Find of the Day at pawnshop 1 1

[RonnieR131]

Killing time waiting on wife. I always buy Something at a shop I walk into. Went to the All a Dollar bucket looking for tokens, forgot my glasses so I grabbed 5 pieces, paid and went back to my truck so I could use my phone camera to inspect. I was shocked, I was expecting a Canadian or Mexican coin or token. EDIT; So thrilled I forgot to crop the pics, sry about that. 

Edited February 15 by RonnieR131
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[Sandon]

   This appears to be a nice AU 1865 copper nickel three cent piece, the most common date but certainly a great purchase for a dollar!

[Mr.Bill347]

Great find in that dollar bucket!

[RWB]

Nice find!

I once found on in a coin sorting machine, but it had a prominent edge bump. Yours look great.

[NeverEnoughCoins09]

Can't beat that for a dollar! I wonder what else was in there? 

[Mike Meenderink]

Nice find ! If graded it would most likely grade AU 53 thus making its value around $75.00. Good pick!

[ldhair]

Nice find. I would probably give it a couple of acetone baths. No rubbing, just a bath.

[J P M]

Very nice find Ron 

[powermad5000]

EXCELLENT!!!!! Excellent find for just a buck! Even if it was previously cleaned (seems many of these 3 cent nickels were), still it has great details. And for a dollar!

Thats a woo hoo!!!!!  

[Just Bob]

[EagleRJO]

On 2/15/2024 at 6:39 PM, NeverEnoughCoins09 said:

I wonder what else was in there?

I was thinking the same thing and would go back for another look after that nice find.  

Edited February 16 by EagleRJO

[Henri Charriere]

Makes me wonder why no one gold-plated it way back when and tried to pass it off as a three-dollar coin much the way the Liberty nickel 1883 NO CENTS was plated and passed off as a five-dollar coin.  Nice catch, Ronnie!

[RonnieR131]

 I drove back to the pawn shop this morning. It's partnership owned by four UNT student young ladies here in Denton Tx..  Although they've only been opened for three months, they're calling it quits and closing. They had hoped to make a profit in diamonds/jewelry, but soon realized one of them needed a gun dealer license to make it work. They decided that since they were so close to 4 colleges and H schools, that they didn't want anything to do with that part of the trade, and understandably so. I get it.

  Nonetheless, she let me pour out the bucket on a bench and go through its contents. Found nothing of value, but the hunt was fun, a kid in a candy store. I always buy Something, found these 3 and gave her $5 and wished her well on her next capitalist journey.

Edited February 17 by RonnieR131
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[Mike Meenderink]

The 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar is most often noted for its low relief design, which gives the coins somewhat of an unattractive appearance. This was one of two commemorative coins issued for the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The Sesquicentennial Half Dollars were authorized in a quantity of up to one million coins. In anticipation of widespread demand the entire amount was struck at the Philadelphia Mint. The coins were offered for sale at $1 each and ultimately only sold 141,120 pieces. The remaining amount was melted. Ironically, the initial unpopularity of the design which led to low sales, now makes this one of the more valuable commemorative coins due to the low resulting surviving mintage. Its the best of the bunch. It has some issues, but may be conservation worthy. Its AU but seems damaged or corroded in some way.

Edited February 17 by Mike Meenderink

[Henri Charriere]

Funny how nobody ever mentions that prominent die crack I see on all the Liberty bells.  🤣

[J P M]

I think you got well over your money's worth from that store. $10 LoL

 

[EagleRJO]

On 2/17/2024 at 1:13 PM, RonnieR131 said:

I drove back to the pawn shop this morning.

I had a feeling you would go take another look.