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"Hey, would you mind checking out my Great Grandfathers coins for me??" (PCGS grade posted!)

LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,415 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 12, 2021 3:50PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Was asked by a coworker today to check out a small accumulation for her - and immediately noticed what appears to be a circulated pattern - now this is fun! :+1:

11-6-21 - grade arrived via email today!

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,451 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A circulated pattern. Now that is something that really is an unusual find in such a lot. The rest of the lot looks very typical.

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  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Holy cow !
    That never happens........

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  • YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What an awesome situation

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  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How cool is that? The stories it might tell!

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Lakesammman Pics of the pattern front and back please.

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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,415 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pics when I have the time - J888.

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What a great find!

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Big thing
    Small package

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  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I got asked to look at a coworker’s Grandpa’s collection today, too. Hopefully I’ll get to see it this weekend. I’m hoping to get to see something as cool as that!

  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,723 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I get people come in all the time with similar accumulations in change purses, pouches, cigar box, etc, but nothing like the pattern you posted, cool find

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,246 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Does anyone recognize that pattern? Couldn't it be a token?

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,243 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now you have to tell her that because the coins aren’t new and shiny, unfortunately they’re only worth a few dollars, but you’ll pay $100 because you’re very generous.

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Does anyone recognize that pattern? Couldn't it be a token?

    Given @Lakesamman already attributed it, I’m guessing it’s not a token.

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,082 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Huh. RARE L@@K FROM ESTATE, indeed!

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,246 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @airplanenut said:
    Now you have to tell her that because the coins aren’t new and shiny, unfortunately they’re only worth a few dollars, but you’ll pay $100 because you’re very generous.

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Does anyone recognize that pattern? Couldn't it be a token?

    Given @Lakesamman already attributed it, I’m guessing it’s not a token.

    guess not

  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,389 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @gumby1234 said:
    @Lakesammman Pics of the pattern front and back please.

    Here is obverse

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 13,998 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool and I happy for you.

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @davewesen Yes I saw that but thought maybe we could get a better pic of the front and one of the back.

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow neat!!

  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,608 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow neat find!

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  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice unmolested look to boot!

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,021 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great Pattern Quarter find - can you tell which one it is? .............
    https://coinauctionshelp.com/Pattern_Guides/standardquarter.html#.YS7rTLBKhEY

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  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome, dude!
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  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 4,854 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Steven59 said:
    Great Pattern Quarter find - can you tell which one it is? .............
    https://coinauctionshelp.com/Pattern_Guides/standardquarter.html#.YS7rTLBKhEY

    He answered this above - J-888 = Judd-888 .

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool find. In all the times I have been asked to "Look at these old coins my ***** had.", I have never come across something like that. Mostly old Morgans, a couple of SLQ's etc.. Cheers, RickO

  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A diamond found in the rough.
    What would you grade it at?
    Thanks for sharing.
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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice!

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, I don't know much about patterns and for some reason they never really cross my mind. This is a very interesting coin for someone to have in their collection like that. You never know what you'll find.

  • jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A fairly wealthy family at my church has asked me to look at one of the fathers coins as well. I was hopeful, until I asked what all kinds of stuff he had. "He had several albums full of state quarters and presidential dollars..." was the response. My hopes shattered a bit :D

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,021 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @yosclimber said:
    [ He answered this above - J-888 = Judd-888 .]

    Ahhh, so he did - I need new glasses!

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  • fathomfathom Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a great "in the wild" discovery.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,101 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well I'll be dipped in......! What a discovery. Let's study it together. Peace Roy

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  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wow, that never happens to me.

    Usually I get junk coins

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  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Every once in a while....

    Glad you were there to identify it!

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  • fathomfathom Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2021 2:50PM

    PR45 even with the rim nicks.

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow! That doesn't happen every day...

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the old Thai note.


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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,400 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's pretty cool! :)

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  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2021 1:43PM

    Wow! And here I was expecting to see silver certificates, $2 bills, Bicentennial Ike dollars, circulated wheat cents, and some 1964 Kennedy halves...

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  • carabonnaircarabonnair Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What fun! The Austria 2 kreuzer (underneath the pattern) stumps a lot of collectors at first. Should be easy to identify the rest.

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  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 1, 2021 5:16PM

    In 40 years, in the shop........NEVER a pattern in with some slunk.......

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  • MetroDMetroD Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @fathom said:
    PR45 even with the rim nicks.

    Good call. :)

  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    bump

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  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool.



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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,415 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The grading wasn't a challenge - the authentication was key. :+1:

    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.

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