1922 plain wheat cent!!!!

[AmericanCoinHunting]

Not long after I found My 22 plain....I went to the local coin dealer......He said....yeah its a 22 plain,but it's environmentally damaged.....best I could do is $45....I said 'No Thanks'...............
I took it in again this year,and his subordinate looked at it this time...........He said.........No I don't think it is ....This and that is different........I looked at the owner ....He said......He knows his stuff......you shouldn't send it in for certification tho,because in the shape that it's in it wouldn't be worth much even as a weak 'd'.
I replied to the owner.Well a couple of years ago....You authenticated it as a 22 plain....you own the shop here,and know you tell me that because your co-owner said it isn't ....That HE is right ?I have to believe that since "I" dug it from the earth....That no one would have reason to counterfeit it then drop it on the ground....
I posted it on the coin forum here to see what it would grade and,I was offered $75 and took it.....Don't give up hope Twisted.....Even if it is a weak d it is worth considerably more than just 1 cent.........If you can't get good money for it ...Than keep it for your collection..........I should have,,,,But I still have the pictures to remember it...........C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S by the way.

 

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[kimsdad]

Bummer, Joe...

Look at the great excitement you had for a while, though.

Plus, you still have a semi-key wheat, and a good story to tell!

 

[p2c]

Joe,
Sorry about the dashing of your hopes. That kind of stinks. The attitude of the shop keeper makes it worse. I took the Armani watch I found in this year and was treated with an attitude (I don't know that brand ... I'd charge $80 to look at it and clean it ... well you've got a watch you can wear) when it sold for $300 new. In their defense, they probably get a lot of people coming in with junk, but it is no excuse to be jerky about it.

If you do have a weak -d, and you do want to clean it yourself, I'd suggest using mineral oil as opposed to hot peroxide. It is much slower, but more gentle on the coin. 1 week in mineral oil, wiping it lightly with a q-tip 2x a day. Then you can move it to soapy water for a couple days and wipe lightly. Move back to mineral oil for a day or 2. Rinse with isopropyl alcohol at the end to break up the oil. (any oil left will help protect the coin unless you use olive oil instead (that will go rancid and corrode the coin as it does)).

Good luck,
Jon

 

[Brett]

Bummer Joe. I was really rootin' for ya. Man, you should have told that SOB off. I hate it when people like that think they can treat people like crap just because you're not a big customer. Make sure that you don't go back, F them. Oh, and if you don't mind... please tell me the name of the place so I make sure never to go there.

Keep on diggin' bud!

 

[Lowbatts]

You still got a winner Joe!
BTW, the only way to deal with someone like that is to leave, of course mumbling madly to yourself about how those damn gold coins you dug must be worthless too....