Poll Question: What has been your find of the summer so far?

My most surprising find of the Summer would be a coin that a customer sold to me as a 1 oz. silver token.  It took me some investigation, but I found out through research that it is from Thailand. An 1863 crown-sized coin with an Elephant (center) surrounded by an ornate design including 16 Stars. The reverse is very ornate with 3 umbrella-like designs. The coin is in Mint condition. 37mm. M2894, KM12. Value: $3,000.

Alvin L. Stern, Address withheld

I found 2 w v75 quarters not in the greatest of shape, but I did find them in pocket change.

Name and Address withheld

This past May, I won an auction lot of nearly 10 pounds (4.5kg) of mixed foreign coins at the Montgomery County Coin Club (MD). In a packet of British coins, I found a thin, nearly flat, bright copper disc. It was about the diameter of an old British Penny. You could barely make out a shadow of the design, but it did not match any British Penny! After extensive research at Colnect.com, I finally lucked upon an identification. It was an almost entirely worn-away 1870 Spanish 10 Centimos piece (KM-663)! In this condition, it is worth less than US$2, but I got to exercise my detective skills in the hunt.

Michael Schwartz, Silver Spring, Md.

I found a 2026 quarter in change, Cleveland, Ohio, on June 29th. I asked the cashier if she had any more; she said yes, so I traded my $2 for eight quarters (the third in the series with Jefferson on the obverse). Those are the only ones I have seen!

John Drown, Summerville, S.C.

An 1864 Brown, small motto, 2 cent piece EF 45ish? for under $200! It seemed to be a good opportunity given the other options I've come across suffering from obvious circulated wear. The device and rim were well defined, and it didn't have any of the tell-tale counterfeit attributes. It is one of my most favorite American coins due to its history of being the first U. S. Minted coin to display America's foundational tenet that has become our National Motto since 1957. I'm convinced it was divine intervention that put it in front of me during our 250th Anniversary of Independence... I should probably get it authenticated.

Michael Young, Merritt Island, Fla.

I bought a bag of 5000 wheat cents from my dealer, unsearched by them, for five cents each, or $250.  I've done this a few times before.  What has surprised me lately is that he's now paying seven cents each for them and selling them for ten cents each.  But that's another story.

Anyway, I went through this last bag as always and came upon a 1922 plain in about VF condition.  I took it back to the shop for verification, and he immediately offered me $600 for it. I didn't sell.

Larry, Louisville, Ky.