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<p>[QUOTE="WriterIN, post: 1391256, member: 35620"]I just wanted to relate this to all you roll hunters out there, especially the beginners. While doing a little roll hunting of my own this morning, I found what looked, and I mean REALLY looked, like a 1996 WAM. However, it was really dirty, so I slipped it into a bowl of sudsy water while I peeled the rest of the roll. After that, I swished the coin a couple of times, then pat-dried it on a towel. Took it over to the magnifier and guess what? <b>It WASN'T a WAM</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>That should have been the end of the story, as it is so many thousands of times. However this one continues. I opened the next roll and spilled out about a third of it on my mat. <b>The very next coin I grabbed</b> was a <b>1998 WAM in very high AU or maybe even MS condition</b>!</p><p><br /></p><p>Moral of the story: keep on truckin'. The coolest stuff happens at the most unexpected times.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WriterIN, post: 1391256, member: 35620"]I just wanted to relate this to all you roll hunters out there, especially the beginners. While doing a little roll hunting of my own this morning, I found what looked, and I mean REALLY looked, like a 1996 WAM. However, it was really dirty, so I slipped it into a bowl of sudsy water while I peeled the rest of the roll. After that, I swished the coin a couple of times, then pat-dried it on a towel. Took it over to the magnifier and guess what? [B]It WASN'T a WAM[/B]. That should have been the end of the story, as it is so many thousands of times. However this one continues. I opened the next roll and spilled out about a third of it on my mat. [B]The very next coin I grabbed[/B] was a [B]1998 WAM in very high AU or maybe even MS condition[/B]! Moral of the story: keep on truckin'. The coolest stuff happens at the most unexpected times.[/QUOTE]
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