So what's your worst... Oops?

So the other day I was photographing a raw coin and it slipping out of my hand as I was trying to flip it over.
Then rolled off the copy stand base, dropped about 18" onto the carpet, and rolled across the room
Then rolled off the copy stand base, dropped about 18" onto the carpet, and rolled across the room

To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
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I do have carpeting, so the few coins that have rolled off the table incurred no damage, but I do remember one,
While photographing an error coin, it rolled off the table and disappeared. I could not find it. I finally found it months later, it had rolled off the table, hit the carpet and rolled quite a ways then made a turn and went in between two boxes that maybe had a 1/4 inch gap between the two.
<< <i>LOL, having photographed thousands upon thousands of coins things are going to happen.
I do have carpeting, so the few coins that have rolled off the table incurred no damage, but I do remember one,
While photographing an error coin, it rolled off the table and disappeared. I could not find it. I finally found it months later, it had rolled off the table, hit the carpet and rolled quite a ways then made a turn and went in between two boxes that maybe had a 1/4 inch gap between the two. >>
man alive i would have loved to have seen a video of that!
i've dropped several coins and when they hit the carpet not enough noise was made to determine which way they went and weeks would go by before i would find them. i actually stop looking now after 1-2 minutes knowing if i don't find it/them right away, too much time will be wasted and i just have to wait until i stumble across it/them. currently i have a 38-d 50c vf/xf m.i.a.
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<< <i>I remember on post a few years back where a valuable coin rolled off the desk and fell into a paint bucket full of paint. >>
It probably still looked better than those "hand painted" coins...
Some scary coin stories including mine with a tubular lighting system
That light wound up in my Thursday trash pickup.
The good news was I now had two 1776 Machin's Mills Halfpennies, both with ragged planchet clip errors.
- proof 1938 Jefferson nickel (cherrypicked as a business strike)
- clipped 1915-S Lincoln cent (packing it up to sell to someone and I must have thrown it out with the scraps)
- 1864 two cent piece with a very dramatic and rare RPD (also cherrypicked, never seen another since)
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!)
<< <i>That was I who literally threw away
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!) >>
YIKES!! How did that happen??
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
<< <i>That was I who literally threw away
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!) >>
So.......Its over there by Wallmart
Its probably in the Simi Dump too!.........not really a big deal
Steve
maybe another thread with a poll.
"have you ever put a scratch on a coin removing a staple"
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<< <i>So the other day I was photographing a raw coin and it slipping out of my hand as I was trying to flip it over.
Then rolled off the copy stand base, dropped about 18" onto the carpet, and rolled across the room
and, and?????
<< <i>That was I who literally threw away
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!) >>
At least the coin I threw out by accident was no more than $50 in value at the time
Maybe one of those digger TV shows should haunt the dump where your Stella went.
<< <i>That was I who literally threw away
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!) >>
And that's not worth financing a small excavation? Or do you think the trash workers found it????
That is actually very funny and descriptive.
I can picture the whole incident.
You caught me off guard and it made me laugh.
"The copper on the inside of the coin looked like dirt."
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
I personally dug up a 1909-s Indian while metal detecting in upstate NY. It was badly corroded with a glob of oxidation sitting on the mint mark. I chipped off the oxidation with a pen knife, and you guessed it, the whole mint mark chipped off with the crud. Coin probably wasn't worth anything except as a conversation piece, but.....
IIRC NGC used this story to advertise their NCS.
Jim
<< <i>That was I who literally threw away
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!) >>
At what point is it worth it to try and dig it out? 250k, 500k? More
<< <i>i know some one who has a 1955 double die obverse who dropped it on the floor and got to talking forgetting about the cent. >>
I don't understand. How do you forget that you dropped a DDO? Alzheimers?
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<< <i>i know some one who has a 1955 double die obverse who dropped it on the floor and got to talking forgetting about the cent. >>
I don't understand. How do you forget that you dropped a DDO? Alzheimers? >>
Must have been REALLY consumed by the BS session!
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/
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<< <i>So the other day I was photographing a raw coin and it slipping out of my hand as I was trying to flip it over.
Then rolled off the copy stand base, dropped about 18" onto the carpet, and rolled across the room
and, and?????
I got lucky as it's fine, but as it is a $500 coin while it rolling I was thinking well there goes $100, $200, $300
Menomonee Falls Wisconsin USA
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistr...dset.aspx?s=68269&ac=1">Musky 1861 Mint Set
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<< <i>That was I who literally threw away
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!) >>
Thanks for sharing this--it makes all my $20-$200 mistakes seem very trivial.
Bob
I placed it in small saki cup and soaked it with olive oil and placed the cup on the kitchen window sill
behind a curtain.
Well what a surprise when I saw the saki cup was cleaned and when I asked my wife where the coin
was she said "what coin?" The value was about $300.
Edit to add I found a pic of the cent. Counter stamped : STODDER & FROBISHER
<< <i>Lately my only real oops have been buying from auction pictures. >>
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<< <i>i know some one who has a 1955 double die obverse who dropped it on the floor and got to talking forgetting about the cent. >>
I don't understand. How do you forget that you dropped a DDO? Alzheimers? >>
ill ask them the next time i see them
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<< <i>That was I who literally threw away
a PCGS PF-65 Stella in June 1986....
Still have a photo of it in the holder,
and it's still somewhere in the
Simi Valley Trash Dump........
Thanks for reminding me (not that I
ever forget!) >>
At what point is it worth it to try and dig it out? 250k, 500k? More >>
This reminds of of shipwrecks where you have an idea of where it is to limit your search but it's still time consuming and expensive. I wonder how many people would start looking for it if this was more widely publicized? It would be interesting if WM was aware of this and mentioned it on their tours.
At least it's gold and in non-biodegradable plastic so it will hopefully survive better until it's found.