philinchio
Full Member
Hello T-Net! My name is Phillip and I come from the 49th state way up north. I just recently stumbled onto this site and immediately got hooked after reading several of the amazing finds from the "Best of" thread. I hope that one day I might be able to make a find worthy of being placed in that section.
I collect both coins and classic video games. Most of my coins were found either lying on the ground, forgotten in the return slots of vending machines or coinstars, or hiding in gaps in self-checkout machines. So far I've found about $40 in coins of various denominations, even a few $1 bills and an Ike coin, in the span of about four months. Of course that means most of my finds aren't very old, although I have found a few wheaties, some 59's, and a silver dime, so there's still some hope for finding older coinage. I'm going to branch out into roll hunting and see where that takes me as well.
As for video games, sure they may not be old enough to be considered "antique" or "treasure," but if you know where to look and what to look for you can score some great stuff. Case in point, I bought an original Nintendo system with seven games for $40 from a Craigslist seller. One of the games included in the bundle, Bubble Bobble Part 2, is a very hard to find late release title that is worth over $100 loose. I also got in the lot Mega Man 3 and the first Zelda game which are worth around $20 each as well. Who says treasure has to be only silver or gold? Best part is you can actually play with your finds instead of slabbing or storing them. Pretty much everything I've found over the past year has been from thrifts, garage sales, and CL here in Alaska.
Anyways, I'm glad to be here. Hopefully I can learn from some of the veterans here and perhaps inspire others to get out there and hunt for retro gaming treasures.
I collect both coins and classic video games. Most of my coins were found either lying on the ground, forgotten in the return slots of vending machines or coinstars, or hiding in gaps in self-checkout machines. So far I've found about $40 in coins of various denominations, even a few $1 bills and an Ike coin, in the span of about four months. Of course that means most of my finds aren't very old, although I have found a few wheaties, some 59's, and a silver dime, so there's still some hope for finding older coinage. I'm going to branch out into roll hunting and see where that takes me as well.
As for video games, sure they may not be old enough to be considered "antique" or "treasure," but if you know where to look and what to look for you can score some great stuff. Case in point, I bought an original Nintendo system with seven games for $40 from a Craigslist seller. One of the games included in the bundle, Bubble Bobble Part 2, is a very hard to find late release title that is worth over $100 loose. I also got in the lot Mega Man 3 and the first Zelda game which are worth around $20 each as well. Who says treasure has to be only silver or gold? Best part is you can actually play with your finds instead of slabbing or storing them. Pretty much everything I've found over the past year has been from thrifts, garage sales, and CL here in Alaska.
Anyways, I'm glad to be here. Hopefully I can learn from some of the veterans here and perhaps inspire others to get out there and hunt for retro gaming treasures.
