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Does anyone still sort their change?

Clearly I have not in some time, but the pile on the right is all 1990 or older.

The oldest coin I found was 1937. I didn't think old coins would still be in circulation.

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Coin of the Day #264 (1/23/2024)

A quality Gallienus…

Roman Empire

BI Antoninianus - 22mm 4.84g

Gallienus 260-268 AD

Rome Mint

Obverse GALLIENVS AVG

Bust of Gallienus right, radiate, cuirassed

Reverse IOVI STATOR

Jupiter standing front, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, ς left

RIC V 216

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macro photos 📸

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Coin of the Day #262 (1/21/2025)

A cool historical piece showing that Valerian was still recognized as emperor for years after his capture by the Persians…

Roman Province - Bosporan Kingdom

BI Stater - 20mm 7.19g

Valerian, Gallienus, + Rhescuporis IV/V 263-264 AD

Kingdom of the Bosporus

Obverse BACIΛEΩC PHCKYΠOPIΔOC

Bust of Rhescuporis right, diademed, draped, trident right

Reverse ΞΦ

Busts of Valerian and Gallienus facing, laureate, draped, pellet between

RPC X 60028

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Old coins I have rediscovered from my collection in storage:

1. Kingdom of Sweden, 2 Öre - Carl XV

While it's a bit beat up, this 154 year old Swedish coin has definitely seen plenty. Besides looking that clean at such an age takes a lot of work!

2. Kingdom of Norway, 5 Øre - Olav V

At only 51 years of age, this Norwegian bronze has been in some dirty locations, one can tell from its unwashed reverse. However, that obverse is near pristine!

I am trying out a new style of coin-posting, so I hope my numismatics peeps like it! P.s. have a great day!

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bruh

tumblr user @crustaceanhascoins down???

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new coin i got: 1920 Maine Centennial Half Dollar

The 1920 Maine Centennial Half Dollar was minted for the celebration of Maine's statehood centennial. Maine was originally a part of the state of Massachusetts during the early years of of the United States, until it became its own state as part of the Missouri Compromise. Congressperson John A. Peters of Maine suggested the coin which Congress eventually approved in May 1920. Sketches from a local artist in Monmouth, Maine named Harry Cochrane were sent to the Mint to be used for the coin's design. They featured Maine's state seal on the obverse (front of the coin) with a pine wreath on the reverse. All the mottos and "MAINE CENTENNIAL 1820-1920" are arranged on the reverse as well. The sketches however were heavily criticized by Charles Moore, the chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts (a federal advisory board). Moore said "the design proposed is positively bad, and would bring great humiliation to the people of Maine if it should be executed." Unconvinced by his arguments though, the Maine Centennial Commission insisted that Cochrane's design be used. The Commission of Fine Arts eventually approved the design and enlisted young sculptor Anthony de Francisci, whose talent would later be seen on the Peace Dollar in 1921, modeled the coin for the Mint based of the designs. The coins ended up poorly struck, and even the best examples are weak around the pine tree and moose on the state seal (the thing under the tree is a moose it's hard to tell).

Due to the Commission of Fine Arts disagreement with the design, the entire process took a while and the coins were not ready in time for the actual centennial celebrations on July 4th. John Peters wrote a letter to the Mint complaining that he might as well wait for the next centennial celebration in 2020 to which he said "I judge would be more convenient and in accordance with the speed at which we have been going." The coins were minted, though only half of what was authorized (50,000 minted as opposed to 100,000 authorized by law). There was little demand for the coin by serious collectors who had at this point dealt with a decade of infamous huckster Farren Zerbe's promotion of commemorative coins during the 1910s. A majority of the coins still sold in 1920, but the Maine state treasurer continued to distribute them and they were all gone by the end of the decade. Examples in Mint State grades are harder to come by, as only a small number of coins, estimated by numismatist Q. David Bowers to be roughly 5,000 or so, went to collectors. The rest saw "careless handling by the public" as Bowers puts it. This one I have is likely one of those, as you can see the wear on the obverse in the two figures beside the Maine state seal and in the wreath on the reverse.

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I honestly don't even remeber when I took these photos, but apperantly it was in 2020 and with a Lenovo S1

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A unique collection of coins, which are considered very rare, was found about 10 years ago in Denmark.

The find consists of a total of 31 coins, 16 of the coins were from the time of Svend Estridsen, who was king of Denmark from 1047 to 1074

The fine collection of coins was found by three amateur archaeologists using metal detectors.

Previous coin finds have made us wiser that the kings rolled new coins onto the market approximately every five years - at the same time as they made old coins invalid. Thus people were forced to exchange their coin holdings while paying a fee to the king

On 31 May 2025, these old Danish banknotes can no longer be used as means of payment.

fortunately they can be exchanged for new ones at the bank without paying a fee to the king.

Well, if you have an inexplicable number of them, the police and tax authorities will be interested in an explanation

Danish banks have a duty to inform the authorities if something seems suspicious.

perhaps that is why banknotes corresponding to DKK 2.8 billion have not been exchanged for new ones yet.

maybe some of them will be found in 1000 years

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found near the parking meter

January 18, 2025

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the till at work keeps being sosososo good to me......

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PLEASE post a coin with a very noticeable error (preferably from the Americas or Asia)

Coin of the Day #256 (1/15/2025)

Please accept my humble offering great anon…

Colombia

1974 5 Centavos Repunched Date

4/4 strongly repunched to the northwest.

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Coin of the Day #253 (1/12/2025)

Low grade but finally ID’d it the other day…

Roman Province - Egypt

AE Obol - 18mm 3.26g

Hadrian 126-127 AD

Alexandria Mint

Obverse AYT KAI TPAI AΔPIA CEB

Head of Hadrian right, laureate, drapery on shoulder

Reverse L IA

Hawk with skhent crown (Horus?) left

RPC III 5688

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A bit of my North, Central, and South American coin collection, if you even care

@ktamina quiero uno peso de argentino... quizas veinticinco? 🥺🥺 (I want one argentinian peso... maybe twenty-five?)

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Sketches of coins collected by Charles Masson, a British East India Company soldier who deserted and spent years collecting ancient coins and surveying ancient sites:

Much more on Masson here:

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Sketchaday #dime

This Canadian dime was issued in 1937. Known as “The Bluenose” after the racing schooner.

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A redditor u/spottedgolfing shares the process of the penny floor they installed into their homes foyer.