1913 liberty head nickel dropped on floor

The Example was not dropped! in the obv. photo, swear it says 2010.

 

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And before that it was a business strike. I don't believe it became a "proof" until 20 or 30 years ago.

 

Seriously, playing around with a million dollar coin?!
And how is this coin not slabbed?
This can't be real.

 

Shouldn't this have been posted to the keep one/drop one thread?

 

Some of you folks may not realize it but not everyone keeps their valuable coins locked away in sealed plastic boxes to make sure that no one can get close to them. I find that very believable, especially since this was at the ANA show where they do have the 1913 out for display, and it is NOT enclosed in a slab in the display. Neither is their 1804 dollar, and when the Smithsonian had their 1849 double eagle on display it wasn't in a slab either.

 

Knuckleheads. Hard to imagine dropping that. Lol
I had the fortune a few years ago to go to the FUN show. My son picked me up from the airport on Tuesday, and we headed straight over there. Heritage had a room set up ahead of time getting ready for the platinum night auction. Now....I'm a nobody, but I sure wanted to see these coins and get some pics of them for our coin club.
We were allowed in and I was actually able to hold and get photos (with guards present) of the following:
1913 nickel.
An Ephraim Brasher gold doubloon.
1893-S Morgan MS-64
1927-S $20 (if I remember right)
These coins sold a few days later for about $10,000,000! It was a great experience.