| Probably everyone at one time or another
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| | boy, I will always remember dad checking
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| has collected coins. Some people save old
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| | his wallet for " Joesph W. Barr " dollar
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| wheat pennies they find in change and
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| | bills. Now as I wipe the tears from my
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| throw them in a jar. Other people collect
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| | eyes, yes I am sad to say dad has been
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| state quarters, and some others collect
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| | gone a few years now, and I still miss
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| certain coins like nickles or dimes, and
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| | him very much, especially when I sit here
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| try to build a complete collection over
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| | alone and think about the times we spent
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| time. A lot of folks think coin
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| | together in the years gone by, oh well,
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| collecting is the hobby of king's and
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| | at least it's always great memories when
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| truthfully, it's often called that. A
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| | it comes to you, dad.Now as I regain my
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| king may be able to build a giant
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| | mental composure, if I ever had one, I
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| collection of coins, but I promise you,
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| | want to say that I never lost the desire
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| that the small collection a young boy has
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| | to collect coins. And as I got old enough
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| that may only be worth a couple of
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| | to work full time, and live on my own I
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| dollars, is worth just as much to that
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| | started and built a fairly large coin
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| boy as a King's coins are worth to him.I
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| | collection. I didn't have much money as I
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| can tell you right now, anyone can
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| | never went to college or trade school,
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| collect coins and you don't have to be
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| | and I have always had a job working as a
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| rich. In fact I have quite a large coin
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| | laborer, so I had to fine ways that I
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| collection, and I have had a very low
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| | could build up my coin collection
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| paying job all my life. There are a lot
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| | cheaply.One day, I was looking in the
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| of ways someone can build a great coin
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| | back of a Coin collecting magazine that I
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| collection over time, while still paying
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| | had purchased at a local news stand, and
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| the bills.Coins are so neat looking, I
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| | I found an ad where you could join a coin
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| remember when I was a young boy, my
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| | collecting approval service. They would
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| grandad would go upstairs and open a safe
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| | send you certain coins once a month, and
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| we had, inside was a metal drawer
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| | you could select the ones you wanted to
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| containing some old Morgan and Peace
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| | buy and keep, and if you didn't want them
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| Silver Dollars. My grandad would let me
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| | all, just mail the others back to them,
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| sit and play with the coins often. I
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| | and the next month they would send some
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| would hold one by the edge on the table
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| | other coins for you to examine. What made
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| top and flip it on the side with my
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| | this program better than the other
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| finger and the coin would spin wildly
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| | approval services I had often seen was,
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| around on the table like a toy top. The
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| | you could tell them what type of coins
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| coins were frosty silver or whitish
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| | you were interested in, and what price
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| colored and were beautiful to look at,
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| | you were willing to spend monthly. I
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| they were large and heavy, not like the
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| | selected miscellaneous U.S. coins,
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| little coins we have today. I often
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| | everything from old large cents from the
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| wondered how many folks actually carried
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| | 1800's to silver mercury dimes and
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| these things around in their pockets
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| | buffalo nickels etc. And I chose to only
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| everyday, it only took a few of them to
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| | spend $20 a month, for me this was
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| weigh quite a lot.After my grandad passed
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| | perfect and for about a year or more I
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| away back in 1969, my dad sold the old
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| | stayed in the program and over time I got
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| silver dollars, I don't think he really
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| | a nice bunch of coins from them, then
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| wanted to, but my grandad had left the
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| | something happened and the company folded
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| family farm pretty deep indebt, so dad
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| | or went out of business, as I never
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| had an auction and sold about everything
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| | received any more coins from them and I
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| except our house and the barn, to pay off
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| | no longer saw their ad in the
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| the huge bills. It wasn't too long after
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| | magazines.Overtime I discovered other
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| that when dad got bitten by the coin
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| | cheap methods to aquire some nice coins,
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| collecting bug. At first it wasn't coins
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| | one of the methods I still use, is
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| but paper money that got dad started. I
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| | something that anyone can do to start
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| remember dad saw an ad in the back of
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| | building a nice coin collection. Just
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| some magazine, where a guy was offering
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| | start searching and examining your pocket
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| to pay $2 for every dollar bill you sent
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| | change, I still find wheat pennies and
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| him that had a certain treasurer's name
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| | silver war nickels, and many pre 1960
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| on it, that name was: " Joesph W. Barr ".
