David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/09 2:07 p.m.

Before leaving to pick up lunch, I grabbed some change from my desk drawer. While paying, I noticed that one of the coins looked really, really worn. A closer look revealed that it's a 1917 dime. I'd call its condition bordering on poor. Not sure how it got into my desk. Or how long it's been in there.

93celicaGT2
93celicaGT2 HalfDork
3/11/09 2:13 p.m.

Pics or it didn't happen!

captainzib
captainzib Reader
3/11/09 2:19 p.m.

I remember my 5th grade teacher saying all silver colored coins made before 1964 were actually made of silver and were worth quite a bit. Dunno how true that is.

93celicaGT2
93celicaGT2 HalfDork
3/11/09 2:23 p.m.

Truth.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/11/09 2:30 p.m.

I'll take a photo tonight.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury Reader
3/11/09 2:35 p.m.
93celicaGT2 wrote: Pics or it didn't happen!

ROTFLMAO

John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
3/11/09 2:42 p.m.

When I had the NAPA store we had a customer who had "sold" us a couple rolls of quarters, dimes and nickels.

Apparently he knocked off his pops because all of the coins were mint collectibles and once my counterman recognized what they were he prompptly coughed up $40.00 to buy it all.

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
3/11/09 2:45 p.m.

Check the mint mark on it. If it's a "D," it might be worth a few bucks.

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
3/11/09 2:48 p.m.

sweet! I have a few myself. tossed in a tin with Wheat Pennies, Buffalo Nickels, Silver & Bicentennial quarters

neckromacr
neckromacr New Reader
3/11/09 2:48 p.m.

When cleaning upmy 88 Scirocco last year, I found about $5 in loose change scattered throught the car. Also found were a 1 deutschmark under the spare and 1 pfenning under the passenger seat.

To my knowledge the car has always been in the US.

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
3/11/09 2:50 p.m.

I found a "NAMCO" arcade token and a barbie bracelet in this year's Challenger.

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