I found it, I found it........

I finally got lucky and found out that the 1918 Illinois Centennial half dollar,I had last seen at home in New Britain, Conn. 54 years ago, is not lost and never was lost.
I just returned from a town near Fort Myers, FL, Lehigh Acres, where my sister lives. Her husband knew they had coins in a safety deposit box for many years and forgot about them. Of two envelopes marked Half dollars and Silver dollars, I found it in the latter which delighted me no end.
It is in MS60 condition with much nice dark patina all over. At the very most it is worth $100 but to me it is priceless.
Could not get photos or scanner shots of it.
This post is in referernce to ' Favorite Old Comemmorative? ' 02-01-2009, page two.. zeke

 

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gosh , 54 years is a long time. It's neat that you found it after all these years.

 

I love a happy ending.

I wonder how this wound up in your sister's safe deposit box? Did you make fun of her haircut when she was 14?

(I taught both of my sister's how to defend themselves and when I made fun of the older one's haircut when she was about 14 she beat the living crap out of me!)

Here's my Lincoln, from my father's collection. Priceless too because of that.

 

That's a nice one even without the history.

 

Excellent coins!

 

I have a friend that lives in Lehigh Acres. Small world..

 

WOW! Your coin looks perfect. I'm so glad you showed us what an Illinois Centennial Comemmorative can look like in a very high grade. Congratulations to your father, whether he's here or not, and to you for keeping it in such great condition.
And as for your sisters, tell them they can look but don't touch.(with a baseball bat nearby)LOL, LOL.
Yeah, I got hammerlocked at 14 by a sixteen year old girl. Made me say "UNCLE". She was cute and sure didn't look that stong. DARN!
My sister cannot remember how she stole, no,no, inherited it and the other coins. It's been a while. zeke

 

speaking of lincoln, story goes that once on the road he met a man who pulled a knife on him, he told abe that he swore "effen he ever met a man uglier than hisself he was bound to kill him"

Lincoln replied that if he was uglier than that man he did not want to live.

Once while riding old abe came upon a pretty woman also riding, as they met she looked at him and said that he was the ugliest man she had ever seen, he answered that may be so but he did not choose his looks, she said, at least you could not go out in public.

As president a young girl was presented to him, she looked at him all worn away with the cares and trouble of the great war, and exclaimed to her mother, "he's not ugly, he's beautiful"

 

im glad you got your coin

 

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Yes, I was really elated and talked on and on about it with them. Bored the heck out of them. I was sorry I had to leave it with them but at least I know where it is. I triple instructed them all the do's and don'ts on preserving them
I shipping down some flips to fit the halves and Morgans they have along with a sample half. So they will see what the coins should look like after flattening the staples.

 

THANKS EVERYONE. zeke

 

There's nothing better than finding something you thought was lost.
Great story!