by Know Common Cents » Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:23 am
Haven't sold any in a very long time. One snowy day a couple years ago, I dumped them all out and did a sort. The black, dirty, dinged or other wise ugly coins went into one bag. The AU-BU ones went into another. The smelter doesn't discriminate, but I do.
I like the looks of the gleaming 40% Kens. Might be, too, because I was alive then and spending these rascals in everyday transactions. 'Course, I was also spending Franklins, Walkers, Mercuries and even the occasional silver dollar given to me by my aunt with a moustache.
"I don't know what I'm doin' but I'm sure havin' fun" Herman Munster
I've recently adopted the Groucho Marx philosophy for dealing with politics and other life challenges, "Whatever it is, I'm against it!" (Horse Feathers 1932)