Fascinating find in my change this morning!

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by lordmarcovan, Dec 22, 2017.

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What kind of error?

  1. Yes

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    12.5%

  2. No

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  3. Maybe

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  4. Klaatu barada nikto

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  5. Worth eleventy-squintillion dollars, fer sure

    5 vote(s)
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  6. You should submit it to PCGS

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    25.0%

  7. You should EAT IT IMMEDIATELY, have hallucinogenic visions, and share the wisdom with the world

    5 vote(s)
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  8. You should seek psychiatric assistance, but only AFTER you EAT IT

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  9. You should sell it for spot value. Because it has spots. (Get it? SPOTS? Ha! I crack me up.)

    2 vote(s)
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  10. I think it's PMD (= Pretty Moldy & Disgusting)

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    This morning I was plucking quarters from the change in my flower vase "piggy bank". (Yep, it's down to that again.)

    Then the quarters ran out and things got all nickel-and-dimey up in here. Literally.

    But hey, the cool thing is that I then discovered a mysterious treasure, inexplicably mixed in with all the change from the flower vase.

    It appears to be a fossilized Goldfish cracker.

    Once upon a time, probably during the Eisenhower Obama administration, it had been a light golden orange color, but when found today it was instead a lovely, mottled grey-green shade.

    It was petrified all nice n' hard, yet surprisingly lightweight. Sorta like a piece of balsa wood painted in camouflage colors.

    I put it in teen daughter Victoria's bed.

    On top of her.

    While she screeched and tried to squirm away.

    Nobody escapes the Grey-Green Goblin Goldfish!

    NOBODY!!!

    Bwahahahahahaha



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  3. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    You should seek psychiatric assistance, but only AFTER you EAT IT!
     
    paddyman98, Dec 22, 2017
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  4. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    I'd only give it AU - Details, so save your money and don't bother sending it in.

    Oh wait, this isn't a post from a newbie collector :wacky:
     
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  5. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Back when I was in archaeology, I read William Rathje's book about his "projet du garbage" at U of Az. His students excavated a town garbage dump just like a regular dig site and made inferences about human behavior (we throw out a lot of fruits and vegetables!). What was amazing was that perishables interred 40+ years earlier looked completely fresh and undecayed, protected in the airless environment. Your goldfishy has oxidized, I am afraid. Before you eat it, better check that Simpsons' episode where Homer licks the sacred toad as a preview of what you might experience!
     
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  6. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    At least it's gold and you should be able to get melt for it.
     
    CoinCorgi, Dec 22, 2017
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Ah, but how to melt it, one wonders?

    In its hardened, petrified state, it's not terribly "melty".

    It does have some jewelry potential, perhaps.

    Maybe with a little lacquer, hung on a pendant...

    Conversation piece!
     
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  8. Kasia

    Kasia Got my learning hat on

    You sure it's a goldfish and not a cat treat?
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Didn't taste like any of the cat treats.
     
    lordmarcovan, Dec 22, 2017
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Wait... wait... I think the visions are beginning...

    I see colors!

    There are stars!

    A dark, gauzy figure approaches me from the multicolored mist.

    Lo, it speaks!

    And it hath revealed its wisdom to me...
     
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  11. Kasia

    Kasia Got my learning hat on


    "Buy coins! More coins!"
     
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  12. Yankee42

    Yankee42 Well-Known Member

    I found a silver quarter in my jar recently. My wife must have gotten it because i would have noticed immediately.
     
    Yankee42, Dec 22, 2017
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    How did you know that?

    Wait, don't tell me...

    U812?
     
    lordmarcovan, Dec 22, 2017
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  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Pah! Borrrinng.

    People find silver all the time.

    Fossilized snack food, though? In yer dreams!
     
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  15. TexAg

    TexAg Well-Known Member

    If you put it out with a couple of fresh goldfish in my office coffee bar, somebody will eat it.
     
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  16. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    There's a spot on that vest or hat for a holed goldfish.
     
    CoinCorgi, Dec 22, 2017
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  17. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Are you sure one of your cats wasn't using that vase as a fish tank?

    Chris
     
    cpm9ball, Dec 22, 2017
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    This one might've been the dog, actually.

    Ladymarcovan's Pomeranian, Bosco (I just call him "Hairball") likes to beg when food is around. Perfectly normal dog behavior, right?

    But sometimes you toss him something and he'll suddenly get all finicky.

    He is noticeably "meh" about Goldfish crackers.

    Probably picked that one up, carried it in his mouth for a moment, then *ptui!* spat it back out. Right into my change vase.

    It's plausible, considering the location of the vase.

    And Hairball the Pomeranian's behavior.

    He will regularly refuse a Goldfish cracker, and once I saw him reject a piece of hamburger (!) But he will eat carrots with gusto. I've never seen a dog that would eat carrots or tomatoes before.

    He ain't right, that one. He just ain't right.

    I'll bet he did it.

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  19. juris klavins

    juris klavins Well-Known Member

    Don't know about AU, but there's definitely some environmental damage and unattractive toning - body bag specimen for sure :vomit:
     
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  20. Kasia

    Kasia Got my learning hat on

    My grandfather's dog Beauty supposedly loved carrots.
     
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  21. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    We had a vizsla that would eat anything as long as it was crunchy.. carrots, green peppers, turnips, broccoli stems.... I think has to do with being very inbred.
     
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