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<p>[QUOTE="Shawn151, post: 828108, member: 23135"]Cool story Swish!</p><p> </p><p>I had made mention of this in another thread, but I'd gladly relive it again (and again, and again...)</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/shawn151/289.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/shawn151/291.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>When I was around 18-19, this was the first official coin I "found"...back around the mid 90's, I walked into the local convience store around the corner of my house and purchased a drink and a snack. I paid with a $10 bill and recieved a $5 silver certificate and this 1909 Lincoln as my change. I turned around and sold the $5 SC for about $12 in silver change (mercury dimes, pre-65 Kennedy's, Roosevelt's, Washingtons, etc). Looking back, glad I have the coins I have...but REALLY wish I held onto that $5 bill instead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shawn151, post: 828108, member: 23135"]Cool story Swish! I had made mention of this in another thread, but I'd gladly relive it again (and again, and again...) [IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/shawn151/289.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f215/shawn151/291.jpg[/IMG] When I was around 18-19, this was the first official coin I "found"...back around the mid 90's, I walked into the local convience store around the corner of my house and purchased a drink and a snack. I paid with a $10 bill and recieved a $5 silver certificate and this 1909 Lincoln as my change. I turned around and sold the $5 SC for about $12 in silver change (mercury dimes, pre-65 Kennedy's, Roosevelt's, Washingtons, etc). Looking back, glad I have the coins I have...but REALLY wish I held onto that $5 bill instead.[/QUOTE]
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