March 4, 1969 I entered this world. Since then nothing has really stood out about the number 1969, not until a few years ago when I started going on the online auction site TopHatter. I wouldn't say I was on it all that much, but it was something I did in my spare time between patients. It was a ticker style auction with a penny first bid.
Anyway, I soon figured out the algorithm and soon I was winning every bid for a penny. Unless they had a reserve price I was getting them. At first I got Jewelry, mostly women's jewelry, which I had no need for, but gave hundreds of rings, necklaces and such to anyone I could.
Then I started going after collector currency, a few bills, but mostly coin's, and at first I was getting some pretty rare and old coins. It wasn't long at all that I realized unlike the jewelry, where 100% was all from China, these were fellow Americans and even though I technically wasn't cheating just knowing that they we're losing money on each and not just a little.
So, I contacted 6 of the 9 vendors and told them I was sending the bills & coins back.(69 again above). They accepted them back and all of them said they wanted to give me something for my honesty, I opted for pennys, hey I figured I paid a penny, might as well stick with that. The other 3 I just sent them back without contacting them.
About a week later I received 3 lbs of random what I considered trash. Definitely not for collecting. I ended up with about 150lbs total from all of them. I put them away until about a year ago after I saw a deal on error coins. I wrote down 10 of the error coins that were on that show and I grabbed a handful and found 6 of he ten that day. I watched another show, looked and had over half of them. I can grab a handful and I kid you not ill find at least 2 or more every time. Not, the big ones, but $25, $30, 50...
Then about 3 months ago I found a 1969S Double Die Obverse/ Double Due Reverse/Floating roof with the almost missing FG. The coin is a Red/Brown and is what us say is a MS 63 , I may be wrong, but I've yet to see anything else close to it. Until last night where I stumbled upon a full roll of uncirculated 69D's. That are BEYOND BEAUTIFUL! THEY ARE RED-RED Id say MS67 or MS68 maybe a MS69 and 20 of them have DDO&
DDR and the FG is almost invisible.
So, am I just wishing this to be and aren't or could these all be real? They weigh , look legit. Can y'all take a look and tell me?
Posted 02/16/2025 07:12 am
and interesting story!
