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Pillar of the Community
United States
878 Posts |
While on drugs recovering from surgery I bought this crusty piece, and I love some crust. I probably paid too much, $125. Anyway, I managed to throw it in the trash with the envelope and packaging. I've searched to no avail, it seems to have vanished. It is just sad that a nice piece of history is now at the local dump. So what stupid things have you all done with your coins, what have you lost, thrown out or destroyed, I can't be the only one?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Yikes that is a bummer. Early in my collecting days, I scratched several coins by not flattening the staples on my 2x2s.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
How sad!  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
I had an English Charles 2nd silver Crown (1st type 1662) missing for almost 4 years.
As it turns out, I had mislaid it along with a Mughal square rupee of about the same vintage at my mother's retirement village home. They were both recovered from rubbish about to be thrown out when we were cleaning her residence, in preparation for sale, after she had died.
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Valued Member
United States
345 Posts |
I didn't do this myself, but its still a good story, I was asked by a friend, to appraise his Uncles coin collection, as he needed cash. He stated on the phone that it "wasn't much of a collection". My friend came to my house on a beautiful summer day and plopped a cardboard box on my patio table. Not only did he have some nice coins, but 5 of them were US gold issues ! Now the story ... on the bottom of the box, I spotted a key ring with a coin bezel. In the key ring I saw a Morgan dollar and thought "cool beans". (I love Morgans) The obverse was worn, for obvious reasons, but thought it to be around a F12. The year 1892 ... you guessed it ... a CC !!! How many years did that coin ride around in a pants pocket ... what condition was it in originally ... Yikes |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
Ouch!! Not a bust half!!  I haven't made any significant mistakes, but this coin has a secret that bothers me every day! I opened up the package of this barber half that I received in the mail, and went outside to look at the coin in the bright sunlight. I dropped it on the cement and dinged the edge. The damage is at K6 on the reverse. I know... I know... it is minor but it bothers me so much! I only paid $30 so it wasn't an expensive mistake    Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I only paid $30 so it wasn't an expensive mistake Bummer about the ding, but you got that coin for a steal! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3343 Posts |
I lost a low grade 1856-S gold half eagle through a hole in my pocket. I retraced my steps but coins like that catch someone's eye immediately.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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02/11/2023 9:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think(?) I bought the pair of Lewis and Clark early commemoratives.
(At my age [81] memories are not always correct.)
I was going on a short vacation so I hid them away rather than take them to the safe deposit box at the bank.
This is on the order of 5-10 years ago.
Considering the state of my "man cave" I'm going to have to take a day or two to see if I can locate them.
Or maybe I did eventually take then to the bank!?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
I panicked, and sold something during covid in 2020. Dang, I wish I had that back :-/
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Valued Member
United States
240 Posts |
collected silver quarters back in the 60`s when you can still find them in pocket change, went to college and my little brother slowly spent them on candy, should have taken them with me
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Valued Member
United States
135 Posts |
I collected a substantial collection of classic coins from grade school into high school. I stopped collecting around age 16 as I was following other teenage pursuits at the time. I remember around late 1980's or early 90's I sold a few coins. What I don't remember was why I stashed my remaining coins in very obscure locations, one here, two there. Forgot about all that until about 2018 when I started retrieving boxes of stuff from my mothers basement and began finding coins. After the first find I started checking stuff a lot closer. I've found a lot since 2018 but I hate to think how many may have been thrown away or given away.
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