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A Coin StoryLate 2003 and it was the first Christmas that my daughter would be away from home, as she would be spending it with her in-laws in another state. Wishing to get me something special, she ordered some coins she knew I wanted (I provide my family a list) from a mail-order seller. Unfortunately, they would be coming late, too late for Christmas Day. So she sent me a small gift bag with the following index card inside:  She felt so badly. I remember that the coins eventually came. Fast-forward to June 2013. I decided to move my coin inspection area from the kitchen table to my desk in our spare bedroom. In cleaning out that desk I ran across that letter from my daughter. I had kept it as a memento of my daughter's love for me. Then a thought struck me and I looked closer at the coins: there was a 1976-P cent in fine condition, a 1996-P cent in AU condition, and a 2000-P cent in AU condition. I thought wouldn't it be funny if that 2000-P was a WAM? Laughing at the possibility, I removed the cent from the card and looked at the reverse. Lo and behold, it was!   So I called to tell her the funny story and give her a good laugh. As I finished recounting my tale there was a short silence which was finally broken by her saying: "You're just now finding that out?". After another quiet moment she began to laugh as did I, knowing that she was just as surprised as I had been. I will always keep that beautiful WAM and remember the Christmas my daughter gave me two gifts, ten years apart. You never know when or where you may find a sought-after coin! Forgive me if this is in any way inappropriate to post here. -Sudz Edited by Sudz
06/07/2013 12:03 pm
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Cool story and thanks for sharing! Very touching.
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Bedrock of the Community
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They are out there.... Always pays to take a look. Nice story.
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Awesome story! Thank you for sharing.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very touching story and congrats on the find!
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Thanks for the great story!
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Very nice story to read,thanks for posting. May I suggest you print out this story and add it to the coins your daughter gave you for the future generations to read. John1  |
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Now that's some treasure in that photo, Sudz!
Oh, and the coin's awesome too.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks everyone for your kind words. It just happened a couple of days ago and I thought you all might enjoy hearing the tale. John1, great idea, will do. Coinaki, you are so right.
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Wow - a priceless 2000 WAM for sure. Thanks for the story. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Very nice!
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks. I thought telling the story was better than saying, "I'm so dumb, look what I've had for 10 years and didn't even know it!"  |
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Sudz, Great story, brings back family memories for me. Thank you for posting. I really enjoyed this. .. .. |
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A nice story and congrats
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