Best coin you ever got in circulation?

I once got a 1940 p jefferson nickel, well, err, i kinda stole it from my sister's coin bank, if that counts as circulation. Aside from that, a 1942 s Lincoln cent, which i kinda got from my Dad's till. And a 1941 p Jefferson nickel that i got from a cashier, so there's that. I always have luck looking in small containers rather than rolls, probably because my area has lots of collectors.

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Lets see. A 1964 Quarter from a till. A Colorado State Quarter Proof from walmart. A couple of silver nickels. Recently a clipped planchet quarter from the till. And a Proof 1959 Nickel from a pile of nickels my dad had.

 

Not a big score by any means, but received an 1867 3 cent piece, instead of a dime in change in the 1970's. It's in F-VF condition, and believe me, I didn't feel like I got cheated out of 7 cents - LOL.

The way I figure it possibly happened is some coin collector's rotten kid, took it from his dad's collection, spent it at the store, and then I got it in change. I always tell the story that I only wish the rotten kid would have taken his dad's 1916D Mercury dime instead - LOL.

 

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Do you have a picture of it?

 

It's buried somewhere in the closet. Plenty of pics of this coin on eBay if you wish to see what one looks like.

 

mine would all be from roll hunting, heres one of my favorites..
1909 VDB

 

Among my souvenirs that I have received in change over the years:
1. 1955-D Lincoln cent - 'BIE' type
2. 1965-D Roosevelt dime - partial clip at 3 o'clock
3. 1970-D Jefferson nickel - clipped at 1 o'clock
4. Roosevelt dime - blank planchet
5. 1944 Mercury dime
6. 1956 Roosevelt dime
7. dateless Buffalo nickel (3 actually)
8. 1954-S Jefferson nickel
9. 1939-S Lincoln cent
10.1951-D Lincoln cent
11. 1902 Barber Half (in a roll of halves)
12. 1913 Buffalo nickel (made out of LEAD)
13. 1992 French 1 Franc (in a roll of Washington quarters)
14. And now and then I get a Canadian one cent.

 

Nothing too exciting for me. I've found some wheat cents of various dates, including a 1941 (my first) that happens to be my avatar picture. I've also found 3 1943-P nickels over the past few years and a 1964 dime about 8 years ago (Yes, I still remember it vividly even though it was pretty close to half of my lifetime ago; that's how exciting finding a silver coin is for me!). Haven't found a silver quarter yet.

 

My best find is a 1910 and '11 Lincoln Cent and a 1909 Indian Head Cent

 

I asked a bank teller for Eisenhower dollars last week, got 10 Ikes and a 1921-S Morgan! Years ago I was in line at an ice cream parlor behind a group of kids, the bills they paid with looked unusual. I exchanged them from the cashier, 8 Silver Certificates.

 

Bank teller had it hiding behind her other clad half dollar, spotted it in the tray and handed her a dollar bill for both.

 

Living just outside of Philadelphia you would be amazed at what I find. My best maybe the 98,99,00 WAM. But my favorite is this

 

In 2005 I purchased a circulated buffalo speared nickle on eBay for $65 and sold it for $15,000 that was my first big score then in 2007 found out about the 2007 the George Washington gold dollars had the missing edge. So I went to the bank and ordered 2 $1000 boxes and found 356 missing edge coins and then sent them to PCGS for grading and made $50k only 1 graded a ms 67 now waiting for the mints next big mistake.

 

A very decent 1931s Lincoln (F, RB) in change at a Walmart.

 

2 years ago at the Deli section in Cub foods grocery store here in MN, I got a VG Indian cent from 1902 in change along with some other generic change. I didn't even notice it until I got home and looked more closely at the change I got. I assume someone spent it there on purpose as a coin drop, which I have occasionally done, too. I later gave the 1902 Indian cent to my barber for a tip. He saves the occasional premium coins I give him for his young son.

 

Wow! I should hire you to be my agent. Ha, ha!

 

Got this when I was a kid. That makes it a long time ago.