Who would have thunk! I found a ____________ at a ____________, can you believe it?

TexasNationals

So I sit here and think of places where coins may be found. I bought some gold at the last gun show and other than coin shops I can't think of a bunch (I have a few, but ask you) of places to look for coins. So in an effort to eliminate some tribal knowledge, please share somewhere you found some cool numismatic thing. If you have found no numismatic things in out of the way places, please share something you found? (baseball card, stamp, figure, art, garden seeds?)

pennyannie

I bought twin M1 carbines mounted on a tri pod at the last gun show, the coin dealers present were more interested in peddling copper bullion than coins.

pakasmom

I found a lost kid once... One of my life's highlights.

lkeigwin

<< <i>I found a lost kid once... One of my life's highlights. >>

One of the lost boys? Good for you. I'm always a kid, I'll never grow up.
Lance.

BillyKingsley

Found a coin dealer who had good stuff at good prices at a car show.

Swampboy

I found a $5 AGE for $65.00 at an air show a few years back.

lasvegasteddy

2 kool finds i dunn founded was...

once digging an underground fort as a kid i found an octangle barreled winchester that the stock had rotted off in arleta calif in a field...i always figuired it had to be from an old gun fight that the rifle slinger didn't make it from

second was...
i found the green hornet n kato in front of a whitefront store signing autographs in front of the green hornet mobile...thought that was soooo kool to meet kato

mkman123

Lasvegasteddy, you met Bruce lee or am I getting the characters wrong?

lasvegasteddy

yup it was bruce lee himself...was funny too as the green hornet wasn't as flocked over like kato in person when they rolled in real life
"does anyone know or care who played green hornet?"
had his autograph for years n years
then a fire in mom n dads garage changed that...;(

mkman123

Very cool lasvegasteddy......too bad you didn't ask him to try the one inch punch on you.....you could have a cool story to tell kids etc if that happened

lasvegasteddy

one things fer sure...wasn't no body guards needed when they was out n about...hehehe

luvcoins123

A guy named Van Williams played the Green Hornet on the old tv series. I should hang my head in shame for knowing that.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>please share somewhere you found some cool numismatic thing >>



Here, take your pick.

Today is a possibly auspicious day as well. Be looking for a new story in the next few days. I go on the hunt in an hour or two.

Pay particularly close attention to DOTD 2007-09-30 and DOTD 2007-12-07, because today I'll be within blocks of those two places. In fact, today's site is only about two or three doors down from where the DOTD 2007-09-30 finds came up.

seanq

I once found an Irish minor coin with a nice clipped planchet in a box of mixed foreign coins at an antiques mall on Cape Cod. I wasn't surprised to find a few coins, but the unattributed error coin shocked me.


Sean Reynolds

ricko

While hunting in AZ, just north of Prescott, I was walking a stream bed during the mid day lull. I heard some water gurgling and walked up the slope a ways and it was a natural spring. From there I saw a small 'grotto' opening into a secluded area surrounded by the rock of the hill. Being curious about such things, I entered and looked around. At the far end (maybe ten yards) was a cleft in the stone, with what looked like a shelf (natural stone formation). Looking in, I saw some debris and moved some leaves and twigs. There, looking back at me, was a small (about the size of a baseball) crystal skull. I still have it. Strangest find ever.
Cheers, RickO

secondrepublic

movie star at an art museum?

hard to believe but true. was in NYC several years ago, walking up the steps to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the middle of the day. all of a sudden a woman, going up the same steps faster, bumps into me. She keeps going up, and I look up and just see the back of her. I get into the lobby of the museum and who is that woman? Jennifer Aniston, along with a few other people.

guitarwes

I found a VG+ 1921-D Mercury Dime at an Antique shop for $45 a few years ago. Nice unmessed with coin.

I found a really nice condtion Remington 1100 LT-20 Magnum at a pawn shop near a local military base 2 years ago for $275.

I found an escaped convicts hindout on the back of my grandpa's property about 20 years ago. He had used the natural lay of the land of a ditch and a small hill to make a concealed covered hideout. If you walked by it from the normal path it looked just like part of the natural land. From the aukward side however, you could see the entrance way. Good thing he wasn't still there.

joeykoins

What I found is the whole reason I still collect today!My last job,I used to work in a 30 story apartment building.Well,when the people would move out,they tend to leave things behind.Such as,furniture,nice brand New clothes,electronics etc. But the main thing one resident left,under the closet carpet.COINS! About 12 in all.Unfortunily,nothing of true value.Except maybe a 1847 penny,common,no error on it as well,I checked.Still in a Fine condition.This is what gave me the "bug"to continue to collect.I would say this was in 1997.I've been finding many,many more coins since.Even a lot better previously mentioned.Ex:1999 Wide A.M. variety.ON the street.I sent it in to NGC{across the street}they graded it 64RB.Worth about 220 dollars.My best find!Sorry for bending your ear.Thanks,Good thread. That's my coin collecting bio. Oh yeah, I better mention,My best find was my dear wife!!! SSSHHH{almost forgot}

7Jaguars

Well, it is darkside but:

I was 9 years old and we lived in Cyprus (that's in the Middle East, and not California for you Geographic fans), and we were walking on the old Roman road up to Salamis which is well over 2,000 year old, when I looked at the embankment and saw something a bit strange that did not belong. I bent down, picked it up and knew it was an ancient, did NOT tell my parents because every time I found something they always made me throw it back, took it home and still have it to this day.

It was only about 10 years ago that I found out it was a bronze minor (nummus?) of the famous emperor Justininian, not worth a lot but much fun to have found.

joeykoins

<< <i>Well, it is darkside but:

I was 9 years old and we lived in Cyprus (that's in the Middle East, and not California for you Geographic fans), and we were walking on the old Roman road up to Salamis which is well over 2,000 year old, when I looked at the embankment and saw something a bit strange that did not belong. I bent down, picked it up and knew it was an ancient, did NOT tell my parents because every time I found something they always made me throw it back, took it home and still have it to this day.

It was only about 10 years ago that I found out it was a bronze minor (nummus?) of the famous emperor Justininian, not worth a lot but much fun to have found. >>

Very cool!!!Just the History alone makes it a "good find"!

OldEastside

I worked at this small builders supply store years ago and they were
expanding the yard back on land they owned that had a old small house
on it and where the store kept all prior financial records in, boxes & boxes
of them and I had to move all the records out before they demolished the
house, and sitting on top of the fire place mantle was about 8 bucks in
silver Franklin and Kennedy halfs, I told the owners about it and he said
keep em as a bonus for clearing out the store records before the bulldozer
got there.

Steve