RodneytheAmerican

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Total Coin Registry Points: 270,393 Rank: 727
 


RodneytheAmerican's Bio
I had an interest in coins when (in 1976) I was 11 years old and started with a Whitman Lincoln cent book that I got for Christmas. I quickly lost interest due to lack of parental support and only briefly resumed coin collecting in 1986 when I took an interest in the then-new Silver eagles. For a few years I collected bullion and proof Silver Eagles. I was only 22 years old or so and didn't have the means to buy very much. 30 years passed with zero collecting activity.
I am heavily involved in mineral collecting and in 2015 I went to an estate sale looking for minerals and I noticed a 1965 Special Mint Set for sale. Since that was my birth year I decided to get it and that started the real beginnings of serious coin collecting. I started by getting the rest of the silver Kennedy coins and have a complete set (1965-1970 and 1992 to date). Since the 1965 coins of my birth year weren’t made of .900 silver I was looking for a nice silver coin of my birth year. I happened to notice a 1965 Silver (.800) R1 coin from South Africa that was not a clad coin. This ended up being the beginnings of my interest in South African silver One and Two Rand silver coins. In the span of 2 years I quickly had collected almost a complete collection of South African silver R1 proof coins. To accomplish this I bought raw coins and had them graded. I am now working on the R1 uncirculated silver coins as well as silver R2 proof coins. During this time of renewed collecting after a long hiatus, the South African Mint released the new Silver Krugerrands. I was on the mission to collect them the minute that they were announced! I really like the design and they are affordable. The privy-marked coins will be key to having an outstanding collection as these are very low mintage and problematic to obtain.
In summary, I am relatively new to coin collecting but am very serious about it. I have an interest in Silver Kennedy coins and Silver Eagles but my main interest is South African silver R1, R2 and Silver Krugerrand coins. I generally buy raw coins and submit them to NGC for grading. This gives me lots of graded duplicate coins to dispose of. I do have a small network of friends in South Africa who help me get coins from the South African Mint and from other sources. I’m grateful for their help (M.L. and E. N.) since it is difficult to get good South African coins in the United States. I am open to trades as I have many slots to fill in my collection and I am sure that I can help others fill their slots with the graded and raw duplicate coin that I have.


