[dp0622]

Yeah my dad died in ‘82 and left me with one last piece of advice and a thousand coins to go through...none of which were worth more than their face value :)

But now i’m gonna go look through the couch

[867V309]

Yeah my dad died in ‘82 and left me with one last piece of advice and a thousand coins to go through...none of which were worth more than their face value :)

my dad bought me a coin book in the '60's and I went through his change every night. I found a 3 legged buffalo nickel worth several hundred dollars now.

[exnavy]

When my dad passed, he left me a 1st generation single action army colt. They sold for about $37.00 new. Worth around $3500.00 right now. Firearms are always a good investment.

[Larry Lucido]

I guess I shouldn’t have told the seller “Here’s a dime, call someone who cares!”

[Larry Lucido]

I also shouldn’t have said “Sorry, I don’t take dimes with branches in the president’s hair.”

[SamAdams76]

I have the same kind of story. I came into a coin collection my uncle gave me when I was around 16 years old. The usual motley collection. Buffalo nickels, Wheat pennies, Mercury dimes, etc. A few silver dollars and other turn-of-the-century type coins. All of them well-worn and dull.

But in my naivete, I thought I'd hit the lottery. I figured them to be worth at least a few hundred bucks. Why I had silver dollars from 1898!

So the day came when I walked into the local coin shop to cash it all in and I optimistically spread my loot across the counter. The old guy running the place (looked like Theodore Roosevelt) ran his hands through the pile a couple of times with much disdain and disinterest and finally said "Where'd you get these, kid?"

"My uncle" I replied. "Well," he replied, "Tell your uncle this is all shit. Take these back and tell him if he has anything worth selling to come on by himself. Now have a good day"

I still have those coins to this day in several rusty Sucrets tins. Even my kids don't want them. But they are nice to look at once in a while.