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| | nickels, and sometimes a silver coin in
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| My dad looked in his wallet at some
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| | pocket change. One time about two years
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| dollar bills he had, and sure enough he
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| | back, I was at a local store and got some
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| had one that had the signature " Joesph
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| | change back, I noticed two of the
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| W. Barr " on it. Dad took the dollar from
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| | quarters I received looked kinda white in
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| his wallet and kept it in an envelope in
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| | color, examining them closely after I got
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| his old roll top desk, and after checking
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| | back home, I discovered they were both
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| his money for several days afterwards,
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| | pre 1964 silver Washington quarters. I
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| dad found some more of them. Sometime
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| | figured somebody must of needed money to
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| later dad mailed the dollar bills to the
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| | buy some cigarettes or milk or something,
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| address in the magazine ad, and sure
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| | and must of used some of their old coins,
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| enough he soon got a check for the
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| | I was just lucky enough to had been there
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| dollars plus an extra dollar each. Dad
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| | at the right time and place to get them
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| continued searching and sending in them "
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| | in my change.One place to find a lot of
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| Joesph W. Barr " dollar bills for awhile,
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| | nice coins is to go to different banks
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| then after a period of time, the guy no
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| | and buy rolls, search through them
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| longer was accepting them.Dad then
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| | carefully, and you will be surprised of
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| started buying a few Indian head cents
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| | the neat finds you may come across, plus
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| and some buffalo nickels. Then as he got
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| | just add a few out of your pocket change
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| older and money seemed to get a lot more
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| | to replace the ones you want to keep from
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| tighter, dad quit buying coins and turned
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| | the rolls, and you can turn them back
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| to a new hobby, doing sweepstakes. But by
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| | into a different bank for some different
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| this time, I was hooked, I just loved the
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| | rolls of coins to search through.Another
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| look of the old coins, the silver ones
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| | place that is fairly good for finding
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| and the old copper large cents, they just
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| | some rare coins is at local flea markets,
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| seemed so neat compared to the boring
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| | be careful though as many of the folks at
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| coins of everyday use. Now as I am
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| | these places are very aware of a coins
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| writing this article, I stumbled across
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| | value, and they often ask for much more
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| an interesting article about the " Joesph
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| | then what the coins are worth. Read up on
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| W. Barr " dollar bills from the 'American
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| | the coins you are interested in buying,
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| Numismatic Association' it said, the
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| | or better yet, take along a pocket coin
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| following: "At one time, it was
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| | price guide with you when you go to buy
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| speculated that the notes signed by
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| | coins, it's better to be thrifty then
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| Treasurer Joseph W. Barr would eventually
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| | foolish.Anyway, now after collecting
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| hold a high numismatic value since he was
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| | coins for fun over the years, I have
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| in office for only 23 days in 1968-69.
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| | almost every Lincoln cent that was made
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| However, during that period, a total of
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| | from 1909 up to present, and I have every
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| 484 million notes were produced with his
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| | Jefferson nickel from the first one that
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| signature. The high quantity produced
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| | was made in 1938 to present, and I have a
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| dictates that the notes will never be
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| | nice sized wooden chest full of
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| considered rare in our lifetime.
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| | miscellaneous U.S. coins, including
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| Interestingly, in 1995, numismatic author
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| | silver dollars, mercury dimes, buffalo
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| Alan Herbert stated, "A $1 Barr note
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| | nickels, Large Cents and many more unique
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| deposited in an interest-bearing account
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| | and rare coins. I figure the coins will
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| in 1969 would have been worth over $4.00,
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| | make a nice gift someday, something to
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| figuring 6% interest compounded annually.
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| | leave to my daughter and her children,
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| A circulated Barr note kept in a
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| | and maybe I can spark that fire in them,
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| safe-deposit box for 26 years is worth $1
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| | that my dad started in me, the joy of
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| today."So that explains why that guy
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| | coin collecting. So start checking your
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| probably quit buying the " Joesph W. Barr
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| | pocket change today, you just never know
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| " dollar bills, it seemed they might of
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| | what rare finds you may come across.There
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| been collectible for a little while, but
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| | are several different types of computer
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| they just never caught on. Today you can
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| | software that are made for coin
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| still buy them on eBay and other places,
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| | collecting. One program that stand's out
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| sometimes for slightly more than $1.00.
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| | is ' Coin Collector Professional ', it is
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| Oh well, it is something that has stuck
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| | made for any coin collector, from novices
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| in my mind every since I was a little
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| | to professionals, and it cost under $20.
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