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SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 10:49 pm I was offered some sealed mint bags from 1964 and 1965, that were stored in a shed for many years. This shed had a floor right on the ground (dirt) so the bags were stained green, and I only offered face value plus $5 for each bag. This was probably the first time when going through mint bags was not worth it. Some photos, look away if you are squeamish to damaged mint-state coins: "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff

john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 03/13/2019 11:05 pm The mystery was almost worth the 5 bucks, Report this Post to the Staff
Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 02:28 am All pennies? Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 07:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9162 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 09:37 am Boy that's a crime. Report this Post to the Staff
aristarchus123 Pillar of the Community United States 1695 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 10:36 am Well, we have to take chances sometime. Sorry about the luck! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 10:58 am 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 11:41 am Bummer. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 11:31 pm Well, it was not a complete loss, there was one 1964 error protected by other coins, and in decent condition. Struck slightly off-centre, tilted in collar. A handful of other errors, however were ruined... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Tunnioc Pillar of the Community United States 3179 Posts	Posted 03/14/2019 11:45 pm Nice survivor! What are your plans for the others? Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 03/15/2019 12:56 am The others? Dump 'em back into circulation? Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 03/15/2019 01:24 am This is Canada... 1-cent coins haven't circulated here since 2012... I just took them to the bank, then sent to the Bank of Canada, then to the mint, where'll they'll disappear forever... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 03/15/2019 08:47 am Quote: Well, it was not a complete loss, there was one 1964 error protected by other coins, and in decent condition. Struck slightly off-centre, tilted in collar. Excellent! Quote: A handful of other errors, however were ruined... Quote: I just took them to the bank, then sent to the Bank of Canada, then to the mint, where'll they'll disappear forever... A fitting end I suppose. 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
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 03/16/2019 9:26 pm Well at least you got something back Report this Post to the Staff
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