Posted 08/06/2017 10:23 am
Essentially yea bump. Honestly I had the full story written out on how I found them but I didn't think people would be very interested so I erased it and put in a summarized version.
I actually spotted them thinking they were a terrible grade xD I've seen many of the coins from these sets mostly au to ef. These one's caught my eye because there was no change in the background ( no evident wear to contrast the shiny parts and make them seem shinier by comparison.)
I Actually was under the optical illusion for a second that they were so worn that there was just uniform wear across the whole coin And that's why I couldn't see the change. Still it caught my attention so I picked it up and moved it in the light and my heart skipped a beat when I saw not universal wear but an unscathed surface. The pictures don't capture it well but these darn things are shiny as heck! Made it really hard to look at them under the magnifying glass because of the reflectivity.
I quickly pulled them out and set them aside and grabbed a coworker to withdraw the funds from my account to buy them
Unfortunately I missed a few of them that spent the night in the drawer because of that. If I had all the pictures one of the queens has a couple dings to her cheek. I'm bad at ms so I don't know if that disqualified the coin. But I did get lucky because I still recovered the full sets. Part of them could have easily joined someone's change.
I didn't just find them in the drawer though. I served the customer who brought them in. Which is a story of intrigue in its own right. Had I noticed the quality of the coin sooner I might have had more questions for them. They had the coin and some old 1 and 2 dollar bills. Not too old and in terrible shape only worth face value. Supposedly a gift from the grandparents to help fund a trip. If it had just been $25 (the total amount) in beat up $1 and $2 notes it would have just seemed like a novel way to give a gift. The client was already gone when I realised there were 3 full sets of perfect condition quarters in there. That... That just doesn't seem likely to me. Obviously they cared about collecting these coins and there are much easier ways to give out $25. If they come in again I'm planning on running a little history check to see if there are lots of small trade ins. Could be someone who has no idea of the value systematically trading in a stolen collection across many banks
. Or my imagination could just be running wild. And it could just be a really neat gift where I got lucky.
I actually spotted them thinking they were a terrible grade xD I've seen many of the coins from these sets mostly au to ef. These one's caught my eye because there was no change in the background ( no evident wear to contrast the shiny parts and make them seem shinier by comparison.)
I Actually was under the optical illusion for a second that they were so worn that there was just uniform wear across the whole coin And that's why I couldn't see the change. Still it caught my attention so I picked it up and moved it in the light and my heart skipped a beat when I saw not universal wear but an unscathed surface. The pictures don't capture it well but these darn things are shiny as heck! Made it really hard to look at them under the magnifying glass because of the reflectivity.
I quickly pulled them out and set them aside and grabbed a coworker to withdraw the funds from my account to buy them
Unfortunately I missed a few of them that spent the night in the drawer because of that. If I had all the pictures one of the queens has a couple dings to her cheek. I'm bad at ms so I don't know if that disqualified the coin. But I did get lucky because I still recovered the full sets. Part of them could have easily joined someone's change.
I didn't just find them in the drawer though. I served the customer who brought them in. Which is a story of intrigue in its own right. Had I noticed the quality of the coin sooner I might have had more questions for them. They had the coin and some old 1 and 2 dollar bills. Not too old and in terrible shape only worth face value. Supposedly a gift from the grandparents to help fund a trip. If it had just been $25 (the total amount) in beat up $1 and $2 notes it would have just seemed like a novel way to give a gift. The client was already gone when I realised there were 3 full sets of perfect condition quarters in there. That... That just doesn't seem likely to me. Obviously they cared about collecting these coins and there are much easier ways to give out $25. If they come in again I'm planning on running a little history check to see if there are lots of small trade ins. Could be someone who has no idea of the value systematically trading in a stolen collection across many banks
. Or my imagination could just be running wild. And it could just be a really neat gift where I got lucky.
