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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3504511, member: 76194"]Last year, my then 7 year old, grabbed three coins from my desk which I was in the middle of researching. I noticed the coins were missing and asked my child about it. He said he was playing "hide the pirate treasure" by the lake in the back. I ended up digging out of a hole filled with dirt and sand an As of Caligula, a Denarius of Vespasian, and a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius. Thankfully the coins appeared to have suffered no damage despite their little adventure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I know he is no responsible for the disappearance of this coin (Carausius) because ever since that incident I keep my office locked, and he is now more aware about the value and the importance of these coins. I do remember seeing the coin about two months ago when I brought ito home from the bank to examine it more closely, so I'm sure it's got to be somewhere in a corner of the office, or between papers somewhere, or maybe inside of a book as someone suggested. I have to look very carefully for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3504511, member: 76194"]Last year, my then 7 year old, grabbed three coins from my desk which I was in the middle of researching. I noticed the coins were missing and asked my child about it. He said he was playing "hide the pirate treasure" by the lake in the back. I ended up digging out of a hole filled with dirt and sand an As of Caligula, a Denarius of Vespasian, and a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius. Thankfully the coins appeared to have suffered no damage despite their little adventure. Now, I know he is no responsible for the disappearance of this coin (Carausius) because ever since that incident I keep my office locked, and he is now more aware about the value and the importance of these coins. I do remember seeing the coin about two months ago when I brought ito home from the bank to examine it more closely, so I'm sure it's got to be somewhere in a corner of the office, or between papers somewhere, or maybe inside of a book as someone suggested. I have to look very carefully for it.[/QUOTE]
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