Thursday, November 11, 2010

Another Great Thanksgiving Trick

Remember last year I posted a game for the readers of this blog.Well it's still there if you want to try it out if you scroll down the blog.
However,this year I have a wonderful trick you can play on the family and although somewhat disheartening to the players it creates a great deal of conversation.
Simply put,in the course of conversation you can say to the table,"Iwill give a hundred dollars to anyone who can show me a penny from our country".
This will automatically put you at the center of attention and have the guests running and digging for a penny.Naturally one will be produced and when its handed to you you simply state,"Sorry but that is a one cent coin.Our country has no pennies'.
In all fairness you would be correct because we work off a decimal system and a " penny " is merely a nickname for the one cent coin.
You can then start a conversation about coins and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Remember The Buffalo

The buffalo five cent coin has a long and varied history in numismatics. It was released in 1913 and ended in 1938. It is considered a true American coin due to the images of the indian and the buffalo.Remember in 2013 the coin will be one hundred years old and will have a resurgence in the numismatic community at that time. Another interesting fact about the coin is the date was worn away on the majority of the circulating coins and when you go to purchase some make sure you can read all four digits in the date or don't purchase them because in my opinion they really have no numismatic value.
Read up on the coin so you can learn about its wonderful history and with a layout of a few hundred dollars you just might be able to complete a set of circulated buffalo nickels.
Good luck in your quest .