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Re: Best finds
A few notable finds ive had to stimulate seeking.
1804 Large Cent mislabeled as 1803 in a junk box for like $5. Got NGC graded as 1804 w/o any noted issues.
Bought a cool-whip container of slick large cents and found a 1793 vines and bars..
1853/2 Gold Eagle labelled as 1853 in AU condition.
Got a bag of 12 aluminum coins from an island in SE Asia for $3.. sold on eBay for thousands to a coin museum in Singapore or Thailand.
Im sure I could note more but these are just the ones that first came to mind.. Always something good to be found.. Keep hunting!!
1804 Large Cent mislabeled as 1803 in a junk box for like $5. Got NGC graded as 1804 w/o any noted issues.
Bought a cool-whip container of slick large cents and found a 1793 vines and bars..
1853/2 Gold Eagle labelled as 1853 in AU condition.
Got a bag of 12 aluminum coins from an island in SE Asia for $3.. sold on eBay for thousands to a coin museum in Singapore or Thailand.
Im sure I could note more but these are just the ones that first came to mind.. Always something good to be found.. Keep hunting!!
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Re: Best finds
Wow! Amazing finds!
Here is a link to a past thread with some fun finds in the wild from different members: https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/view ... cks#p94038
Didn't know the link would send you straight to my post.
Please read the whole thread, there are some good ones.
Here is a link to a past thread with some fun finds in the wild from different members: https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/view ... cks#p94038
Didn't know the link would send you straight to my post.
Please read the whole thread, there are some good ones.
Last edited by Triple C on Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Best finds
1949-S Jefferson Nickel found in Circulation when my mother was at work.
You are never too old to learn something new
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Re: Best finds
Found a 1943/2 5 Cents in circulation and also got a seated dime love token from a drive thru.. who’d ever thought a seated dime love token as change getting myself a McDs milkshake!!
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Re: Best finds
1912-D and 1931-D, and twenty+ wheat cents found in $7 of customer wrapped rolls, 42 wheat cents from one bank wrapped box, 4 full rolls of wheat cents from teller. A 1913 S Ty 2 found in buffalo bin of LCS, 1910-s wheat cent found in foreign bin at coin show. Had someone I know someone that got 11 silver dollars from macdonalds for face value and two $500 bills from a bank also at face, and CC minted double eagles from coin show at regular double eagle prices.
U.S. cent lover!
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