| Author |
 Replies: 20 / Views: 2,214 |
|
Moderator
 United States
94636 Posts |
After parking near my warehouse unit, I get out of my truck and do what I always do - look down. There it was another coin just found a new home - with me. Right away I could tell from a distance that is was not your normal lot find - the color was off. So after snapping a few photos of it first (not my normal first response, but it was this time).   Picking it up I saw that it was a silver coin.  Yes I know "don't handle a coin like that with bare fingers - but it had seen better days already. What did I find? You may ask.. It it a 1947-D silver Roosevelt dime. I search this lot out all the time, so this had to be a recent drop from someone...   I'll go out on a limb and say that this one is a no band dime... Edited by Dearborn
12/15/2022 5:32 pm
|
|
|
|
Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Free silver is always nice  John1  |
|
Pillar of the Community
2222 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
19108 Posts |
I've yet to find any silver coin on the ground.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
24878 Posts |
Happy dance!!!!  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
|
|
Moderator
 United States
94636 Posts |
Ya, I was in disbelief that it was just laying there, waiting for me to grab it.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
234 Posts |
The elusive 'no band' dime and to think you found it in a parking lot.
Some folks have all the luck!
|
|
Moderator
United States
94636 Posts |
Quote:
The elusive 'no band' dime and to think you found it in a parking lot. Yes, I'm incredibly lucky to find such a rare no-bander - maybe I'll sent it off to PCGS for an attribution. (then sell it off on Etsy!!)  |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
19930 Posts |
Free silver! GREAT FIND IN ANY CONDITION. Hey, next time wear gloves.......j/k lolololol It's funny the dropper didn't recognize that PING of silver hitting the ground. I can hear it from 100 yards away!  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
Edited by BadThad
12/15/2022 8:12 pm
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
24878 Posts |
The last time I got a silver dime in change was the mid '80s.... Dearborn, do you suppose that this was someone's pocket piece?
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
|
|
Moderator
United States
94636 Posts |
Quote:
Dearborn, do you suppose that this was someone's pocket piece? hmm, good question - I suppose that, that is (was) possible.. |
|
Moderator
United States
94636 Posts |
Quote:
Hey, next time wear gloves.......j/k lolololol Well my work gloves were dirtier that my hands, so I opted for the risky bare hands method. I had to crop the image down so much to hide my dirty fingernails. lol. (I was just getting back the the warehouse after 8 hours on working on a TI) (TI = Tennent Improvement - AKA a construction site.) And at 60 years old I almost didn't want to pick it up, but from the color, I knew I HAD to save it. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3207 Posts |
grab that dime with both hands and make a stash
|
|
Valued Member
United States
187 Posts |
Real cool ...... all good !!!!!
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1648 Posts |
For the 1947-D In MS67 condition, possibly about 125 examples surviving in this grade... still. Doing better than these guys...no metal detector costs! This coin in circulated condition is worth at least its weight in silver. The silver melt value for this coin is $1.67 as of December 15, 2022. And your documentation skills are honed and ready for when the big find happens  Edited by datadragon
12/15/2022 11:47 pm
|
| |
Replies: 20 / Views: 2,214 |
Posted 12/15/2022 5:45 pm
