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This is when I would use her Louis Vuitton handbag to catch the oil dripping from the car.
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United States
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I tried to rub a fingerprint off of a proof coin when I was much younger with a jewelry cleaning cloth and had similar results. Lesson learned the hard way!
The rub shouldnt affect the bullion value of the coin if you ever resold it. That should give you some consolation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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luckily the only thing I have done was when I first started collecting I dropped a circulated Morgan dollar worth about 20 bucks on a hard surface and put a small dent in it. that taught me real fast to only examine coins over a very soft surface |
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United States
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My worst mishap is that I evacuated for Hurricane Katrina and left my coins behind. They were sitting under 4 feet of dirty flood water for about 5 days and then I wasn't allowed back in the city to recover them for another 2 months. Needless to say, they weren't in good shape when I finally got back to them.
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United States
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nolawyer, thats awful. Sorry to hear that. I think if I every have to leave my home, coins go with me.
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United States
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I'm over it. Luckily the most valuable coins weren't harmed. It was mainly the copper and nickel coins that became worthless. I definitely learned my lesson, though.
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United States
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I'm kind of chuckling at your post. You must not take her out very often because each time you do, it's anoter "$20 down the drain".
LOL and kidding - but it is a fact. You're darned lucky you got off for only $20!
Can also appreciate the flood story - similar story for me last year.
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11/04/2009 02:51 am
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United States
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My worst mishap occurred last night  . I found a 1999 Lincoln WAM in the change I received at a gas station and needless to say, I was more than thrilled. A few hours later (around 11:30pm) I pull into my driveway and in the process of exiting my car I dropped the WAM'er onto my sloped driveway, which leads to a 1/2 mile of downward sloping streets. I hear it roll a few feet... then a few more... and some more... and another couple dozen inches after that. I tossed everything I had in my hands back into the car and attempted an unsuccessful search & rescue mission . The search continues in about an hour (fingers crossed!). |
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A friend of mine had an even more disastrous experience. He was collecting Morgan silver dollars in the late 50's and early 60's by purchasing them from the bank. He was cherry picking them and at the time figured most of them were valued at $2.50 - $3.00 each. He had them all around his room in large stacks. He came home one day to discover his father had turned them all in to the bank. His father said he needed to learn about "interest" on money (at the time paying a couple percent a year). My friends reply was it would take a century to get the interest off of the value of those coins that had been turned in. Keep in mind this is BEFORE morgans became extremely popular and silver went up in value. So a word of warning, TELL EVERYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD TO STAY AWAY FROM YOUR COIN COLLECTION! Sincerely, John Leckrone |
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The rub shouldnt affect the bullion value of the coin if you ever resold it. That should give you some consolation. I was thinking the same thing...I'd just go sell it for bullion and re-buy one for your collection. Sure, you'll lose a few bucks, but it'll get the incident off of your mind. |
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United States
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I'm in the Army and when I was moving from Germany to MO back in 2003 the German movers broke into my household goods and stole a bunch of things (to include all my coins). To make things worse when I tried to file a claim with the Army they told me my coin collection is "Cash" and I was not allowed to ship cash. They said all cash must be hand carried when we move. I tried to explain to them how many coins and how much weight I was talking about, but all they did was give me the regulation answer again and say they were not covered.
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United States
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Sorry to hear about that. That is why no one touches my coins or currency. It means nothing to them, they have nothing invested so they are usually pretty careless. They have no idea how to handle my investment.
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Rest in Peace
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...but it'll get the incident off of your mind. No, it won't. Trust me. |
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Posted 11/03/2009 3:36 pm
