BU 46 Roosy Found In Circulation - Coin Community Forum

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jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 08/04/2012 3:08 pm Found this in change on a recent trip to NYC. (I also found a Fine 1939 Jefferson nickel on the same trip.) It's obvious that this must have come from someone's collection--nothing could stay in circulation that long and still be beautiful. And that opens up another part of the story--why would someone put their collection into circulation? Not having enough money during poor economic times, perhaps. And not knowing they could sell it at a profit to a coin dealer. The possibilities go on. Edited by jpsned 08/04/2012 3:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff

lincolncentguy Pillar of the Community United States 809 Posts	Posted 08/04/2012 3:22 pm Nice find!! Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 08/04/2012 3:41 pm good find, still worth meltish I would say Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 08/04/2012 3:49 pm It's an attractive coin and a nice find :) As to whether the collector put it into circulation or not IDK but there could be many explainations. For instance a non-collector clears the house of someone who has died and unearths some lose change or someone has their hoard stolen and the theifs don't know what they have. It could simply have fallen down the back of a piece of furniture and sat for many years before being rediscovered and spent, or an unruly teenager may have been short and nabbed it from dads collection to spend. There are many scenario's I would conssider more likely than the original collector spending it but whatever the case you were the lucky one to find it :) Report this Post to the Staff
OldSkoolMadSkilz Pillar of the Community United States 2077 Posts	Posted 08/04/2012 4:01 pm My mom's boyfriend told me that they found a big bag of Morgans that a family member had hoarded. They put them in a bowl and put them by the front door. Whenever someone would go out, they'd grab a handful for spending money. This was in the mid 80s and they were all well educated and knew the value of money. Still, to them it was just cash. Report this Post to the Staff
M0nks Pillar of the Community United States 1770 Posts	Posted 08/04/2012 7:26 pm great point oldskool to alot of non collectors they dont care about the coins just the money to them Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 08/06/2012 2:38 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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