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Heather Scantlebury
Eric Schank
Henry Schroy
Edward Schuh
|oseph Schulman

Gina Schwab
Eric Seyfert
Thomas Shaw
Peter Sherman
Gregory Scholar

A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned

If given a choice between keeping a Set. George said, “They are 100 per
quarter or a penny, most people cent silver, absolutely perfect, and
would opt for the quarter. Eighth difficult to find.” He feels that proof
grader George Dusoe, however, sets were good investments, because
would not. George would prefer the the price rises very quickly, and he
penny because he is a coin collector could sell them for a large profit at
who had a large collection of any time. i
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pennies. His penny collection ranges
from 1850 to the present. Another coin which George has
obtained is a 1909 V.D.B.S. penny.
“I began my coin collection four “The first three initials,” commented
years ago,” said George, ‘‘when my George, “stand for the name of the
father gave me some coin books to designer, Vernon D. Brenner, who
read.” He now enjoys spending his put his initials on the back.” This
time reading and studying about coin is also very rare.
coins. He also looks through coin
newspapers for good deals on coins Although George buys some coins for
in which he is interested. investment purposes, the majority
were obtained simply for pleasure.
The most valuable type of coin which Anyone who knows George recog­
George has is the U.S. Silver Proof nizes his “good cents.”

Angela Simpson
Randall Simpson
Amy Sivley
Anne Skaja
Richard Smith

Christina Sollosso
|on Solomon
Nancy Starnes
Cary Stephan
Sheri Stewart

212/Eighth Grade