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Yesterday, my son was happy to go through his first box of nickels. Tonight, we realized that the V nickel from his type folder has gone missing. A thorough search of the house led us to an unavoidable conclusion: it somehow got out of the folder and into the bowl of nickels, where I re-rolled it and returned it to the bank. It was nothing special in and of itself--just a 1912 we found in a roll--but he's only eight and he cried a little when he went to bed. Tomorrow after work, I'm taking him to the coin shop to get a replacement, as close to the one we lost as we can get: a very good to fine 1912. |
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Pillar of the Community
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How about buying one on your own, and then seeding it into a roll so that he can "re-find" one again. :)
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I actually considered it. He wants to go to the shop, though, and pick the replacement.
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Very sorry to hear of this ..... and good for you to 'find' a replacement. Here is an idea where we can maybe help ........ For the 8-year old .... I have lots of circulated Jefferson's 1938-1959 that you can magically sprinkle into the next box search ...... free to you with a PM and address. Give me some clues on the dates/mm missing from his collection and I will do my best to match them.  David |
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Sounds like a similar situation that happened to me I had a 1913d Wheat cent in AU I had taken out of my dansco and sat on my computer printer. My wife had to make copies and moved everything off the printer. I have not seen it since. I too cried a little when I went to bed yesterday. Edited by jokingjoker
02/03/2010 12:21 pm
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What a kind offer, nickelsearcher. I've sent you an email.
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awww...poor kid. One recommendation though.....try to steer him toward a 12-D. It'd be kool for him to have one with a mintmark :)
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He wants one just like the one that got away. He'll get one with a mintmark someday--he has repeatedly announced his goal of putting together a complete collection of U.S. coins--"Way more coins than Eliasberg had."
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It reminds me of the time when my mom yelled at me for bidding on a Morgan dollar for $7 (i didn't win it though) |
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it somehow got out of the folder and into the bowl of nickels, where I re-rolled it and returned it to the bank--but he's only eight and he cried a little when he went to bed.
I am 34 and I think that would make me cry a little bit too  Edited by biokemist6
02/03/2010 8:54 pm
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Kudos to nickelsearcher for your kind offer. We can always use collectors like you and we are proud that you are a member here  John1 
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In the spirit of this litigious society we live in and given the pain and suffering your son went through I think it only fair you buy him a 1912-S Liberty V nickel.  |
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nickelsearcher - very cool. Great too see so many good people still out there.
I hope the 8 yr old leaves the coin shop beaming!
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That has happened to me a few times.....I finally learned to keep the collection away by itself, then once the roll searchnig is done I take the coins and either put them in a safe place or until they are returned, and I take those that were pulled from the rolls and put them into the collection.
I lost an au '09-vdb that way abt 15 yrs ago, and I'm still mad about it.
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not sure how a coin comes out of a folder and into a bowl with other coins but my daughter lost a coin she had taken to School one day for show and tell and was upset and had the whole School looking for it. She was 5 and I ended up giving her a Uncirculated 1878 Morgan and told her a cool story about it being the first yer they were minted and there were allot of different VAM's for this date and each are different. She spent half the night looking through my books searching for what VAM it was (even though I already knew I wasn't going to ruin her time by telling her) |
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We could be wrong about what happened, but it's the only explanation that seems to make sense. Anyway . . . . . . we went to the coin shop when I got home today. We found a nice 1912 in fine condition, and had it sitting on the counter as we looked through the junk box for anything interesting. Simon kept looking at the 1912, and said that maybe he wanted to get a different date. Who knows what's going on inside that head? So I helped him look through the V nickels again, and he chose a not-quite-as-nice 1902 in fine condition for $4. We also picked seven more V nickels (including a 1912) and a Shield nickel out of the junk box, and the dealer just threw them in for nothing. Simon was happy, and we headed for the bank to trade in some rolls before closing. He took his new nickel inside to show the tellers, and when we got home, he found a '47-S for his Lincoln folder and two quarters for his Washington folder. No tears tonight; sad boy is now happy boy. He's pushing the idea that I should get him a V nickel folder to try to fill out of the junk box. He really gets as much pleasure from a crusty, worn old coin as he does from something that looks fresh from the mint. Sometimes I miss being eight years old. Edited by AndrewC
02/03/2010 10:41 pm
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