Have You Ever Found A "Strike It Rich" Coin?

I once pulled an 1878-P 8tf VAM9 (first struck Morgan) and an 1878-S long arrow nock from a junk silver dollar bin at a coin shop, both sold for over $700 I paid under $15 each. Nothing great out of change yet.

I've been collecting for nine months and my best finds are two 1928-S Large Mintmark wheats, one 1969-D No FG penny, one 1913-S wheat, and recently a very nice MS64 1998 WAM. I've found the 1913-S, the 1998 WAM, and the 1969-D No FG coin roll hunting, as far as the 1928-S Large Mintmarks I cherrypicked them from dealer stock. As far as "strike it rich" finds the closest to that I've seen on this forum is a person who found an old commemorative four coin set in their family member's belongings after they passed. The set ended up selling for $100,000+!! Here is the link to the thread: https://goccf.com/t/70766&whichpage=1

Thanks for posting this. It was a good read.

some of the big ones I found in rolls is 1984 double ear Lincoln, (2) 1999 Wide AM Lincoln, 2000 Wounded Eagle Sac and the first 1988 RDV-006 Lincoln ...sold the 1 of the 99 Wide AM and the wounded eagle

I am not rich. That might indicate that my answer to the topic question is no.

However, I have never sold a coin, so if I found a strike it rich coin it is probably in my possession.

Sadly, this is not true, and my not being rich has answered the question with a no.

If I were to sell every coin that I collected from circulation over 4 years of working retail, I would net *maybe* $500-800. All of that is in a few silver half dollars, dimes, and quarters; about a roll's worth of Buffalo nickels; about a roll's worth of War Nickels; about $20 face of nickels from 1938-1959; and a smattering of odd foreigns, wheat pennies, and very minor errors.

Had I sold all of my silver when it hit its peak back in 2011, I could have made about a $500 profit. I almost put it on ebay, but decided that I would rather have the coins to give to my children and grandchildren.

I've heard of some people on here who do find some "strike it rich" coins... in particular some full boxes of silver halves, gold coins in penny or nickel rolls, and one guy found the third-ever 1992-P CAM cent a few years back. Keep in mind that you probably have a better chance of winning the lottery than you do finding a coin in circulation that lets you retire.

Closest I came is an 1858 IHC that turned out to be an 1858/57.
Turned a $200 coin into a $1200 coin but that's FAR from striking it rich.

You meant a Flying Eagle cent perhaps? Very nice find!