I Found An Early Commemorative Half In My House!

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wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 11:24 am This morning I was cleaning out my room, and in one of the boxes, there was a 1946-S Booker T. Washington half dollar inside! I have no idea where it came from, since I've never owned any commemorative coins whatsoever. What do you think of my discovery? Pics below: Report this Post to the Staff

Rackster Pillar of the Community United States 4809 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 11:27 am Check your teeth - Tooth Fairy may have paid a visit!! Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 11:56 am Very nice! Love the toning. Congrats on your unexpected find Report this Post to the Staff
Matteproof Pillar of the Community Korea, Republic Of 1881 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 12:01 pm Lovely find! It's always great feeling when you find something so unexpected out of somewhere that you'd expect the least. Oh, I am loving that natural toning, adds real nice character to it. Report this Post to the Staff
hcmusicguy Pillar of the Community United States 814 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 12:04 pm Well this goes down as the awesomest story of the day! kind of like my 3-cent nickel from circulation a month ago. Report this Post to the Staff
welder Pillar of the Community United States 1037 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 12:52 pm Great find! Report this Post to the Staff
CopperCastle Pillar of the Community United States 1132 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 1:39 pm What a great discovery! That toning adds a little something to the appeal, don't you think? Edited by CopperCastle 10/04/2014 4:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15403 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 2:16 pm Very nice AU example. As others have commented ... visually attractive natural toning. Nice find that you had forgotten about. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 5:28 pm The weird thing is, I have absolutely no idea how it got there. My house was built in the 1980s, so it couldn't have been left there around the time it was minted. Plus it was in my things. I've only gotten two half dollars in change for my entire life (born in '98, probably didn't start using money until a little after that lol). My late grandfather was the only collector in the family, and he gave me an Italian coin before he died, and there were no commemoratives in the lot I inherited from him. I definitely didn't buy it, I used to collect exclusively from circulation until about a year ago, and like I said, only received two half dollars in my entire life from circulation. I've talked to my family, and we ruled out absolutely everything. I'm completely stumped on how this coin got there, and I'm a little creeped out too. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 10/04/2014 8:33 pm That's a nice surprise! I can think of a lot of ways that coin ended up in your possession -- none of them creepy -- depending upon what else was in the box. It's entirely possible that your grandfather gave it to you when you were too young to recognize it as a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Not Mint to Be Valued Member United States 469 Posts	Posted 10/05/2014 09:33 am Isn't it great to find coins that we have hidden from ourselves? :) Report this Post to the Staff
mdwoods New Member United States 38 Posts	Posted 10/05/2014 5:09 pm Cool story and nice coin. Grats on your find. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 12:04 pm Very nice! You have a mysterious benefactor. I would not expect them to own up to it. 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
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 10/06/2014 1:38 pm I was wondering where I left that. Please send back to me. Thank You. Report this Post to the Staff
srcliff Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 10/08/2014 6:14 pm Its the ghost of Booker T Washington at it again! Report this Post to the Staff
TimbersFan Valued Member United States 214 Posts	Posted 10/13/2014 02:09 am My idea of what I would have done. ......... Report this Post to the Staff
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