Lost And Found Class Ring?
Q: I had taken out my 1956 Proof Half to put with my Franklin collection quite
some time ago..
Well, I was thinking that I sent it in to be graded, since I DID send a 56
into PCGS a couple years
back, and it came back PF66CAM.. I made more off that than I did the whole
set.. so I was happy.
So here I am, with the remainder of the set, with no half.. what to do..
Since I am meeting with George D. tomorrow to go to the Camelback Coin Club
monthly show, I
had planned on trying to hunt another one down, so I could put the set on
ebay, as a full set..
I'll be derned if I didnt find another 56 proof half stuck in a side
pocket(not see thru) in one of
those hard plastic holders.. not the screw type, the snap type.. So I am
one happy man!
For once, I lost something, and actually found it!
A:I've never lost one for more than a few hours but man, that was a stressful
few hours! More worried about not doing a good job with my stewardship
responsbilies than the financial loss. Especially with the ancients I buy,
the guilt factor would be SO HIGH if I trashed one.
Lose a coin? Not me. Okay, I'll admit. I found a 1947 Jefferson nickel the
other day and put it on my dresser with the intention of comparing it to the
one in my collection for possible upgrade (regardless, one of them would end up
in the "Jeff Hoard" for other collectors). It's still on my dresser, though
it's anybody's guess where.
Hmm.. I don't think I've ever actually lost or misplaced a coin of any
significant value.. but I've been looking for my High School ring for over
30 years. Back when I graduated, Gold was about $35.00 an ounce and for a
big size men's ring with a big red stone in it, solid 18k Gold, I paid about
$43.00. My fingers got fatter in college and the thing got tighter and I
couldn't wear it anymore and I thought about having it re-sized but put it
away and haven't been able to find it since. I've looked through every
drawer, box, cabinet, corner of every nook and cranny, pocket of every piece
of clothing in the closets in my domicile.. multiple times (what is it they
say about one sign of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and
expecting different results??.. ) .. and honestly don't know if it is
somewhere within my four walls or not. But I suspect not. I gave it to a
college gurlfriend who put yarn around it so it would stay on her little
gurly finger, and she wore it for a while, we broke up, she gave it back.. I
put it somewhere, and that was that.
It's not just the sentimental value it has, but also the fact that a ring
like that would sell for about $600.00 these days.
Even if I had the $600.00 to throw at Balfour or Jostens (can't