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Chadwick Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 10:53 pm A co-worker of mine that knows how I love searching coins brought his stash into me today to search before he cashed it in at the bank. It was mostly a mix of nickels, dimes, and cents. It was about half a coffee can full. On my lunch break I sat down and did a very quick scan of the coins. I kept back the copper cents while letting all the 1982 cent go back without doing my ring test. I just didn't have time to fool with them. Long and short of it. I kept about $1 in face value and payed him $3 for them. I gave him $3 because he had a 2000 Wide AM in the bunch. Not a MS or AU example, but still, it was a Wide AM cent. I've looked through hundreds of dollars in cents without finding one. I find it curious that half a coffee can could yield one. But it did. I'm not bothering with photos for this coin. Its not remarkable in any way. It simply is a Wide AM cent, year 2000. A pretty neat find for a coffee can of coins that would otherwise be sent to a counter at the local bank. Report this Post to the Staff

jimineez Valued Member United States 287 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 11:01 pm glad to hear you came out with a good find! How much is a coin like that worth? Report this Post to the Staff
Chadwick Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 11:08 pm It not a shiny coin by any means, and considering that the 2000 Wide AM is the most common of the series. I figured it was worth about $3. If you look at ebay, you will find that those honest, bid starts at .99 cent auctions do not get much for a coin like this. And this one has less eye appeal than most I've seen sold in the last year. I feel that I offered him a fair price for his coins. I would say its worth about $3 bucks in today's market. Not that I'm an expert, but based on my observations this is the case. Report this Post to the Staff
Wild Bill Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 06/28/2011 11:19 pm Thanks for sharing your cool story....I enjoyed it I searched 5 fed boxes and struck out with the wams so far this week....... Glad to see someone got lucky...... Report this Post to the Staff
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