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New Member
United States
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I remember when I was in first grade kids bringing in coins such as the half dollar, dollar, and some other low-cost stuff. When I had a half dollar I kept it in my dresser with all my other coins. I believe I was in 4th grade, idk, it was like 4 years ago, I spent it on the ice cream man. I thought I had 4 quarters with me, even though I only had three. Early Christmas present I'd say. So what is the most ridiculous way you lost your coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As a kid, I put a 1909-VDB cent (it was loose in my pocket at the time and I thought it was just any ol' cent) into an arcade machine hoping it would give me a game. What an idiot!
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United States
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At least is wasnt a S MM Prethen. You really would be kicking yourself.
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United States
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Way back in pre-historic times ... I think it was 1962, Dad had us constantly watching for older coins in change. He would pay us 2x-3x face value for any coin dated prior to 1940. I was at my friend's house and noticed an Indian Head cent on his night stand. Hey Billy, wanna sell that for a quarter? Sure says Billy. When I showed it to my dad that night he knew something was amiss. It was the 1877 and in G+ condition. He called Billy's dad and found out Billy got it from another kid who's dad was also a collector. Dad called this man and asked if he had an 1877 IHC. Sure do. You might want to check ... turns out his son just thought it was interesting and liberated it. He traded Billy for some candy. Dad returned the coin to him and wouldn't accept any kind of reward. So, the big loser here was me! That's how I lost my silver quarter.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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While this did not happen to me personally I think it still qualifies. A friend of mine as a child was a BIG collector of silver dollars which he could still buy at the bank in the 1950's and early 60's for face value. Every dollar he made from his concession business (remember he was a boy and only a teenager at the tail end of this story) was used to buy more silver dollars. He cherrypicked hundreds of them from groups of thousands of them over several years. He was in Las Vegas so there were a lot of them available at the banks. He left all his Morgan silver dollars all around his room in stacks and had built up almost a complete collection of bu coins with many extra pieces some of which were very rare to include most of the Carson City pieces. One day he came home and discovered his entire collection had disappeared. When he asked his father where they were his dad responded "I am going to teach you about earning interest. I turned them all into the bank.". His heart sunk. At the time he figures each silver dollar was valued at between $3.00 and $5.00 due to their rarity and condition. The interest rate at the time was a couple of percent per year at most. It would have taken him a hundred years to earn enough interest to pay for the numismatic loss of his collection and this DOES NOT account for modern prices of some of those same coins today or the runup of silver in 1980. Needless to say he was not a happy camper at the time. Very shortly afterwords the silver dollars were no longer available at the banks so he was not able to rebuild his collection as he had previously done. If his father had only asked.... Sincerely, John Leckrone Edited by 925dealer
01/11/2010 8:32 pm
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United States
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This did not happen to me, but to a relative when he was young in the late 1930s. My relative's father had a nice hoard of Morgans and even Seated dollars that he had plucked out of banks years ago. So one day his father found that the coffee cans that contained them were empty. It turned out that my relative and some of his friends found them, thought that they must have been fake due to the old dates, buried them in order to "play buried treasure," and had no idea where they buried them on an abandoned lot in the neighborhood. So as you can imagine, this was quite a loss. |
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Australia
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I bought a denar of Bohemian Duke Sobeslav II which comes to the market ones in 5 years and bloody Australia Post lost it.  |
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United States
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luckily I have never lost a valuable coin this don't really relate but when I was a kid I sold a $300 mickey mantle baseball card for 20 bucks that's about the worst thing I have done
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Valued Member
Australia
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I bought a very rare type half sovereign cheap on ebay from NZ. It never arrived and I had to settle for a refund :( I always suspected the seller of deliberately not sending it, probably they were told afterwards that it went too cheap because it is a rare variety. But what can you do. |
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United States
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My daughter asked me for some popcorn money for school. I told her that there was some change in my bowl on the dresser. She saw that there was some of my Standing Liberty quarters more readily available on my computer desk awaiting to be added to my inventory. So she took those instead, I don't remember what the dates or mint marks were (they were older ones that I had forgotten about), but nothing MAJOR thank goodness.  My computer area is now off limits to my children with their "sticky fingers". When I was a kid (elementary school, in the 70's), I was snooping around my parents ceramic plant holders which were on the top display shelf (for a good reason) in the kitchen. I found a 6 x 6 planter that was full of half dollars. I skimmed some (okay alot!) over a period of time for my popcorn (10 cents per bag) money. And my dad found out that alot of them were missing, and he warmed my britches up pretty good. I don't remember anything other than Kennedy's, but they may have been 90%ers or 40%ers. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Loosing coins? HA, I loose everything. Spending valuable coins and loosing them are a little different. Not sure how many times I've purchased coins and put them in my pockets. At some unknown time I must have pulled out a waller or something and one of the coins would just fly out somewheres. Just happened a few weeks ago and the problem isn't to bad since at my age and a really bad memmory, not even sure what it was. I make lists of what I want, need, could use for a coin show. Go there and can't find the list. It's in a different shirt of pants somewhere. Find it usually in the washing machine all ruined. A few weeks ago I sent to Whitman for those press on Gold letters/numbers for my albums. They sent me a book with them free on coins. I have no idea where in this house that book is and have been looking for it for weeks now. Not sure how many times I go out to the garage and when I get there I stop and say why am I here? What did I come out here for anyway? This getting old stuff is really getting irritating.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Several years back while I was at the Chicago International Show I bought an English silver penny of William the Conqueror (circa 1066) and when I left for home accidentally left it behind in the hotel room. As soon as I noticed I called the hotel but it never showed up. Just had to buy another one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2600 Posts |
I am still missing a 1938 LWC in MS condition. It was in a 2x2 on my desk (the mistake) and I am sure one of the cats carried it off. Not the first time but the first one I have not found on the floor somewhere. I will learn eventually. Jim |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
So I'm not the only one who has had a coin collecting cat! Mine didn't like Lincolns though. He liked large cents, Half Cents and colonials. |
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Valued Member
United States
297 Posts |
i lost a 1933 double eagle never did find it...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
588 Posts |
"i lost a 1933 double eagle never did find it"
LOL. Such a nice stories everybody
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Posted 01/11/2010 10:22 am
