Found a Lincoln Cent HOARD!!!!!!

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by 1066merlin, Mar 6, 2011.

  1. 1066merlin

    1066merlin ANA#R3157534

    Hi all,
    I was at dear friend of our family's house today to fix a computer issue he was having. His wife passed away about a year ago. Anyway, I went into the computer room (which I have been in countless times before). There sitting on a chair was a huge laundry basket FILLED to the top with ziplock sandwich bags packed to the breaking point with Lincolns! I asked where the heck did they come from, turns out his wife had been saving them for years! He found them buried in a closet! Well long story short, I'm now in posession of a basket of Lincolns! There is enough coins there to keep me searching for months! :D
     
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  3. Traci281

    Traci281 New Member

    Wow! Good for you! It will be fun going through them!
     
  4. abe

    abe LaminatedLincolnCollector

    Have a blast searching them, need help...
     
  5. 1066merlin

    1066merlin ANA#R3157534

    Here are a couple photos of less than 1/4th of what is there! I only brought home what I could carry in 2 trips! :u*meY: I figured they aren't going anywhere so I just left the rest at his house. I tried to give him cash but the wouldn't take it. (I know where he keeps his mad money, if I find something of value I will be making a deposit) LOL
     

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  6. BRandM

    BRandM Counterstamp Collector

    I think I'll have to help him abe, because we live near each other... right Mark?...Mark?
    Congrats Mark, it sounds like you're going to have a lot of fun.

    Bruce
     
  7. BRandM

    BRandM Counterstamp Collector

    Yikes!! :eek:

    Bruce
     
  8. ikandiggit

    ikandiggit Currency Error Collector

    I think I see a WAM.:D
     
  9. 1066merlin

    1066merlin ANA#R3157534

    I'm hoping! I've been looking for months, this could be the ticket.
     
  10. 1066merlin

    1066merlin ANA#R3157534


    LOL, seeya in the fall!
     
  11. lincolncent

    lincolncent Future Storm Chaser Guy

    I see it too! And that's a '55 DDO right above it isn't it? :D
     
  12. texmech

    texmech Wanna be coin collector

    Why was she hoarding? Pre 82 stuff?
     
  13. 1066merlin

    1066merlin ANA#R3157534

    LOL!, that would be nice too!
     
  14. 1066merlin

    1066merlin ANA#R3157534


    We have no idea, I had helped him clean a couple other closets just after she had died. One was a walkin that was literlly packed with shoes. So much so, you couldn't walk in the closet. We knew she was a bit of a "hoarder", but that was just crazy. Lord knows what he will find as he is still finding collections here and there. He also found 40 victorian cameos about 6 months ago. They were worth a small fourtune.
     
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