Treasure story.

[jnicholes]

Hi everyone,

So, we inherited a chest from my grandfather. It was locked, and we could not find the key anywhere.

The entire day, we were saying ourselves, “WHAT’S IN THE BOX?!?!” Because we could not get it open.

Near the end of the day, when I was about ready to give up, I had a weird idea, and I tried it out. I actually got the chest unlocked. I immediately called my sister before we opened it, because she was interested.

When we opened it, we found something astounding. Not only did we find NINETEEN 1995 fine silver dollars in a roll and 1g of gold in a case, but we found proof that my grandfather was not the bad man we (me and my sister,) thought he was.

For context, I’ve always hated my grandfather, because I felt like he was always self-centered and always not nice. A lot of crude humor as well. When we opened the chest, that changed. It changed because we found love letters that he and my grandmother exchanged.

It was just like that scene from Pirates of the Caribbean, where they opened Davy Jones chest and found all the love letters. That’s exactly what it felt like.

This completely changed my perspective. My grandpa was not the “ mean, unloving grandfather,“ I thought he was. He really did love people deep in his heart.

Anyway, me, my parents and my family all agreed that this stuff is very valuable, and a majority of it should be sold at the estate sale, like the silver dollars. However, I wanted something to remember this experience that changed my perspective of what I thought of my grandfather, so my parents agreed to give me the following from the chest.

One mint condition, 1995 fine silver dollar
One 1921 Morgan silver dollar
One 1942 walking liberty silver half dollar.

I am attaching a picture of these coins

Well, that’s my treasure story. Believe it or not, I don’t think the greatest treasure was the coins inside the chest, but the love letters that proved my grandfather was not the bad unloving man I thought he was originally.

Anyway, let me know what you guys think of this experience.

Regards,

Jared

 

[releventchair]

Congrats.

The love he could take with him.

 

[GirlWithWolf]

That’s an awesome story and those are beautiful coins. And makes it even better you see your grandfather in a different light.

 

[xr7ator]

The 1995 dollar is called an American Eagle. Great story and nice keepers.

 

[A2coins]

Hi everyone,

So, we inherited a chest from my grandfather. It was locked, and we could not find the key anywhere.

The entire day, we were saying ourselves, “WHAT’S IN THE BOX?!?!” Because we could not get it open.

Near the end of the day, when I was about ready to give up, I had a weird idea, and I tried it out. I actually got the chest unlocked. I immediately called my sister before we opened it, because she was interested.

When we opened it, we found something astounding. Not only did we find NINETEEN 1995 fine silver dollars in a roll and 1g of gold in a case, but we found proof that my grandfather was not the bad man we (me and my sister,) thought he was.

For context, I’ve always hated my grandfather, because I felt like he was always self-centered and always not nice. A lot of crude humor as well. When we opened the chest, that changed. It changed because we found love letters that he and my grandmother exchanged.

It was just like that scene from Pirates of the Caribbean, where they opened Davy Jones chest and found all the love letters. That’s exactly what it felt like.

This completely changed my perspective. My grandpa was not the “ mean, unloving grandfather,“ I thought he was. He really did love people deep in his heart.

Anyway, me, my parents and my family all agreed that this stuff is very valuable, and a majority of it should be sold at the estate sale, like the silver dollars. However, I wanted something to remember this experience that changed my perspective of what I thought of my grandfather, so my parents agreed to give me the following from the chest.

One mint condition, 1995 fine silver dollar
One 1921 Morgan silver dollar
One 1942 walking liberty silver half dollar.

I am attaching a picture of these coins

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Well, that’s my treasure story. Believe it or not, I don’t think the greatest treasure was the coins inside the chest, but the love letters that proved my grandfather was not the bad unloving man I thought he was originally.

Anyway, let me know what you guys think of this experience.

Regards,

Jared

Great story Thnks for sharing it

 

[Tesorodeoro]

First - sorry for your loss. I appreciate the fact that you were able to see the better side.

Second- you might consider starting a family treasure/time capsule. When a family member passes, each person contributes a piece of treasure AND a sealed letter to be read after they pass. It would become a family tradition where folks could learn about their great great whatever directly from their own words. By a 4/5ths vote of surviving members, the treasure could be sold and the chest burned along with all of the letters..now that would be interesting after a long lineage of folks adding treasure and personal thoughts?

 

[jnicholes]

First - sorry for your loss. I appreciate the fact that you were able to see the better side.

Second- you might consider starting a family treasure/time capsule. When a family member passes, each person contributes a piece of treasure AND a sealed letter to be read after they pass. It would become a family tradition where folks could learn about their great great whatever directly from their own words. By a 4/5ths vote of surviving members, the treasure could be sold and the chest burned along with all of the letters..now that would be interesting after a long lineage of folks adding treasure and personal thoughts?

I’m way ahead of you, I’m actually doing that with my silver collection. Every time I find silver, I put it in my “treasure chest,” although it’s not exactly a chest.

I 3d printed this case.

I got $8.90 of face value silver coins, and a silver ring. I know, I’m only 28, but I still am thinking about leaving something for future generations. My biggest wish is that someday a descendent will have the experience that I had, and wonder what the heck is in here, and hopefully find a way to open it.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I’m way ahead of you, I’m actually doing that with my silver collection. Every time I find silver, I put it in my “treasure chest,” although it’s not exactly a chest.

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I 3d printed this case.

I got $8.90 of face value silver coins, and a silver ring. I know, I’m only 28, but I still am thinking about leaving something for future generations. My biggest wish is that someday a descendent will have the experience that I had, and wonder what the heck is in here, and hopefully find a way to open it.

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You have found more silver than I have and I’ve been at it much longer. The places I detect are more likely to have yellow coins, so not many silver coins in circulation.

You have a good thing going…but how will younger family know that you were not a grumpy old man that gave their kids a hard time just because they identified as chickens?

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Some of the meanest and toughest guys are nice guys at heart. They put up a front to keep people at arm's length. Usually something in the past made them mean. Bad breakup or the loss of a loved one, possibly. A lot of people are in physical pain as well, but never tell anyone about it.

I had a old guy who lived next door to me when I was a kid. He was always yelling at us whenever we hit a baseball into his yard or made too much noise. Thought he was a jerk, but my parents adored him. Never knew why, until we went over his house one night for a visit. He talked about his son who was killed during WWII and how tough it was to raise his other son, who was partially paralyzed from polio. I still remember seeing this old man shedding a tear at his kitchen table when he was talking about them.

When we were ready to leave, he gave my brother and I 1971 Eisenhower dollars that were just minted that month. We couldn't believe how big they were! When my mother showed an interest in the coin, he even gave her one! I still have those Eisenhower dollars. Still only worth a buck or so, but I'll treasure them until the day I die...