So, The Wife Dragged Me to a Garage Sale today
Shane6596
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She was out garage shopping. Came home, said she needed the truck to get a cabinet she found. So i went back with her to help
load it.
Walking thru the garage sale i saw on a table a shoebox with coins in it. Most were world coins from different countries. I dug thru it and found a few US coins and some others that look like tokens or something. I asked how much, and she said i dont know, a dollar a piece? So i handed her 5 bux and was on my way with coins and a cabinet.
The one looks like its an EAC, cant read date. The other is an 1826 half that should be worth a few dollars. The v nickel, no idea. The others ill have to research.
Was worth going in my book. Any old cool coins are fun.
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Nice job with the 1826! The V looks like a 1912-S so that's not bad either.
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
Nice buy! The Liberty nickel appears to be either a 1912-D or -S, if it's the latter you have two winners.
"So i handed her 5 bux and was on my way with coins and a cabinet."
5 bux for the coins AND the cabinet? Awesome deal!
Seriously, great buy on the coins!
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Love those finds. Nice.
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That’s a really nice looking circulated half dollar
Mr_Spud
Uhhhh that is insane!! A buck a piece!!
Not 100% confident but I think the nickel has a D mintmark. I am drooling over that bust half that you purchased for 2x face. Great finds!
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I know right. I thought it might be a fake. Checked it with a magnet, didnt stick. Checked weight, 13.2g.
So i think its legit.
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Ill get the scope out and try to get some closeups of the mm
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Ill be going to more yard, garage sales with wife
Probably never find anything decent again. I bet my wife planted them to get me to goto sales with her...lol
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Heres a closeup of v nickel mm
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The V nickel is a 1912-D, in about F12 condition, value about $10-$15. Still an awesome find for a garage sale!
Dwayne F. Sessom
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You definitely got your money's worth!
The wife is always right!
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Excellent!
Actually I don't mind being dragged around!
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I like to go to garage sales at times, but have never found any decent coins.
I second the motion!
Two of those are easily worth about 60. between the pair (1826 Half and 12-D Nickel).
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
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I would've broke my arm reaching for my wallet. Nice score!
I don't see any reason to doubt its authenticity in the pics.
Thanks for supporting the motion!
I’d pay at least that just for the half myself, looks like a wholesome F15? I assume it’s a common Overton variety….but the experts can speak to that.
You did well. Kind of like finding your own Vault "Shoebox" Box.
WELL!!!!!!!!!
how about a picture of the wife's cabinet?????
Looks like an O-110, fairly common at R2, but I agree, pretty wholesome and that's probably pushing my estimate even with the reverse pie cuts (which keeps it out of straight grade consideration)
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Todd - BHNC #242
Since you asked, and it was friggin heavy. She wants to use it as a temp pantry until kitchen gets redone.
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@Shane6596 ... Nice finds at the garage sale. I have found a few coins at those over the years... Not counting the retired jeweler/dealer that puts out overpriced stuff once a year, that is... Been looking for a Sacagawea Cheerios coin... have not found one yet... but I know they are out there...
Cheers, RickO
Appears her motives may be a kitchen remodel 😁
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Obviously the woman was ignorant of the fair market value. Was she elderly too ?
Some number closer to wholesale would have been just.
The 1826 if it’s genuine. Either heirs who don’t know what they have or counterfeit. I’d send the 1826 to our hosts. You have to unfortunately have your detector on with yard sales. Either you can win big or you can miss big time.
Never thought of using a metal detector like that. Very interesting as I was contemplating a metal detector and a metal thing for checking authenticity like the jewelers use. ( correct me please)
This is a point in favor of the detector. 🧐
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Makes me wonder what was in the foreign coin collection now! I have found a few winners myself in the junk foreign coin lots!
Maybe they were savvy businessmen, salting a few coins cheap to make you overlook the fact that they WAY overcharged your wife for the cabinet?
Nice finds there! 
Very nice score!
You never know what you're going to come across at yard sales, and the general public know almost nothing about coins.
A 200 year old piece of silver from our national history should have at least garnered a Google search.
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nice find, I wonder if she would have took $20 for the entire box.