Coin roll hunting gem

I don't hunt that often, but I did today, and managed to find an 1856 O dime. This was from a roll that came from a bank, and I just can't believe that it was still in circulation. It isn't in the best of shape, but it's the best coin roll coin I have found.

 

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That's what you call a plug..there was a hole and it was plugged up with metal.

 

And apparently not with good quality. Still nice to see things still being in circulation like this.

 

Nice find!

 

Thanks!

 

Great find, congrats!

 

Yeah, I'd still get super excited to get that in a roll for face value, plug/hole/damage whatever. Congrats!

 

Nice find!

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks!

 

Thank you

 

ditto

 

That's awesome to see things like that are still possible to find in circulation!

 

Wow. Fantastic find. Congrats

 

How awesome! That's a great find!

 

This is a coin that has, in all likelihood, been out of circulation since the 1890's or so. It is likely that it was recently placed back into circulation by a dealer or collector who felt it wasn't worth dealing with due to the hole and patchwork that's been done to it. Still, it is a great find and it isn't every day that you find a coin that's 160 years old from roll searching.

 

That's a great find! That would make my day too!!

 

SWEET! nice find

 

Somebody's house got robbed.

 

This dime has NOT been circulating for 160 years. It was very recently put into a roll of current dimes because it has no extra commercial value and it's not really a miraculous find. Probably dug out of a cache of coins in someone's drawer. It has no collector's value but does have silver value. Even at that it's not worth the $1.25 or so just to drive it to a dealer.