I forgot where i hid some of my coins

pennyannie · April 28, 2009 5:45PM

I must be getting old. A few weeks back before we went on a short family vacation i put a lot of my coins in my safety deposit box. The day we were leaving i forgot about some coins. I generally have a few spots in the house i put stuff if i want to hide it for a few days. I did not use those spots this time because i thought of a new great one. The only problem is i forgot where the spot is. It will come back to me in a few days but it bugs me. I hope i am not the only one that ever forgets. Last year my wife found my 1866 proof 3 cent silver proof and a ms unc roll of 1909 vdb's and a few other proof liberty v-nickels in a hiding spot i completely forgot about. Do you ever temporary forget where you hide stuff?

mumu · April 28, 2009 6:25PM

You should hide clues to the new hiding spots at the old hiding spots.

Boom · April 28, 2009 6:31PM

Yes. I think all of us do.

Missing coins drive collectors crazy.

Sometimes we just put 'em away TOO well.

It will come back to you.

WoodenJefferson · April 28, 2009 6:47PM

I always tell myself, OK, I’m going to put this right here so I don’t forget where I put this.

So far I’ve lost the keys to the tool box and to the shed where said tool box is still sitting, A Penn fishing reel, still in box that I got for Christmas…now it’s time to go and I can’t find where I put the danged thing.

I could go on, but you get the general idea what’s going on. No wonder the armed services don’t want elderly on the front line. It would go something like this…

Marvin….MARVIN! “Huh?” Where are the bullets? You were supposed to bring the dang nab bullets Marvin, now where are they? I wasn’t supposed to bring the bullets, that was Jimmy’s job! My job was to bring the ah…ah…awe darn, now I forgot what I was supposed to bring, see what you did? Where’s Jimmy? Anybody seen Jimmy? Saw him at the range getting flares. ~shaking head~ FLARES! We need to shoot one of those flares up to see if there’s any bullets up there.

This man’s Army is kaput!

RETREAT!

No, the other way!

EvilEmpire · April 28, 2009 8:58PM

I always remember forgetting where I put things....wait, what were we talking about again?

abitofthisabitofthat · April 28, 2009 9:06PM

Why don't you ask someone from the metal detecting forum to drop over and help you look?

Boom · April 28, 2009 9:14PM

Ya know, this isn't a bad idea.

<< Why don't you ask someone from the metal detecting forum to drop over and help you look?

>>

On 2nd though .... I've BEEN wanting to buy a metal detector for quite some time!

I think now would be a great time to buy a nice one.

Yeah - it DOES drive me crazy when I can't find a particular coin that I KNOW I have -

regardless of cost or Value.

Coxe · April 28, 2009 9:53PM

Yeah, what a drag it is getting old.

You'll either remember where they are or stumble upon them eventually. As long as they aren't in a position of being inadvertantly discarded (like hidden in the freezer among frostburned meat), you'll be ok.

My best hiding spot was PCGS. I looked frantically for weeks for an extremely valuable coin, rifling through all the safe deposit boxes and upturning the whole house. Then I found it in the mail at the post office box in a new holder. I am surely not the only person who sent in an important coin for grading, crossover or reholdering (or truview) and forgot they did so.

SilverBaron · April 28, 2009 9:58PM

Maybe a momory jog..........

Under a cabinet floor panel in the kitchen or bath.

Behind an air intake grate/filter.

In/behind a container in the pantery.

Bottom of a hamper.

Under an attic floor board.

Under a stair.

In the pocket of a suit or coat or pants in a closet.

Behind a mantel..... or loose stone/brick.

In an old TV or other appliance.

In a light lamp or up turned shade.

Rolled up in a curtain.

In the hollow of a TP/Paper towel tube on the roller.

In the back of a speaker.

In a tool box.

In a book.

Tucked in behind a rafter.

Behind a light or electrical switch plate.

Glove box of a second car.

Tucked into the under frame of a piece of furniture.

In the fridge or freezer.

Inside the access panel of the furnace.

Inside the commode tank.

Bottom of a cup or bowl on a back shelf in the kitchen.

............................ ?

( Do let us know...... it must be a good spot!!)

pmac · April 28, 2009 10:04PM

I somehow misplaced my start of an MS Franklin collection. I thought it somehow went to the dump. I replaced them and finished the MS collection only to find the missing Frankies. How stupid!

