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I was going through an old closet in my basement. On the back shelf I found at least $400-500FV Rosy dimes and a bucket of war nickels that I had put there and completely forgot about. Probably in there for 15 years.

Damn, I'm feeling rich today!

Sweet find! I am ecstatic when I reach into a pocket of my winter coat and find a buck left there from last year!

Enjoy the stack!

silverflake wrote:Sweet find! I am ecstatic when I reach into a pocket of my winter coat and find a buck left there from last year!

Enjoy the stack!

I remember being a kid in the 70's and rifling through my parents coat closet. Finding $1-5 in a coat pocket was like hitting the lottery!

Congrats on the great find!

Just curious about something. You mentioned them being in a basement for many years. Was there any moisture damage to the coins or stains on them.

Changing subjects a bit- my great aunt had a basement that got flooded many years ago. Down the drain went about 5,000 Indian cents.

Talk about a nice surprise! Did I already send my mailing address?

Recyclersteve wrote:Congrats on the great find!

Just curious about something. You mentioned them being in a basement for many years. Was there any moisture damage to the coins or stains on them.

None at all. Rosy's were stored on a shelf in a canvas bag. War nickels were in a sealed Lethica bucket. The basement is finished, closet is super dry. Humidity is slightly higher than the rest of the house, but no problem.

Recyclersteve wrote:Changing subjects a bit- my great aunt had a basement that got flooded many years ago. Down the drain went about 5,000 Indian cents.

That is very painful to read.

And to think I got all excited 14 years ago when I received a 1963 Washington quarter in change from a coke vending machine ...a bag of Rosy's probably would have brought on a heart attack!

pennypicker wrote:And to think I got all excited 14 years ago when I received a 1963 Washington quarter in change from a coke vending machine ...a bag of Rosy's probably would have brought on a heart attack!

I also get excited when I find a silver dime or a war nickel in my change. Finding an Ag quarter in change today is very rare.

There was an old school diner I frequented when I lived in So Cal. Tons of seniors used to come in and out of there all day long. Over the period of 8-9 years I received about 10 silver quarters in my change. My guess is one the seniors who came in there was spending the Ag like it was regular clad.