I Got it at the Flea Market Yesterday
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (111235)
United States
November 16, 2025 8:33am CST
I don't normally buy money, but I do keep some bills and coins from time to time that I find interesting, or that were given to me.
I have mentioned about those a few times here, including a 1950s $5 silver certificate that my grandfather gave to me some years back.
But walking around the flea market yesterday, where there are several booths attended by coin collectors selling their wares, I came across a box full of buffalo nickels for 50 cents each.
I picked one up and bought it. Just for kicks and grins.
It turns out to be a 1929 nickel in what is considered "good" condition, which is the lowest possible grade. It's worth about 85 cents at full value—or probably about what I actually paid for it.
50 cents.
I just bought it because I didn't have one, 50 cents wasn't going to break me, and I just think it's neat. It's not exactly anything special or rare, of course, but what the heck?
Do you have any interesting coins or bills?
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@LadyDuck (487170)
• Italy
14h
This is a pretty coin, why not to buy at that price. I have a box full of coins. Reading your post, I just checked inside and I found several old Monte Carlo 1 cent coins. Online they are sold at about $ 50 each. I will keep one and sell all the others.
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@BarBaraPrz (50707)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13h
I had some but cashed them in years ago when I was broke and unemployed.
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@BarBaraPrz (50707)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
5h
@porwest Yeah, well, it ran out.
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@porwest (111235)
• United States
4h
@BarBaraPrz Hmm. Well, that signals an ever bigger problem. I doubt you ever had one to begin with, though. I mean, to be real here. 
One thing I can honestly say I have never done is...run out of money. It's just never happened to me. Knock on wood.
One thing I can honestly say I have never done is...run out of money. It's just never happened to me. Knock on wood.
@snowy22315 (198771)
• United States
13h
I have a freshly minted penny from 2024. I suspect this will be worth more down the road
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@snowy22315 (198771)
• United States
6h
@porwest Yes, I don't expect it to be worth much..but nearly uncirculated coins are always worth more. I can always pass it down to descendents if need be. I have more hopes for my Kobe Bryant card.
@porwest (111235)
• United States
6h
lol. Consider that we have enough pennies in circulation, granted tucked away, to last at least 50 years, it might be some time before it's worth even 2 cents. But I admire your ambition. lol
The estimation is that there are 240 billion pennies in jars, between seat cushions and in car consoles.
Now, considering 2025 is the last minting, if you have one of those and hold onto it for 300 years....
It might be worth at least 3 cents.
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@RasmaSandra (90849)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6h
MY father had saved up a lot of old coins and paper money but I have no idea what happend to any of it,
@LooeyVille (48)
• United States
12h
I save foreign bills and coins. I used to have a Silver Certificate $1 bill and a $2 bill but the coin collector told me to just spend them
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@moffittjc (126313)
• Gainesville, Florida
10h
I have a few buffalo nickels that I have received in change over the years (people really should pay more attention lol), none of them are probably in good enough condition to be of value. But, like you said, sometimes it's cool just to have something for kicks and grins.
I do have a roll of Krugerrand gold coins (10 coins total) in my safe that my mom gave me years and years ago when she went on a gold-buying kick. They are in mint condition, since I've never opened the roll. I'm sure they're worth a pretty penny, but I plan to just hold on to them for--like you said--kicks and grins.