    
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[Collapse] China - Panda Series
  Silver 10Y (1 ounce or 30 grams) Panda, 1983-Date, One-Per-Date 150 Rodney's Panda Cage 37 15 14 12 3069 363 1/4/2022172
[Collapse] Great Britain - Sovereigns and Bullion
  Britannia, Silver 2 Pounds, 1998-Date, Mint State, Including Varieties 58 BRITANNIA 7 4 4 3 1114 -77 7/19/202241
[Collapse] Netherlands
  Queen Beatrix, Silver 50 Gulden, 1982-1998, Mint State 1 The Netherlands 11 1 1 0 216 216 5/29/202232
[Collapse] South Africa - Republic
  1/2 Cent, 1961-1979, Circulation Issue 14 Rodney's Bird Cage 7 1 1 1 163 163 10/14/2018125
  Cent, 1961-2001, Circulation Issue 44 SPARROWS 1 CENT 2 1 1 0 12 12 5/10/202310
  2 Cents, 1965-2001, Circulation Issue 14 WILDEBEEST 2 CENTS 2 1 1 0 20 20 5/10/20238
  50 Cents, 1961-Date, Circulation Issue and Prooflike 16 S AFRICA 50C MS & PL 5 4 4 4 699 28 12/2/2022146
  50 Cents, Silver, 1961-1964, Prooflike 6 silver 50C Prooflike 61-64 100 4 4 4 699 28 12/2/2022146
  50 Cents, 1961-Date, Proof 30 50C Silver Proof 1961 to date 2 2 2 2 754 -3375 6/26/2018134
  Silver Rand, 1965-Date, Circulation Issue, Including Varieties 6 SPRINGBOK CORRAL - MS 98 57 57 31 113130 228 3/18/2024583
  Silver Rand, 1965-Date, Proof, Including Varieties 9 Rodney's Springbok Corral (Proofs) 92 65 65 51 25244 35 9/29/2023556
  Gold Rand, Second Decimal Series, 1961-1983, Circulation Issue 8 Gold 1 Rand 1962 -1983 MS 4 1 1 0 2294 2294 11/15/202216
  Silver 2 Rand, 1992-Date, Proof 1 R2 Silver Proofs 100 55 55 55 23389 570 9/14/2023604
  Silver 2 Rand, 1992-Date, Proof 9 SET II - SILVER R2 54 30 30 14 11639 -672 1/26/2024165
  Gold 2 Rand, Second Decimal Series, 1962-1983, Circulation Issue 10 Gold 2 Rand 1962-1983 MS 4 1 1 0 3447 3447 11/15/202217
  Silver 5 Rand, Big Five Series, 2019-Date, Mint State & Proof 7 Silver 5 Rand - Big Five 75 15 15 15 7957 0 3/21/2024306
  Silver 5 Rand, Big Five Series, 2019-Date, Mint State & Proof 28 Big 5 silver #2 20 4 4 0 2297 412 3/7/202374
  Natura, Rise of the Dinosaurs, 2018-Date, Complete 2 Rise of the Dinosaurs 28 2 2 2 726 0 3/1/2020122
  Krugerrand, Silver, 2017-Date, Complete, Including Varieties 5 SILVER KRUGERRANDS - ALL TYPES 87 29 29 29 14800 820 4/8/2024761
  1962 Proof Set 6 RSA - 1962 Proof set 77 7 7 7 936 -1189 8/25/2022112
[Collapse] Ukraine
  Silver 1 One Ounce, Archangel Michael, 2011-Date, Complete, Including Varieties 10 Ukraine: Archangel Michael 1 HRYVEN 30 8 8 7 2487 288 9/9/202385
[Collapse] Half Dollars
  Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Circulation Issue (Incl. Varieties) 29 kennedy - circulation/MS 13 21 21 11 3501 -20 1/25/2022390
  Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Proof Issue 126 Kennedy Proofs - 1964 to date 63 65 64 51 12837 234 9/9/2022265
  Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Complete Set 54 Kennedy - all types 42 100 99 75 18421 -103 11/11/2022567
  Kennedy Half Dollars, 1964-Date, Silver Issues, Complete 55 silver kennedy 64 to date 95 40 39 30 8829 -103 11/11/2022461
  Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver, 1964-1970, Circulation and Proof Issues 114 1964 - 1970 silver kennedy ms & pf 100 15 15 7 2169 -79 7/21/2022246
  Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver, 1964-Date, Proof Issue 53 Kennedy silver proof only 1964 to date 94 37 36 27 7100 234 9/9/2022543
  Kennedy Half Dollars, Silver 4-Coin 50th Anniversary Set, 2014, Complete 14 2014 Kennedy 4 coin silver 50th Anniversary set 100 4 4 4 1516 -4194 10/12/2017434
  Kennedy Half Dollars, 50th Anniversary Set, High Relief, 2014, Complete 26 Kennedy 50th HIGH RELIEF- 192134 100 7 7 7 4905 748 12/14/2021401
[Collapse] Dollars
  Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921, Complete 669 MORGAN DOLLARS 2 3 3 2 1724 1104 9/18/202189
  Peace Dollars, 1921-1935, Circulation Issue 851 PEACE DOLLARS 4 1 1 1 1138 454 9/21/2022146
[Collapse] Commemoratives
  Apollo 11, 50th Anniversary Set, 2019, Complete 37 Apollo 11 set 75 6 6 6 3071 3071 8/5/2019115
[Collapse] Modern Special Issues
  Morgan and Peace Dollar 100th Anniversary Set, 2021, Mint State, Complete 1 2021 MORGAN AND PEACE DOLLAR 100 6 6 6 5318 -1824 3/10/202241
  Morgan and Peace Dollars, Modern Issues, 2021-Date, Complete 1 MORGAN AND PEACE DOLLARS, MODERN ISSUES, 2021-DATE 85 12 12 12 9478 956 12/1/202328
[Collapse] American Eagles & Bullion Coins
  Silver Eagles, 1986-Date, Proofs 352 Eagle Proofs 86 - date 39 23 23 4 15142 1090 6/29/2023168
  Silver Eagles, 1986-Date, Mint State, Specimen, and Proof 181 Rodney's Silver Eagle Cage 37 44 43 12 22403 392 6/30/2023214
  Silver Eagles, 2006-Date, Reverse Proofs 30 Reverse Proof Eagles 100 8 8 2 6965 1413 11/22/202160
[Collapse] 100 Greatest/Top 50
  100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, Third Edition 69 100 greatest US Modern Coins 8 10 10 4 5848 -103 11/11/2022536
  100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins, Fourth Edition 63 100 greatest modern coins -US4th 15 19 19 13 11542 -103 11/11/2022179
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