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tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 6, 2026 6:29PM in U.S. Coin Forum

…and came upon a bunch of coins that I thought were lost forever and one I had completely forgotten about. Hadn’t seen them since we moved 7 years ago.




Completely forgot I bought this years ago

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    calgolddivercalgolddiver Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WOW !!!

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    air4mdcair4mdc Posts: 954 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How come when I look in the closet, it’s usually some long John’s I’ve been missing. What a nice find, I really like your 1880 TD. Nice coin!

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    pcgscacgoldpcgscacgold Posts: 3,746 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When I look in the closet all I find are the same socks you have. Darn.

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    Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 7,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You forgot you had/lost over $20k in coins?
    Too bad the link in your sig line isn’t working for me cuz I’d love to see the coins that you do know about.

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    lermishlermish Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What's the deal on the 75 "P"?

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    littlebearlittlebear Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome Trade Dollar!

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    ChopmarkedTradesChopmarkedTrades Posts: 559 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lermish said:
    What's the deal on the 75 "P"?

    That's what I'd like to know! If it's a legit Philly issue, that's a heck of a closet find.

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    The_Dinosaur_ManThe_Dinosaur_Man Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Are we polling to guess which coin you completely forgot about? My guess is that sweet trade dollar at the end.

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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ChopmarkedTrades said:

    @lermish said:
    What's the deal on the 75 "P"?

    That's what I'd like to know! If it's a legit Philly issue, that's a heck of a closet find.

    Your guess is as good as mine. If it’s real, it’s worth a fortune. If it’s not, the holder is

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    World67World67 Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Downtown1974 said:
    You forgot you had/lost over $20k in coins?
    Too bad the link in your sig line isn’t working for me cuz I’d love to see the coins that you do know about.

    That would be like you or me losing pocket change in the couch.

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    lermishlermish Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut said:

    @ChopmarkedTrades said:

    @lermish said:
    What's the deal on the 75 "P"?

    That's what I'd like to know! If it's a legit Philly issue, that's a heck of a closet find.

    Your guess is as good as mine. If it’s real, it’s worth a fortune. If it’s not, the holder is

    I paid $800 for a PCGS holder that says 75-P Chopmarked. No comment on the coin😂

    An undisputed real one like that? $10k+.

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    Batman23Batman23 Posts: 5,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would like to hang out in your closet ;) Seems like the last time I read about you finding coins in your closet you had a bunch of odd ball stuff including an 1876 double dime. B)

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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree that a true 75-P chop of that condition is a $10k coin. So damn rare - in 20 years of looking this was as close as I could find

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    TrampTramp Posts: 966 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice treasure!

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    WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 6, 2026 10:06PM

    @CaptHenway said:
    Did you find any lost 1804 Dollars?

    Or maybe a sixth 1913 liberty head nickel? :D The fifth one was actually found in a closet by a Walton family member..so why not? ;) His closet sounds like a treasure trove!

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    orevilleoreville Posts: 12,292 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fun find! Right before the FUN show!

    You coming to FUN show to show off your closet find?

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 39,430 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oreville said:
    Fun find! Right before the FUN show!

    You coming to FUN show to show off your closet find?

    can't

    he's hosting a yn treasure hunt at his house

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    mach19mach19 Posts: 4,734 ✭✭✭✭

    That really sucks my friend , of coarse i'm being sarcastic ! THAT'S AWESOME !!

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    BarberianBarberian Posts: 4,643 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good for you. It's a nice feeling to find long lost coins.

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    skier07skier07 Posts: 4,738 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Did you happen to find a Stella?

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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 11,614 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Better go check the attic next.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,270 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:
    Better go check the attic next.

    Stella's up there

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Okay, I'll bite. What exactly were you looking for in the first place? Peace Roy

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    Morgan13Morgan13 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would have ripped my house apart until I found those.

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    CoinbertCoinbert Posts: 730 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow! Another incredible Proof Trade Dollar.

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    cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm glad you found your lost coins!

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    CoinRaritiesOnlineCoinRaritiesOnline Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 7, 2026 5:41AM

    Best find of the year!

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,170 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Some closet!

    All glory is fleeting.
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    MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut, Bruce, what’s the significance of the 1950 Proof coins?

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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MFeld said:
    @tradedollarnut, Bruce, what’s the significance of the 1950 Proof coins?

    I think I bought them at a local show just because they were rattlers

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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Namvet69 said:
    Okay, I'll bite. What exactly were you looking for in the first place? Peace Roy

    Ha! My wife wanted half of my home office closet so I was just cleaning out space

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    orevilleoreville Posts: 12,292 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 7, 2026 6:23AM

    Scary that you had coins you totally forgot about. Same here. It happens to most of us.

    By the way, at least you made sure your fingernails are not dirty!

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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,091 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oreville said:
    Scary that you had coins you totally forgot about. Same here. It happens to most of us.

    True! But not of that magnitude of course.
    I was thrilled to come across a nice AU ‘29S walker that I had in an old album, found when I was going through boxes to assess what junk and bullion silver I had.

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    lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 9,337 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dang! Does the back of that closet lead to Narnia? Quite the treasure! Absolutely love the Trade Dollars...

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    scubafuelscubafuel Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut said:

    @Namvet69 said:
    Okay, I'll bite. What exactly were you looking for in the first place? Peace Roy

    Ha! My wife wanted half of my home office closet so I was just cleaning out space

    Given that, I think it may be worth your time to clean the other half!

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    CryptoCrypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut said:

    @ChopmarkedTrades said:

    @lermish said:
    What's the deal on the 75 "P"?

    That's what I'd like to know! If it's a legit Philly issue, that's a heck of a closet find.

    Your guess is as good as mine. If it’s real, it’s worth a fortune. If it’s not, the holder is

    I think I emailed you the die diagnostics for the 75 a few years ago. I can send them again. There is only one die pair for the type 1 Rev 75p's

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    tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @scubafuel said:

    @tradedollarnut said:

    @Namvet69 said:
    Okay, I'll bite. What exactly were you looking for in the first place? Peace Roy

    Ha! My wife wanted half of my home office closet so I was just cleaning out space

    Given that, I think it may be worth your time to clean the other half!

    True. Somewhere in there is the box containing four of the first five trade dollars ever struck.

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    toyz4geotoyz4geo Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Where can I get one of those closets? Sweet!

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    JimTylerJimTyler Posts: 4,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Did they get stuck in the vacuum cleaner ?

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    scotty1419scotty1419 Posts: 1,134 ✭✭✭

    I will volunteer to clean the rest of your house :D

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,853 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @toyz4geo said:
    Where can I get one of those closets? Sweet!

    Ikea. Some assembly required.

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    lermishlermish Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 7, 2026 9:13AM

    .

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    logger7logger7 Posts: 9,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm thinking other responsibiities, kids and wife, business and work, were "top of mind", economics were not a big issue.

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    ChopmarkedTradesChopmarkedTrades Posts: 559 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tradedollarnut said:

    True. Somewhere in there is the box containing four of the first five trade dollars ever struck.

    I remember that group, with the original Mint letter! Amazing.

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    marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 10, 2026 6:46PM

    Love that sudden find, thanks for sharing !

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    TrampTramp Posts: 966 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was told that my grandmother hid cash in all her coats and pant pockets. That way no matter what she was wearing she would always have cash on her. Must have been "The Greatest Generation" things to do.

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