YaHa · April 28, 2009 11:06PM

I am like Felix Unger.. I know where every coin is.. If I happen to leave one lying around my wife or kids will put it in the Daddy bowl. That D bowl contains my car keys, my cell phone, my wallet, my tractor key and my safe key.. So, I do take care of my stuff.

lope208 · April 29, 2009 12:37AM

<< Maybe a momory jog..........

Under a cabinet floor panel in the kitchen or bath.

Behind an air intake grate/filter.

In/behind a container in the pantery.

Bottom of a hamper.

Under an attic floor board.

Under a stair.

In the pocket of a suit or coat or pants in a closet.

Behind a mantel..... or loose stone/brick.

In an old TV or other appliance.

In a light lamp or up turned shade.

Rolled up in a curtain.

In the hollow of a TP/Paper towel tube on the roller.

In the back of a speaker.

In a tool box.

In a book.

Tucked in behind a rafter.

Behind a light or electrical switch plate.

Glove box of a second car.

Tucked into the under frame of a piece of furniture.

In the fridge or freezer.

Inside the access panel of the furnace.

Inside the commode tank.

Bottom of a cup or bowl on a back shelf in the kitchen.

............................ ?

( Do let us know...... it must be a good spot!!) >>

Thanks SilverBaron,

I'll know just where to start looking next time you go on vacation

Bothuwui · April 29, 2009 12:40AM

My grandpa hid coins all over his place and wouldn't tell anyone about where they were. I bought what we could find of his collection off of my grandma when he passed away. She would occasionally find a few more of his coins, and I'd buy those as well. Earlier this year, she passed away too, and their house is now being sold. Our family searched it pretty well, and could not find anything else. I'm just afraid that we may be losing part of his collection along with the house when it sells!

The moral is, hiding places are great, but they may need to be documented or shared with at least one other person.

Robb · April 29, 2009 12:41AM

<< I am like Felix Unger.. I know where every coin is.. If I happen to leave one lying around my wife or kids will put it in the Daddy bowl. That D bowl contains my car keys, my cell phone, my wallet, my tractor key and my safe key.. So, I do take care of my stuff.

>>

Makin' it easy for would be thiefs, eh? I'm sure they'll take care of your stuff too.

Billet7 · April 29, 2009 12:43AM

Yeah...I don't really do that.

pocketpiececommems · April 29, 2009 12:49AM

When I was in high school I found a KeenKutter hatchet behind a beam in a hayloft that had "Don't Loose" in red paint on it. I'm sure that some of my well placed coins should have that printed on them too.

JungleFever · April 29, 2009 12:58AM

I always, always know where my coins are hidden....when I stumble across them while looking for something else. It's kinda shocking when I recently found almost 50 BU Morgans which I didn't realize had gone missing until I came across them last week. On the other hand.............it's like getting new some coins all over again!! Wonder if Redfield forgot.........

VirtualWon · April 29, 2009 1:01AM

Well you know what they say ............... your memory is the second thing to go you just forget what the first one is.

Yes, I'm sorry to say from time to time I do have oldtimers disease.

Well I hope oh who am I kidding you'll forget you read this as soon as the next thread comes up......

Just kidding I hope you find your hiding places ok.....oh and btw can I buy your house when your ready to move...............

PerryHall · April 29, 2009 1:03AM

<< Maybe a momory jog..........

Under a cabinet floor panel in the kitchen or bath.

Behind an air intake grate/filter.

In/behind a container in the pantery.

Bottom of a hamper.

Under an attic floor board.

Under a stair.

In the pocket of a suit or coat or pants in a closet.

Behind a mantel..... or loose stone/brick.

In an old TV or other appliance.

In a light lamp or up turned shade.

Rolled up in a curtain.

In the hollow of a TP/Paper towel tube on the roller.

In the back of a speaker.

In a tool box.

In a book.

Tucked in behind a rafter.

Behind a light or electrical switch plate.

Glove box of a second car.

Tucked into the under frame of a piece of furniture.

In the fridge or freezer.

Inside the access panel of the furnace.

Inside the commode tank.

Bottom of a cup or bowl on a back shelf in the kitchen.

............................ ?

( Do let us know...... it must be a good spot!!) >>

Well, now we all know where SilverBaron hides all his coins.

BBQnBLUES · April 29, 2009 1:06AM

<< When I was in high school I found a KeenKutter hatchet behind a beam in a hayloft that had "Don't Loose" in red paint on it. >>

Yikes... Lizzie Borden's former home ?

