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Gold/Mining/Energy : Numismatics and Coins -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FritzV who wrote (22)	6/10/1999 5:08:00 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 55

Hi FritzV; I think I'll go ahead and collect a set of proofs of those quarters. They ought to be reasonably cheap, and it would make a beautiful set. Why doesn't the mint get rid of some of these tired coin designs (1, 5, and 10 cent pieces, particularly) and go with something suitable for the 21st century? I have this suspicion that the split control of government cannot agree on whether to put Republican or Democratic dead presidents on any new coins, and so are putting off the change. But I don't follow numismatics news much. Ought to pick up a subscription to Coin... -- Carl

To: FritzV who wrote (22)	6/13/1999 4:37:00 PM
From: Green Receipt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 55

I visited the Philadelphia mint friday and got to see them making pennies. First time I've ever seen it, but while I was there we saw a penny fly out of the 'stamping ' machine and hit the floor. the employees just ignored it. i saw lots of pennies on the ground. wondering if there is anyway to get the 'flawed ones'.... probably not. btw: if you are near a federal reserve bank you can get rolls freshly minted. Philadelphia has a deal where each person can get two rolls of quarters daily.