I'm preemptively knocking on wood... so far, I've not lost anything (that I know of) but I did ruin a few XF-AU Morgan Dollars when I was a kid by cleaning them with Cream of Tartar. My grandfather had given them to me in 2x2 flips. The two AU Morgans that were in hard plastic containers escaped this fate and they're still in my collection. I think the protective containers screwed together and I couldn't figure out how to get them open...
Some years after I had gotten back into collecting I did drop a a rather nice AU-ish Large Cent (1852?) trying to put it back in the 2x2 paper holder. It caught an edge... bounced off the table... and hit the floor right on the rim. Needless to say, I managed to turn a nice piece into a "details" coin...
Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;
In 1993 I bought an 1882 O/S Morgan from a bid board. Years later I sent to either PCGS or ICG (can't remember) but it came back body-bagged due to whizzing. I was quite angry at the money I wasted, so I scraped it on the sidewalk outside my apartment and put it in the trash. My rationale is that I didn't want anyone else to be duped in thinking it was problem-free example. I only paid $14 for it plus the grading fees, a small price to pay to be able to better identify whizzed and clean Morgans, though I wish I had kept it because it was a pretty cool over mintmark variety.
Mine would be nothing valuable, but I can't find the 1929 wheat cent that started me collecting back in 1972. It's the patient zero coin for me and I would love to find it again.
Also, I would love to find my 1941-... Whitman folder for my Lincoln cents, it has my 10 year old and up handwriting for the blank holes for 1972, 1973 and so on. It was my very first coin folder. This and the above cent could very well be in a misplaced box somewhere.
While a nicely toned 1878-S Morgan or original 1921-S half get me going more today, the sentimental pieces missing matter too. Maybe one day I will find them.
1895 Morgan Prf.. circa F10.. Thought I lost it .. 2 years ago... nephew said thanks for the 1895 Silver dollar I gave him in 2006 .. he sold the 1895 at a coin show ..
I was at a show seated at a table when a collector I knew ask to see my original 1872-S seated dollar. It graded choice XF and was in a flip. I handed it to him and said be careful, I turn away and a few seconds later I heard the sound of silver hitting the concrete floor. I watched as he chased the coin down the isle. He returned and said it looks ok and was off in a flash. I inspected it and found a medium sized rim ding. The following day he came to me and said he would but the coin for the price I had quoted. Needless to say I was relieved that he choose to do the right thing. Today it's worth more than he paid even with the rim ding.
My one and only coin I have lost that mattered to me was an 1848 Liberty Seated Quarter in AU(beautifully toned golden) for my 1st 7070. I no longer have a photo left of it. This happened in 2004-6. I had paid $200 for it and was the most expensive coin I had for the 7070 at that time(until I purchased the LS$'s). Broke my heart. Still have no idea what happened to it.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
The closest i can come is when I dipped my entire collection of Lincolns to make them shiny and bright. I think i was 7 or 8. Not a lot of value there, I could never find an SVDB, 31S or 14D. I think I simply spent them in disgust a few years later.
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I'm preemptively knocking on wood... so far, I've not lost anything (that I know of) but I did ruin a few XF-AU Morgan Dollars when I was a kid by cleaning them with Cream of Tartar. My grandfather had given them to me in 2x2 flips. The two AU Morgans that were in hard plastic containers escaped this fate and they're still in my collection. I think the protective containers screwed together and I couldn't figure out how to get them open...
Some years after I had gotten back into collecting I did drop a a rather nice AU-ish Large Cent (1852?) trying to put it back in the 2x2 paper holder. It caught an edge... bounced off the table... and hit the floor right on the rim. Needless to say, I managed to turn a nice piece into a "details" coin...
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In 1993 I bought an 1882 O/S Morgan from a bid board. Years later I sent to either PCGS or ICG (can't remember) but it came back body-bagged due to whizzing. I was quite angry at the money I wasted, so I scraped it on the sidewalk outside my apartment and put it in the trash. My rationale is that I didn't want anyone else to be duped in thinking it was problem-free example. I only paid $14 for it plus the grading fees, a small price to pay to be able to better identify whizzed and clean Morgans, though I wish I had kept it because it was a pretty cool over mintmark variety.
Mine would be nothing valuable, but I can't find the 1929 wheat cent that started me collecting back in 1972. It's the patient zero coin for me and I would love to find it again.
Also, I would love to find my 1941-... Whitman folder for my Lincoln cents, it has my 10 year old and up handwriting for the blank holes for 1972, 1973 and so on. It was my very first coin folder. This and the above cent could very well be in a misplaced box somewhere.
While a nicely toned 1878-S Morgan or original 1921-S half get me going more today, the sentimental pieces missing matter too. Maybe one day I will find them.
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1895 Morgan Prf.. circa F10.. Thought I lost it .. 2 years ago... nephew said thanks for the 1895 Silver dollar I gave him in 2006 .. he sold the 1895 at a coin show ..
A well struck piece that a bath would be due if I owned it.
I was at a show seated at a table when a collector I knew ask to see my original 1872-S seated dollar. It graded choice XF and was in a flip. I handed it to him and said be careful, I turn away and a few seconds later I heard the sound of silver hitting the concrete floor.
I watched as he chased the coin down the isle. He returned and said it looks ok and was off in a flash. I inspected it and found a medium sized rim ding. The following day he came to me and said he would but the coin for the price I had quoted. Needless to say I was relieved that he choose to do the right thing. Today it's worth more than he paid even with the rim ding.
My one and only coin I have lost that mattered to me was an 1848 Liberty Seated Quarter in AU(beautifully toned golden) for my 1st 7070. I no longer have a photo left of it. This happened in 2004-6. I had paid $200 for it and was the most expensive coin I had for the 7070 at that time(until I purchased the LS$'s). Broke my heart. Still have no idea what happened to it.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
This is a bad luck thread, it's eye bleach! If you read it you are jinxed by an evil genie! You'll end up hauled into court in front of Judge Judy!
I was only 7-or-so years old. I took whatever I wanted to the bathroom!
Young Numismatist
The closest i can come is when I dipped my entire collection of Lincolns to make them shiny and bright. I think i was 7 or 8. Not a lot of value there, I could never find an SVDB, 31S or 14D. I think I simply spent them in disgust a few years later.
Lucky me …. Nada so far and don’t plan on one 🤔
Interesting reading on quite of the experiences above 🤔
Thank you for sharing 🤗
@Paradisefound glad to see you post again
Martin