the last week of February with the halves and in May with the pennies.

18 Walkers
31 Ben Franklins
85 90% JFK's
878 40% JFK's
1 Foreign silver, 1943 Australian Florin .925 silver
39 Clad proofs
16 No FG initials
11 1971 DDO
9 1974 DDO
2 1973 DDO
4 1987p/d NIFC
6 Magician coins
105 NIFC 2002-08
6 foreign coins
3 counterstamped halves 1960-1980

pennies
608 wheatbacks with a 1923s and 1932 with mintage under 9 million, also 13 steelies
199 queen canadian, 3 king canadian
488 1968s-74s
11 foreign coins
1 proof 1978s
9 1998 wide am
3 2000 wide am
27 1960d small date, no 1960 small date, agoal for this year
2 state counterstamped pennies, wisconsin and south carolina

2008 BESTS
BEST BOX: 143 40%
best roll: I had 5 dream rolls. one had 9 walkers,9 bennies and 2 90%jfk's, another had 21 1964 JFK's
best penny box: 40 wheaties
best roll: 9 steel wheaties

goals for '09
commemarative coin, barber half, silver proof, 2000+ silver halves, 1970d half
indian head penny, any double die penny, 1999 wide am, 1992 close am

Semper Fi
 

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GMan00001

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zmemarine said:
goals for '09
commemarative coin, barber half, silver proof, 2000+ silver halves, 1970d half
indian head penny, any double die penny, 1999 wide am, 1992 close am

I believe someone claimed to have found a 1992 Close AM penny just recently, but the more commonly known one (which is still rare) is the 1992-D Close AM.
 

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seger98

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That's an outstanding year & you missed nearly 2 months of it! :thumbsup:
 

LJ

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Congrats on your first year Mr. Marine......very nice totals. You have accumulated about 15 pounds of silver. Just in halves, your out of pocket is about $500 and the melt value is a little over $2000 at current silver prices which is surely going to go up in the next 2-3 months. That is a $1500 profit!!

It seems like there would be a law against enjoying a wonderful hobby like this one so much and then make a few dollars doing it....lol.

Good luck on your goals in 2009. Keep plugging and keep em coming....................
 

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Awesome job - congrats!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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olepossum said:
what is nifc and close am

Not Intended For Circulation / close AM is a die variety
 

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awesome tootals for a "rookie"
 

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