The Coin Man

I'm not into coin collecting outside of an interest in how our money has changed over the years. Oh, I have a coin or two, and a few old bills, but nothing to amount to anything. But an old friend asked me if I was interested in meeting him at a coin show yesterday and I thought, why not? 

I took my old money with me simply to see what it was worth, although I expected little. Yet I needed a 1959 Lincoln penny so figured to find one there.

My money wasn't worth much, perhaps an extra 20 bucks above face value. That didn't surprise me; tales of wealth from such things are few and far between and never happen to you, do they? But I asked one dealer about getting that 1959, explaining during our conversation that it was to complete a picture from my parents' 50th Anniversary which had a penny from each year they were married attached to it. The 59 had fell off. He gave me one, and would take nothing for it. "It's really only worth marginally more than one cent, and I like that it's going to a good cause," he explained.

I thanked him, and took his business card. "Well, I know it won't amount to much, but I'll at least give you a shout out on my blog." He thanked me in return.

So, if any of you out there are into coin and currency collection as a hobby, I urge you to look up Dave Sutton. He works under Dave's Coin Dungeon, phone 810-599-8300, and his email is DaveS7273@hotmail.com. He's a great guy, and he'll be fair to you.

On a side note, I did buy a one dollar Canadian bill from 1954 for one US buck. Some things are just neat to have.