Have You Ever Found A Proof Coin In Change?

Many years ago, I found a 1969-S proof quarter in change in my father's store.

Never found any but on occations, have put some in circulation. Not long ago I put a Proof Cent and Nickel in circ. They were damaged so figured why not.

I always find proof coins in change from flea market vendors. I think they believe that its not worth anything more than face value. I have been quite lucky after telling them what they had when they would usually sell all their proofs to me and watch for others in the flea market community. You would be amazed how many people find valuable coins in the auctions they go to. years ago I bought 5 1959 proof sets at twice face value from one of these vendors.

I have never found one, but my wife got a Clad Proof Delaware Quarter in change a few years ago. I still have it.

I've had two: a 1969s Kennedy half from a bank in Richmond, VA, and a 1993 proof 2p from change at home. The latter was definitely out of a proof set, and the reliefs are still obviously frosted and the fields still mirror-like, but it's rather scratched and didn't come out well in the photos - sorry!





I've also got a GB 1927 new reverse type halfcrown in about VF that I bought a few years ago - that coin was only issued in proof sets but it must have escaped and been spent!

I found a 1985-S Kennedy half dollar once while searching through rolls of half dollars from the bank. A better story comes from a fellow dealer I know. He bought a set of V nickels. The 1883 No Cents in the set looked uncirculated but it was covered by some strange kind of haze all except for Miss Liberty's ear. He couldn't figure out how the haze got on the coin. He though about it for a few months and then decided that it was some kind of foreign substance. So he dipped the coin and once he put it in and took it out he took out a very beautiful proof coin.

i have found a State Quarter proof, 1990s dime and a 1980s half dollar !!

I have probably found a couple of hundred anyway. I held all of the half dollars for a while. Finally turned them all in to the change machine. I think that there was about 80 at one time. I once got a full roll of the golden dollars, but they had finge prints on them. So I dumped them as well. Setting in from of me right now are nine nickels, seven cents, seven quarters and sixteen dimes. I don't feel like they are worth much so I don't hold to them. The only ones I keep now are the silver ones.

still lookin