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ricko
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I almost forgot to show this. Yesterday, walking out of work, across the parking lot, just as I got to my car, I looked down and found this 1964 Washington quarter (P). Not a candidate for a slab, but nice to find silver.
Cheers, RickO
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WoooHooo! Free silver!
Yep that’s a score in anyone’s book. Truly a nice find👍
I thought for sure this was gonna be about something you forgot about in the back of the safe!
Are you certain it is not a rare "error"?
"You suck.". At least a little... 😉
Hey, BINGO!
Good for you, dude. Even though it wasn't anything super old, in quantity or even a rare specimen. We all know that split second reaction that only us coin geeks can receive. "It's SILVER, by golly!" Maybe now, RickO, it's the beginnings of your quest to hunt down those hard to find, "W" Quarters? Couldn't of happened to a greater guy. We all here on the forum are happy for ya.
You even qualify for a happy dance.
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Finding Silver always makes for a great score and good day😀
Congratulations!
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You need to dip it to get your preferred white color.
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Great find Ricko. I can't even remember the last time i found any free silver.
Congratulations!
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great find, ricko. Congrats.
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Congratulations
Rick, isn't that the elusive triple die P-D-S overstrike????
Missing a clad layer on both sides
Nice find silver is silver I’m always looking down for goodie’s.
Hoard the keys.
Very nice. I got a silver 1945 wartime nickel in change last week, and my dad got a 1916 cent a couple weeks back. There’s still gems out there!
Okay.....now, when are you going to give it back?
Nice, @ricko!
Question - was it heads up or tails up? I generally only pick up coins if they are heads up. Of course, for a silver coin I might make an exception.
Don't want to hijack the thread but perhaps we could all list our best finds:
1) A live $7500 bonus check in an envelop in a parking lot
2) $2700 Hong Kong dollars and change in a Four Seasons envelope in the Singapore airport
3) A small change purse with a few hundred dollars, credit cards and a driver's license on a Barnes & Noble bookshelf
3) A $100 bill in the grass along a sidewalk on our morning walk to the coffee shop
4) A $20 bill that landed at my feet as I was watching a Christmas parade in Pompano Beach, Florida
5) A change purse with about $4 in change at a department store in Illinois
What is interesting about the above is the impact each find had on me. When I found the $20 in Florida, I was with some buddies for the winter and we were down to our last few dollars. I was about 10 years old when I found the change purse with $4 in it. Both were more impactful than the later finds due to my financial situation at the time.
Anyone care to share your stories?
Tim
Hold on dude!
Yep, yep , yep I recognize it anywhere! It's mine! Send it back over, now, thank you
Excellent! It pays to keep a keen eye out while walking.
Nice find!
Have you dropped it on the counter to listen to the characteristic ring?
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Talk about finding silver in the "wild" - great find...........
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Nice one!
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I think its fake! It kept getting kicked out of the Coinstar so I discarded it.
Someone didn't know what they had!! WTG @ricko
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Never thought I would say this - what a great parking lot find!
Nice!! Clearly it belongs in my parking lot set.
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Free 90% just laying there, hard to beat that, good for you Rick.
Cool find, Ricko!
Given the circumstances is it possible a friend from work planted it for you?
Nice.
Finally, a parking lot find that's worth something!
An free error parking lot coin. Obviously misplaced because parking lot finds are never silver, never in nice condition and are always an error of some sort! Great find!
Nice find. Tell us all the truth. You tripped and fell face first and it got stuck in your nose hair. Now that is a real great story to tell. Your welcome.
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Occam's razor says that you dropped it getting out of your car on your way to work... Does it look familiar? 😉
A lot nicer then some of the finds that some of the newbies are posting here. 😉
Hoard the keys.
And now the old timers are posting their parking lot finds.
Always a great feeling finding a little silver. Good score!
Hold your breath everybody.....we're still waiting for @ricko to find his first W quarter! This is just a sign, it will happen.
Ricko. Great find and perhaps you will be next to find a W in the wild.
There’s several of us that are with out the W in the wild. I am 😉
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
@Jzyskowski1... The search continues... I even asked the check out clerk at the market for two dollars in quarters when she was giving me change.... no luck, but worth the try. Cheers, RickO
Hey, I just saw were your looking to find your 1st "W" quarter. I'll email you one so that you can find it on your printer. I read on the internet that this works. Start looking, it's coming way soon.
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Nice find!
No credit to Wawa? Oh yeah, you were leaving work. Nice find for sure. Peace Roy
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