Todays finds at the Publix Coin Conversion machine.

[Sandog]

As always as soon as we enter the store I stroll casually by the coin machine and give a subtle glance at the reject tray. Spotted a few coins, made a quick sweep and kept on walking. I don't even look in my hand until I'm a good ways off. Eventually I took a quick look and stuck the coins in my pocket. Spotted at least one dime, maybe two, some pennies, a Canadian, and another smaller foreign coin that I had never seen before. Later I took them out for a better look. The second dime turned out to be a dark plastic disc. I could not make out the other small coin so I used the magnifier on my phone and discovered it to be a US coin of some kind. The writing on this coin is really small and my first clue was the dates. Two of them! The 1776 was a good clue for a US coin or token. Then I found a denomination. I still had no idea what it was. So, I went to the encyclopedia of Google. Well, that was a shocker!
Let's see who identifies it first and then I'll post more pics.

 

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[ironhorse]

Wow a 21/2 $ gold piece!!
Spectacular score

 

[ncsuwolf]

As always as soon as we enter the store I stroll casually by the coin machine and give a subtle glance at the reject tray. Spotted a few coins, made a quick sweep and kept on walking. I don't even look in my hand until I'm a good ways off. Eventually I took a quick look and stuck the coins in my pocket. Spotted at least one dime, maybe two, some pennies, a Canadian, and another smaller foreign coin that I had never seen before. Later I took them out for a better look. The second dime turned out to be a dark plastic disc. I could not make out the other small coin so I used the magnifier on my phone and discovered it to be a US coin of some kind. The writing on this coin is really small and my first clue was the dates. Two of them! The 1776 was a good clue for a US coin or token. Then I found a denomination. I still had no idea what it was. So, I went to the encyclopedia of Google. Well, that was a shocker!
Let's see who identifies it first and then I'll post more pics.View attachment 2193351

Wow…. I rarely find anything…..much less something like that.

 

[djackson7348]

Wow. If I give you five dollars, would you buy me a lottery ticket? All I ever pull out of coinstar machines is pocket lint.

 

[Sandog]

I was absolutely shocked, first of all that this ended up in a coin machine, and then that I just happened to be there, right day, right time.
Obviously I know nothing about coins. The first picture i found on the net was selling for $4,700!! Of course I do know that condition is everything, and it's only worth what someone is willing to pay. It's in pretty good shape. I see a couple of pockmarks. But overall it looks nice. Guess it would be worth having it graded. Something I know nothing about. All comments and evaluations are welcome.

Converted one to b&w for contrast. Weight was bouncing between 4.1 and 4.2.

 

[vpnavy]

As always as soon as we enter the store I stroll casually by the coin machine...

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[Sandog]

Wow a 21/2 $ gold piece!!
Spectacular score

THE WINNER!

 

[ironhorse]

Quick little story....as soon as you said dime size I knew it!
So back in the fifties my great uncle was a paperboy and for each week he would collect 10 cents for the papers he delivered...he told me this one particular old lady never gave him a tip ever for his service...but one day she paid him for the week with what she thought was a dime.
It was the same $2 1/2 gold coin you found..
.my g'uncle still has that coin and he is now in his late 80s...a great family story we like to tell once and a while

 

[ToddsPoint]

Send it to CAC, PCGS or NCG. These are the 3 top grading services. You have to be a “member” to send coins. You need to find a coin shop that is a member and have them send it in. Or you can pay to join and send it yourself. Having your coin in a slab from a top grading service will insure you will get top dollar for your coin. It also insures that the coin is not a Chinese fake!

 

[Sandog]

Send it to CAC, PCGS or NCG. These are the 3 top grading services. You have to be a “member” to send coins. You need to find a coin shop that is a member and have them send it in. Or you can pay to join and send it yourself. Having your coin in a slab from a top grading service will insure you will get top dollar for your coin. It also insures that the coin is not a Chinese fake!

Thank you. That's pretty much my plan. I read that doing that all yourself can run from <$100 up to as much as $400 depending on the estimated value and how much you insure it for.

 

[Sandog]

Send it to CAC, PCGS or NCG. These are the 3 top grading services. You have to be a “member” to send coins. You need to find a coin shop that is a member and have them send it in. Or you can pay to join and send it yourself. Having your coin in a slab from a top grading service will insure you will get top dollar for your coin. It also insures that the coin is not a Chinese fake!

CHINESE FAKE!!??

 

[UnderMiner]

Always said coin star can pay for groceries! You will get many many groceries from the value of that coin!

 

[UnderMiner]

CHINESE FAKE!!??

It's not a fake, relax, it's very clearly genuine given its size and weight, not to mention the spectacular detail and that edge is stellar looking. Make sure you don't damage it, it's a great piece of American history.

 

[Surf_Pirate]

All that in one swipe of the reject tray? Hmmm. I wanna know where you shop? Somebody made an oops

 

[NSR60]

So there is gold in them thar machines after all. Amazing score! I've had almost no luck at Publix. And this is the first Sesquicentennial commemorative I've seen on any thread.

 

[ToddsPoint]

CHINESE FAKE!!??

Don’t underestimate the Chinese when it comes to faking anything. I don’t know for sure if that particular coin is faked, but absolutely nothing would surprise me. Your coin is likely good as the weight is correct. 4.18 g

 

[ArfieBoy]

Fantastic recovery! Congratulations!

 

[Jamesnet]

This is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime find that coin collectors dream about. Nicely done spotting that in the reject tray! I'm sure it will net you a nice little windfall when you do sell it.

 

[Linesider]

Never would have imagined. This is now my new coinstar bucket list..

 

[Sandog]

Anyone else find a gold coin in the coin machines?