Gold coin in the golf shoes-

Stunner · October 5, 2005 1:20AM

I remember hearing something about a lady giving some things to Goodwill while her husband was away, including a pair of golf shoes that he had a gold coin hidden in. Did anyone else hear about this?

MFH · October 5, 2005 1:24AM

Yes, I remember reading about it last year. She got the gold coins back I believe. Years ago,
I thought it would've been kind of cool to have quarter eagles in a pair of "penny loafers".

RYK · October 5, 2005 1:27AM

Here is Doug Winter's version of the story.

Opus · October 5, 2005 1:32AM

My favorite part:

During this period, her home was burglarized and other coins in the same drawer, mostly worth a few dollars, were taken. (Note to burglars: consult a Redbook before you steal someone's coins...). The Cincinnati $10 stayed there, untouched and forgotten.

Longacre · October 5, 2005 1:36AM

I never heard of that before. The only thing in my golf shoes is sand from all of the bunkers I seem to find on the course.

RYK · October 5, 2005 1:44AM

I never heard of that before.

You need to spend more time with the raregoldcoins.com archives.

RYK · April 27, 2007 8:18AM

As luck would have it, Regulated had this coin at his table at the EAC show. It is one of the coolest gold coins I have ever seen, and it is worth a heck of a lot more than the $150,000 that DW quoted in his article.

My apologies, but I cannot find a photo to post here. Perhaps, when Regulated returns home he can post one.

Barndog · April 27, 2007 8:26AM

what kind of toning might one expect from a golf shoe? I assume it was a FootJoy.

GoldenEyeNumismatics · April 27, 2007 8:46AM

WHAT A STORY! Absolutely amazing

kranky · April 27, 2007 8:57AM

I remember that story when it first broke. The story itself is amazing, and even more so because of the incredible rarity. On the other hand, had the coin been not quite so rare, it probably could not have been reunited with the owner.