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Can't think of anything more fitting of that old saying. I was sent out to change the overflowing trash cans today, and when I was moving one of the bags to toss it into the dumpster, I heard some heaving clinking inside the bag. I almost ignored it, since the sound was closer to bolts than any change I'm used to hearing, but then I saw something through the bottom of the bag. After seeing it, I then dug through the entire 60-gallon bag of unspeakable gas station garbage, without gloves. What I ended up with was...   1921-S Morgan. 1929-D Walker. 1937-D Walker. 1938-D Walker. 1941 Walker. And a 1967 40%. All completely FREE to me, found in a garbage can... I can hardly believe it myself with the coins here! |
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Really odd, but I bet you aren't complaining!
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Nice finds. Excuse me as I go to my closet and cry...
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That 41 Walker looks in really nice condition!  Edited by Joe2007
09/14/2014 11:59 pm
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Yeah, the 41 is in amazing shape, I'd venture to guess it at AU. It's also my grandfather's birth year, so I may well end up giving it to him.
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Yeah, the 41 is in amazing shape, I'd venture to guess it at AU. It's also my grandfather's birth year, so I may well end up giving it to him.
It's too cool a story for any other ending. |
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My guess was that the cashier didn't accept the money as legal tender and the customer threw them away thinking they were worthless.
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I may be wrong on this, but I think that 38D is a key in the walker series. Amazing story, free silver, I wonder why someone would throw those in the trash?
Mark
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I too think someone in that place thought those were all fake coins and just dumped them out.
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Not too hard to believe that a non collector came into possession of these coins (I won't speculate as to the means) and was unable to pay for their goods from the convenience store with them. To an uninformed, non collector, if they won't accept them as payment for a pack of smokes or a couple gallons of gasoline, etc, then they are worthless.
And now they truly are ... another man's treasure.
Awesome find.
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 this is a great find Yup, the 1938-D is key date. Numismedia values from $52 and up depending on grade. -MV |
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For Sale: The Dasaki Treasure Load! Entombed for perhaps years, persistent searching unearthed this gently circulated lot of ancient American coins. ! SELDOM SEEN and RARELY OFFERED on the market ! Serious inquiries only. (I am hoping to become an ebay Power Seller.) |
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Not too hard to believe that a non collector came into possession of these coins (I won't speculate as to the means) and was unable to pay for their goods from the convenience store with them. To an uninformed, non collector, if they won't accept them as payment for a pack of smokes or a couple gallons of gasoline, etc, then they are worthless. Yeah, that's one of the only two things that I could think of. Someone either thought they weren't real, as the designs haven't really circulated in decades. Or, the darker answer, was that they were stolen and someone was trying to ditch them fast or planned to come back later to dig them out themselves. (I asked a police officer about that possibility last night after finding them, he told me loose coins are untraceable and that they were mine to keep regardless.) Quote:
I may be wrong on this, but I think that 38D is a key in the walker series. Quote:
Yup, the 1938-D is key date. Numismedia values from $52 and up depending on grade. Sounds like I need to dig out my good photography stuff and post a picture over on the grading forums! The 38-D is the second highest condition after the 41. And thanks all! Edited by Dasaki
09/15/2014 12:19 pm
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That's amazing! I've once found an Indian 2-rupee coin in the trash - we were having a clear out at work and someone brought a skip to the office. I was dumping some trash of my own and spotted the coin. Luckily it was all clean trash like old brochures and files.
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Here is a Fine-12 example. If yours is anything like it you got a bonus on top of mere silver.   |
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Posted 09/14/2014 11:57 pm
