Sheesh, Ever Lose A $400.00 Coin??

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  1. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Sheesh... I feel like such a dipstick!!

    I don't have much history buying from the mint and I want in deep for the Apollo commemoratives. I loved the theme, and loved the coins and purchased multiple everything... With exception of the gold proof. I purchased one of those. I decided this last weekend that I wanted to look at my gold proof Apollo and it was not where it was supposed to be. I have emptied both my safes and it is nowhere to be found. I know I am getting absent minded in my advanced age.... But, really?? Losing a gold coin??? What a dummy!!!

    My daughter wedded in June and I thought a nice proof commemorative dollar dated the year she was married with some folding money tucked inside would be a nice gift. Only thing I can think of is that she got the gold coin instead of the proof silver. And that is fine, it's just the thought of not knowing that is making me crazy. I sure as heck can't ask her.

    So what to do?? Just forget about it and chalk it up to my fading brain pan in which case I am sure I will kick myself daily for being such a putz? Beg forgiveness from the the coin gods? Lay myself upon the alter of boneheadedness?
     
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  3. QuintupleSovereign

    QuintupleSovereign Well-Known Member

    When I first got my German 5 mark gold coin a few years back, I thought the envelope was empty and almost through it away; thank goodness I double checked first! Super tiny; no wonder they replaced it with the larger silver version.
     
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  4. BuffaloHunter

    BuffaloHunter Short of a full herd Supporter

    Is all of the proof silver accounted for? I'm sure your daughter would understand if you posed the question correctly.
     
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  5. Johndoe2000$

    Johndoe2000$ Well-Known Member

    I'm sure it'll all work out for you. I definitely have "been there, done that" before.
     
  6. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Why can't you ask her? Just mention your absent-mindedness :p
    I honestly can't say I've lost a $400 coin before though...Namely because I don't have any :p
     
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Ditto
     
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  8. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Well, I can see it going one of two ways in my mind;

    Scenario #1... Darling, do you like the gold coin I gave you? No, you cheapskate, you gave me a silver coin.
    Scenario #2.... Darling did you like the silver coin I gave you? You mean I wasn't supposed to have this beautiful gold coin??

    I don't like the way either of those plays out in my mind really....
     
  9. CoinCorgi

    CoinCorgi Tell your dog I said hi!

    Tell her you think the coin (don't be specific) you gave her might be one with a rare error/variety and you want to check.
     
  10. Handyman

    Handyman Well-Known Member

    Nope never have don't have one to lose.lol
     
  11. Chris B

    Chris B Supporter! Supporter

    Through my own boneheadedness, I scratched a $400 coin and it was a doozy. Almost wish I had just lost it.
     
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  12. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I'm pretty sure I haven't ever lost a valuable coin.

    Now, there are coins I haven't seen in years. But I'm pretty sure they're somewhere in the random piles, and they'll turn up as soon as I get organized.

    Until I get organized, though, they're not lost. Not even misfiled. Just... stored.
     
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  13. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    How about Scenario #3... Sweetheart, can you help your old man? I'm getting so darn forgetful, and I can't remember which one of the Apollo commems I gave you. Was it the silver one or the gold one?

    Chris
     
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  14. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I can't say I've lost an expensive coin before but then I forget a lot of things. They usually turn up. Have you asked your wife about this? She may remember but there's no reason you can't ask your daughter. And you have other options other than your 2 scenarios. Don't be afraid to admit your faults, after all she is your daughter and she loves you.
     
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  16. Muzyck

    Muzyck Rabbits!

    Could be worse. It could have passed from ISC to the CBP at JFK and vanished into thin air. It happens to me at least once a year. Only the expensive ones with full declared value too. A coincidence I'm sure.
     
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  17. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    You mean and give her another reason to ridicule me mercilessly? Heck, I wouldn't call out to her when I fell into the potty after knee surgery!... Let's just say that she is adapting to old age much more gracefully than I am!
     
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  18. TheFinn

    TheFinn Well-Known Member

    Just tell her that you can't remember if you gave her ann Unc or Proof.
     
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  19. okbustchaser

    okbustchaser I may be old but I still appreciate a pretty bust Supporter

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  20. Randy Abercrombie

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  21. calcol

    calcol Supporter! Supporter

    I'd go with question #2. If she says it was gold, just say,"Oh right, slip of the tongue. I meant gold coin." She'll understand her ancient dad having a senior moment. :)

    Cal
     
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