AUandAG · April 29, 2009 1:16AM

I've done this several times. What worries me is that I've moved several times in the past 10 years
and I just hope I didn't leave any coins behind!

bob

PS: Do you plan on selling soon?

ElKevvo · April 29, 2009 1:38AM

I really hate it when I put something someplace where I promise myself I won't forget that it is there and then go ahead and forget. I have always had a so so memory though and am sort of used to it. But when I do find things that I have hidden for safekeeping it is always a relief!

K

intence · April 29, 2009 1:51AM

its the best feeling when you find something you forgot you had

19Lyds · April 29, 2009 2:17AM

<< Do you ever temporarily forget where you hide stuff? >>

Yes. I was finding silver proof sets a year later.

adamlaneus · April 29, 2009 2:19AM

I would answer your question, but I am busy looking for my glasses right now.

JungleFever · April 29, 2009 3:32PM

<< I always, always know where my coins are hidden....when I stumble across them while looking for something else. It's kinda shocking when I recently found almost 50 BU Morgans which I didn't realize had gone missing until I came across them last week. On the other hand.............it's like getting new some coins all over again!! Wonder if Redfield forgot......... >>

I'm telling ya, I wish I was making this stuff up....here's a photo I just took of the 60 plus lost and found Morgans. I got them years ago and uhhhh........

garsmith · April 29, 2009 3:43PM

You will find them in the last place you look

BlindedByEgo · April 29, 2009 3:43PM

Dang, and here I though I was unique.

I had picked up a few ounces of assorted gold coins, and I knew that I had locked them in a desk drawer temporarily before a trip to the SDB.

Tore my office apart looking for them when I couldn't find them several weeks later when they finally came to mind.

Eventually, after almost giving up, I opened an old PCGS green box,where I keep a few low-cost widgets for show n' tell. There they were, just where I put them.

Oy.

FullStepJeffs · April 29, 2009 5:22PM

I used to do that... put them in places to hide. Then I realized, I didn't know where half of my stuff was. Almost everytime I looked for a particular coins, it was nowhere to be found. Then, it would miraculously show up a week, month, or even a year later.

Now, they all end up in the safety deposit box.

Steve

pennyannie · April 29, 2009 6:55PM

I located some of the coins today after a hour long treasure hunt. I found some silver quarters that i totally forgot about. I did not figure i was all alone in the "I forgot where i put".

I also found a missing DVD that i accused my son of loaning out to his friends about 10 years ago. LOL

jessewvu · April 30, 2009 11:09AM

I recently found a 2007 $50 American Buffalo PCGS PR70DCAM sitting next to my pen holder behind a bunch of papers. I had no idea I even still had the coin as I took it out of my PCGS registry when I did an inventory of my coins. I don't know how long it had been there either... I was sure glad I found it. As for hiding coins, if you have to hide them, maybe it's time to invest in a home safe or something a little more helpful in a pinch.

Obiwancanoli · April 30, 2009 11:15AM

MEMORY...

It's the thing I forget with...

Swampboy · April 30, 2009 11:25AM

The memory is always the second thing to go.

Barbercoin · April 30, 2009 11:28AM

I love finding them later too. One time I looked for weeks, gave up only to find them several months later by pure chance.

jacksongto · April 30, 2009 3:48PM

I've got 24 $100 bills stashed in my house, I cannot for the life of me remember where the "great hiding" spot is. But it sure has proven itself to be the Best Hiding Spot Ever!!!!

......damn

jacksongto · April 30, 2009 3:57PM

<< You will find them in the last place you look >>

True...100% of the time it is true, why? Because when you're looking for something and find it the search ends, therefor, by default, it was in the "last place you looked"

....unless you have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and continue looking for something you already found

pennyannie · April 30, 2009 5:35PM

Call me strange, i do have a safe and it weighs about 700 pounds. I leave the doors open on it when we leave town. All the goods go to the bank or get hidden in different spots through the house, garage, attic, cars, barn, RV etc. They may find some but not all.

Why do i leave the safe wide open? Well it is upstairs and since it only weighs around 700 pounds i can just picture a few thieves trying to push it down the stairs or over the railing onto the first floor. It was such a pain to get it upstairs that if i ever sell this house i will not take the safe with me.

I forgot where i hid some of my coins

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