Tag: Finds
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The Coin Necklace Heirloom!
This is a post about two very surprising things that happened recently: one awesome one, and one not so awesome one ;) Let’s start with the awesome, shall we? My mother found a coin necklace passed down through my family! She found it while cleaning out some old drawers, and the second she handed it…
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Was that 1955 Doubled Die Cent Authentic??
My friend finally got his 1955 Double Died Lincoln Cent back from submitting it PCGS! What do you think it came back as? Authentic? Fake? Uncirculated? Well, wonder no more… Here’s how PCGS graded it: If you’re wondering what “PCGS Genuine” or the “Cleaning” label is as I was (they usually come back with an…
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¡The King Pin Penny!
Got this incredible note from a fellow coin collector this week – can you imagine??? ******* Hey J. Money, It’s been a couple months since we last chatted, hope you and your family are all well. So I think we left off just before I got my $1,000 worth of half dollars. Long story short,…
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A Barber Dime in the Drive-Thru!
Look what my friend Greg found!! Saw him mention it in his blog’s newsletter the other day and asked if he’d elaborate on it for us… Here’s how he came to be its new owner :) ******* Luck is when preparation meets opportunity and just a few days ago, the stars aligned… For years my…
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“I found 48 silver half dollars in rolls!”
Got an email I thought y’all would enjoy :) Sorry for being M.I.A. lately! *********** Hey Jay, I want to start out by saying how much I love your enthusiasm, as well as your passion for coins, and your willingness to share your knowledge with others. I started collecting about 6 years ago, as a…
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Lot of Twenty $5.00 Bill Star Notes!
So an interesting thing happened to me the other week: I got my hands on 20 – CONSECUTIVE – five dollar bill star notes :) All crisp as can be, and all for only $100 in trade! A friend of mine works at a restaurant, and apparently he came across these bills while breaking open…
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Karma Rewards me w/ an Older $20 Bill
So only a few hours after finding (and turning over) that newer looking $20 bill, my trip to the bank pays off with this 1995 old school twenty! After asking the teller those few, yet calculated, words we always pray works out: “Have anything cool or old looking?” Usually you get back a “we’ve got…
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Found a $20 Bill on the ground!
That was the good news…. The bad news? I also found a kid only a handful of steps away from it :( Though you never can tell when you ask someone “Is this your money?” The answer will almost certainly be a YES ;) I did check it out before passing it back though, just…
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