Most unusual RARE find in box of dimes

[Dozer D]

Friday nite I was into my second box of dimes for the evening, of which only had 1-Rosie, but near the end (roll #47), a very worn down rim and quite dirty looking coin showed up. Since I date check all my dimes , whereas in this case if I had only rim checked for the WHITE silver I would never has caught this FANTASTIC find. Pulled the coin, reverse first, and noticed three roman numeral ones, as (III). Thinking, ol well a foreign coin mixed in with the dimes. Turned it over to the obverse(heads), an saw United States of America, dated 1873. Yes guys, 1873 (curled 3 according to Red Book). 1873, three cent piece ( nickel variety)(not the silver predecessor ). Condition of coin a little less than Good, but still very readable, with some dark brown staining in the lower recesses of the coin. I would never expected something like this in a million boxes. To say the least, a Barber dime would be the oldest variety that i would expect. The coin is the same size as a regular dime, but weight is a little less. If I remember correctly (red book) mintage is 310,000 only., value for Good at $18, but I'm keeping this baby. I have a few other 3-cent pieces (both silver & nickel versions), along with several other TYPE coins in the early to mid & late 1800. I'm still excited & shaking about this find. As my wife says "it's just another coin isn't it?". Not to me. To me, it feels like a BANNER fine. I'm going to show obv & rev pics from my I-pod, not the best, but I know some of you guys need proof. So here goes. If they don't show up, I'll send under a separate thread.

 

[50cent]

MOST UNUSUAL INDEED. NICE FINDS.

 

[Dozer D]

Pics: going to send one at a time,
First two in palm of hand.
Second two on black velvet.
iPod keeps timing out, trying again.

 

[Dozer D]

#2 pic

 

[Dozer D]

#3 pic

 

[GlenDronach]

Found an 1863 nickel III cent earlier this year in a bag. Pretty neat.

If it wasn't worth so much I'd try and spend it and watch someone scratch their heads.

 

[Dozer D]

#4 pic ( last one)

 

[50cent]

usually a pic is worth 1000 words, but these aren't even worth a couple. I'm sorry, but this camera is junk.

 

[24k dreams]

usually a pic is worth 1000 words, but these aren't even worth a couple. I'm sorry, but this camera is junk.

Your a rather rude guy. Some people don't feel the need to go out of their way to post that.

 

[mAGma]

Wow man! Thats a crazy find. Too bad you had to pay over 3x face value for it.... JK lol. Those are the moments i chase. CRHing doesnt always pay off, but moments like that are priceless.

 

[50cent]

Your a rather rude guy. Some people don't feel the need to go out of their way to post that.

Actually, I congratulated the OP on his finds AND liked his post.

I gave some criticism, this is the real world. There's no point of him wasting his own time getting this camera out, positioning the coins and trying to get a picture if this is the end result. The problem is not how he takes the picture nor is he a bad photograph: the fact is his camera is either a really old phone camera or an even older digital camera.

Photograph advice:
Enable Macro mode if it has it, if it doesn't have a macromode, buy a new camera.

 

[24k dreams]

Actually, I congratulated the OP on his finds AND liked his post. I gave some criticism, this is the real world. There's no point of him wasting his own time getting this camera out, positioning the coins and trying to get a picture if this is the end result. The problem is not how he takes the picture nor is he a bad photograph: the fact is his camera is either a really old phone camera or an even older digital camera. Photograph advice: Enable Macro mode if it has it, if it doesn't have a macromode, buy a new camera.

The point of my comment was that he identified that fact the camera didn't have the best picture but he wanted to provide proof for anyone who doubted.

 

[50cent]

The point of my comment was that he identified that fact the camera didn't have the best picture but he wanted to provide proof for anyone who doubted.

i hate doubters

 

[24k dreams]

I hate potato stix

 

[BuffaloBoy]

A neat find indeed; however, it isn't worth a banner.
Congratulations!

 

[Dozer D]

Sorry about the bad looking pictures. Next time you'll just have to take my word on any findings. I still think it was a highly unusual find in a dime box. Sorry to have described my findings without a big expensive camera.

 

[Eminem]

usually a pic is worth 1000 words, but these aren't even worth a couple. I'm sorry, but this camera is junk.

what fiddy says

 

[mAGma]

Sorry about the bad looking pictures. Next time you'll just have to take my word on any findings. I still think it was a highly unusual find in a dime box. Sorry to have described my findings without a big expensive camera.

Ive got a couple of three cent nickels. So it may be because im familiar with the coin, but i thought the pictures did the job just fine. Sorry that your nice find kindof ended with a buzz kill

 

[Sleepy Holow]

Great find, Dozer! I'm happy for you. That coin will surely be one of the best coins in your CRHing collection for a while!

 

[baddbluff]

That is a sweet find! Three cent pieces are really neat - most people don't even know they exist. Congrats!