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Pillar of the Community
United States
6381 Posts |
Could be! Went to our "neighborhood market" Walmart hoping to get a rotisserie chicken but it turns out they don't have them there. I checked the CoinStar reject slot on my way out and found some coins: a couple Zincolns, a dime, a nickel, two Euro cents, a modern Chinese copper coin, and this:   Weight is correct, design elements all look right, reeded edge is intact with no blemishes. An actual gold coin from 1875, from the Walmart CoinStar. I'm happy! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5238 Posts |
This is almost unbelievable!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2213 Posts |
Congrats, that is amazing find! My wife teases me for checking the CoinStar at Walmart, I've found a silver dime, quarter but most of the time nothing. |
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Moderator
 United States
34393 Posts |
Gold in the wild? That's awesome!
"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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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9862 Posts |
 Wow! "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1985 Posts |
Quote:An actual gold coin from 1875, from the Walmart CoinStar. I'm happy! Wow  And to think I was happy when I found a Japanese 500 yen in the reject slot the other day. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
24939 Posts |
Jaobler, you win. I quit.
What a spectacular find!!!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
United States
397 Posts |
Wow, that is simply amazing! My best find so far is a steel cent. No silver yet, or gold for that matter. This is definitely one for the books.
Congrats!
Edited by AllSeasons
09/02/2023 10:07 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10034 Posts |
Wow! How in the world can someone not see this in their coins and know it is unusual enough to check into? Glad they did not and that you got it! Amazing!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
Gold? Good God!
I've found a few silver dimes, but…
WOW.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2910 Posts |
In terms of single-coin Coinstar finds, this one takes the cake, I think... Congrats, Jaobler!
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is one of the best finds I've ever seen! Congratulations! You should post this in the CoinStar thread.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6458 Posts |
Show's over, you win the Internet. That is absolutely unbelievable.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2280 Posts |
I agree, unbelievable, we need proof it wasn't a setup  You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Edited by NumismaticsFTW
09/03/2023 02:21 am
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Extremely rare find. I think we had another member find CoinStar gold, but it rarely happens. Big congrats. John1  |
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Moderator
United States
15389 Posts |
Outstanding find. Big congratulations. |
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