As long as you have been collecting coins- is there ever a coin that surprises you?
braddick
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I've been married 25+ years. In social settings when either I or my wife tell an interesting story the other will know pretty much how it will be told and how it'll end.
It is rare for a part of her life to be re-told I am not aware of yet. It does happen- on rare occasions- and when it does I am always mildly surprised and delighted.
Well, I think about this dilemma and correlate it with coins.
I am suprised when an interesting variety pops up I have never seen nor heard of before.
Here is such a coin.
(not mine):
Has that happened with you?
A coin you didn't know exists and them out of the blue- there it is!
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If a nice coin of a tougher date/MM combination in my primary collection shows up (for sale or in the TPG data), I'm somewhat surprised. I know there are some out there, but these very infrequently appear.
Yes, my biggest surprises over the years have occurred when I have found a coin in my collection I didn't know I had.
This forum and the Cherrypickers guide have turned me on to quite a few varieties and errors I wasn't aware of.
It still concerns me today... My biggest fear, having something significant or rare in my collection I don't know I had.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Yes! That 75 no S dime on GC that’s going for the price of a nice 3/2 home.
Mind boggling. Never heard of it before all the hoopla.
Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.
Yes, a 1937 Washington Quarter purchased for melt - I picked through a bulk assortment and it stood out as being in nicer condition. I took it home and looked up the value, and lo and behold it was the DDO.
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Yes, I have been a collector/dealer for over 50 years and I had never heard of the 1943/1942S Cent. I don't think it wasn't known 40+ years ago when I stopped searching cent boxes for wheats. And for the last 35 years, my main focus has been obsolete currency, but I still buy and sell some coins.
I know quite a bit after all of these years but I'll bet that there's still more that I DON'T know than I do. So, I'll stick around and keep on learning and teaching for the mutual benefit of all of us.
This board is a great resource but only if those will knowledge contribute, so this should always be encouraged.
Two feather buffalos, I remember thinking what the heck is that when I first heard the term.
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