I bought about $30 worth of copper UK coins from a pawn shop owner at a flea market. He brought them in haste and did not have time to look them up. One of them was a franklin press token. I got about $200 out of the token, and another $75 out of the coppers. Now that I collect GB coins, I wish I would've held on to some of the pieces.
welcome to CT CoinsMoneyProfit. most people will show you pics of their favorite coins. I have no problem saying how much I spent on cheaper coins.
My most valuable find to-date is the 1972 DDO 001 I pulled from a roll of BWR cents a few months ago.
Mint state 1955 Canadian 25c piece found in roll, with an uncommon doubled date. Awaiting return from certification. If it grades high enough, it could book 4 digits.
SINCE ABOUT 1955. i found the 32d Qt at a Kroger store that I worked at as a bagger of groceries. I was able to check the change out in the registers and and swap out coins for the coins I needed. The 1916d Mer, I just found in my change one day.
once i earned a 1934-s peace dollar from helping my grandmother with yardwork (she always used to pay me with silver coins) but as far as CRHing, probably the entire roll of 90%ers i found. 13 franklins and 7 walkers. the teller told me a man had deposited it less than an hour before!
I once bought an 'unsearched' roll of Roosevelt dimes on Ebay. End coin was a 64 and the other one was also bright and shiny, so I assumed they all were 1964. Nah. I think it really was unsearched. Lots of years, varying conditions. One of them was a 1921 Mercury in vf.
I bought a raw, crusty-toned 1830 Capped Bust half dime on eBay for $80 (it was being sold as a VF because the toning was so thick you could barely make out any details). I gave it a dip, and turned out to be mint-state... MS63 at PCGS to be exact.
That must have been a tough call. Many collectors (and some stores) won't touch a coin that has been dipped or at least discount the value a lot. It is viewed by some as damaged. Not too long ago I picked up a classic capped half dollar for only about $80. Call it mint state. Why was it so cheap? Because someone had dipped it and all of the luster that may have once been there was gone. Seriously, I may sometimes remove tar and crud from a coin, but I never use anything harsher than hot water and some (very little) Palmolive and a tooth brush. In truth, I find soaking a coin in a glass of hot water till the water cools is usually as much cleaning as I and the coin can tolerate. Coins turn dark. That is what they do.
1925 Canadian Nickel from a CWR. Not sure the grade, but it was in very good shape, but I sold it for $45 and bought silver with the profits.
