Mint-Set Roosie Found in the Wild
yKnot
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I do most of my searching and purchasing online or at coin shows and rarely visit the local coin shops. However, late last year I stopped by a LCS to see their safety deposit boxes and noticed the owner was selling some fresh mint sets from the 50's that he purchased recently.
Most of the sets were broken up and I was looking at them to see if I could find a nice Lincoln cent for my collection. I didn't find any Lincolns but there was a nicely toned Roosevelt with two sided toning. I submitted it for grading at the Long Beach show with some Lincolns and was pleasantly surprised to see it graded a 67FB.
This is my first self-made, found-in-the-wild coin and after reading other people's stories on here about their LCS finds I thought I would share mine.
Comments
Very nice !!!
Nice score!
Saweet!!!
1942-S US toned Silver dime NGC MS66 for sale at link below
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMx0x0MY9_dYEwK5mIFUuhp4mScp9LT-jakrKwE
Beautiful coin.
Great find, awesome colors. Just goes to show you they're still out there waiting to be discovered.
- Bob -
MPL's - Lincolns of Color
Central Valley Roosevelts
Very cool, Nice coin.
Hoard the keys.
Way cool! I know how that can make you feel more connected to a piece. The finding of and grading yourself is way more satisfying than just walking a bourse and buying something. In fact, I could see keeping the coin forever even if it wasn’t in my primary collecting focus, or have the hit power to kick off a new collection and interest.
way cool, nice pick up
That is so Kehool
Steve
Very nice score, great toning!
Good eye. Pretty colors. Congrats.