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Post your coins found in the wild that you had graded?
Spartcom5
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Hey guys not sure if this is a thing yet but I was curious in seeing some of your finds in the wild that you had ended up getting graded! Could be from pocket change, pawn shops, a collection you bought, garage sale finds? Here are my two from the same pawn shop awhile back, they were $20 each. 1902 S and 1900 O/CC Au 58! Only have a picture of the 1902 S right now atm.
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I like that....."Coins found in the wild."
I bought this about 3-4 yrs back. I wanna say $20?? Well I tried to get it graded but it didn't quite turn out like I wanted. Lol
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1866-S Seated dime. MS-62
I bought this raw on ebay, many years ago when such things were possible, had PCGS grade it, and later sold it for a very nice profit.
I still regret selling it.
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Found in a junk pile via CL:
Sorry, no pic but I once got a 2008 cent in change from the cash register at a Wendy's. PCGS MS68!
Picked this up raw on eBay. Scarce date, original and very clean for the grade.
Bought both of these in an antique shop last year. Graded 64, 63. If I recall I paid only $525 for the pair.
All of these except the 73-S which was cracked from and Anacs holder at the same grade. These were all submitted at the same time.
This one purely for the tarnish.
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Interesting thread. Here’s mine...
My favorite find-
In a library of coins album, circulated set bought on ebay, found a year or so after purchase.
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Found in dealers IHC bin for 0.75c each. I bought a bunch and found out later.
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1837 Hard Times Token, Illustrious Predecessor, HT-31 Low-17, R4
The scarcest of the Illustrious Predecessor varieties, the HT-31 is rarely found problem-free in grades above VF and even rarer with any original mint red. This example grades AU58 and has a significant amount of mint red remaining on the reverse. NGC has only graded 20 examples total with only three reaching Mint State status, although the pops cannot be trusted because this variety is often misattributed as HT-32 or HT-33 (and vice-versa). I bought this raw on eBay a little over a year ago as I recall.
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Bought this 1890 liberty seated dime off ebay for $32. Terrible pics but the dentils looked so sharp it interested me. I sent it in to ngc for preservation and ended up with a pf61 LSD. Sold it later for $300+ to a major retailer. Before and after pics. Suddenly it became a ricko coin.
Jim
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Purchased raw for about $20 on eBay a couple of years ago. Currently the only graded Red-Brown example ATS.
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Like many others here, I have submitted my fair share of pieces to PCGS going back over two decades, but will choose one that makes me smile. Picked this up raw years ago in a little out-of-the-way shop in Canada. I nearly fell over when it came popping out of its decaying cardboard presentation box.
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Pulled out of a junk bin at the local "we buy gold" place for 11x face, graded MS 67
Bought same place a month before the dime for $22, graded MS 64
The Prince & Princess of Canada!
I found this in my Franklin Half dollar Dansco album yesterday.
The only reason I looked is I saw one for sale.
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2016P nickel, graded MS66 (ATS), found in a roll of new nickels, covered in grease. I was happy with the grade as I thought it looked a little beat up.
I also didn't mind that they confirmed it was struck over a 2015 nickel.
Here's two that I had sent in last year. Came out of a private collection. He had written offers from another collector on the flips and didn't understand why I wanted to pay so much more than the other offer. He was offered $400 on the 09-s VDB and $75 on the 85 Indian. The 09 was in the old brittle mylar and 85 was wrapped in the tissue paper.
Amazing on those two coins! I also think they are "still" undergraded!
Also, the offers are criminal.
From my Grandmother's 1960's Las Vegas "hoard".
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Successful BST transactions with forum members thebigeng, SPalladino, Zoidmeister, jacrispies, coin22lover, coinsarefun, jwitten, CommemKing.
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I agree with the 66RD on the Lincoln but do think the Indian has better eye appeal than the two graded higher. I think what holds this one back from being tied for finest or better is the die erosion and planchet issues that caused the porous look at "OF AME"
You had them graded during one of the strictest grading periods of all time! (The last 6 -9 months)
What did CAC say?
This was my greatest raw find
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Never tried CAC with them as I plan to keep em in my collection for now.
Found searching rolls of pennies in 1973.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/gold/liberty-head-2-1-gold-major-sets/liberty-head-2-1-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1840-1907-cac/alltimeset/268163
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I really hope you already got your "You Suck" award for this?
Graded ms66
Found this Die Adjustment Strike roll searching...
Those previous offers were criminal!
Collector, occasional seller
Just my favorite from last year. There are tons more that would take all day for the pics to load...
Raw from a proof set in an Ebay Buy it Now, FS-801 DDR graded PR67
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Upgraded my purchased 1941 ddo au58 to a cherrypicked ms61
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Bought raw on ebay a few years ago.