Ever Lose An Important Coin?

I came home from work one day to find my son had rummaged through my coin box. (he was around 3-4). After picking everything up, I couldn't find my 1890 PF63 RB Indian cent. I found it more than 5 years later in the back corner of a closet!

A couple of years ago, I bought one of those "Liberty Dollar" rounds; a regional dealer was selling them for just a shave above bullion value. I took it to show off at a coin club meeting, then apparently I put it away. Unfortunately, I have no idea where I put it; next time I wanted to look at it a few months later, I couldn't find it. It's not a coin, so I didn't put it in the coin albums. But it's not really a medal or token either, so it's not in those albums...

One day, when I get some of that "free time" I hear people talking about, I'll go through the whole collection and discover what I did with it. Assuming, of course, I didn't lose it in the coin club car park.

I have been collecting since the Mid-60's. in all my years I have misplaced a few coins that turned up in another box or a good hiding spot that I completely forgot about.

The biggest and only one I cannot find to this day, is a 1794 Starred reverse large cent (maybe AG-3/P02)I lost it in 1993. I had only opened my small shop 2 years before, and through the years I have searched everywhere.

I was going to show a friend one day at my business and I could not find it, but told him it's probably mixed in one of my boxes or shuffled around in the safe. I never did find it after tearing apart the attic, cellar and every nook and cranny in the shop and the house.

To this day, when I see him he asks "do you have anything unique, like a starred reverse large cent"? we laugh, but I will always wonder where it went.

I still look from time to time, but I have moved twice so I think its lost for good.

Just a followup to never give up hope!

My once missing 18/17-D Buffalo I cited earlier in this thread showed up this morning. It was "found" exactly where I had put it ----in the hidden, secret compartment of my briefcase!

So when you look back it was really not lost, just forgotten where it was stashed away!

Yeehaw!

I bought a roll of Peace dollars a few years back in the midst of all kinds of craziness, knew they were somewhere but could not find them ANYWHERE. This past summer, while moving some documents, found the roll in the safe deposit box I use only for documents. The craziest part is, I know I've put stuff in and removed stuff numerous times in the last few years, but somehow missed them over and over again!

A good reminder in the importance of organization!

I bet mine's worse

Anyway, I've been fortunate not to lose any important coins, but I did lose a 1941 silver quarter. Turned up a month later underneath my bed.

Ah ............ but those that take pride in order and organization, will never know the thrill of finding something they thought they had lost forever .

Yeah... lost a Whitman Indian cent album with about 30 dates in it, mostly commons but some nice full liberty 1860 and 1862 CN included. Still hoping it will turn up somewhere in the house!