Comments on: Elderly Oklahoma Woman’s Gift Bag Of Silver Half-Dollars May Be Worth $100K+

By: harryg

harryg — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 23:20:48 +0000

In reply to Seth Riesling. Thanks for that information.

By: Lindsey Bennett

Lindsey Bennett — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 22:14:22 +0000

In reply to Jeff Legan. Yes! I agree with you Jeff Legan

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 18:19:25 +0000

FYI,

Sold at $75,000.

NumisdudeTX

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:06:20 +0000

In reply to Sam-I-Am.

Kaiser,

How do you know it’s a one of a kind item? For all we know, there could be hundreds of sealed bags out there somewhere. Now I can hear you saying that’s highly unlikely, but there are folks who are convinced aliens are visiting our world, and yet, I’ve never seen one! Personally, I’d be much more interested in an original roll of Franklins rather than a bag of them (who knows how dinged up and tarnished these coins have become after 60 years.) It will be interesting to see how much this bag goes for tomorrow. And let’s hope the elderly woman gets a fair share of the sale.

By: c_q

c_q — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:45:52 +0000

In reply to Sarah Chronister. a CT scan should work. maybe go to the airport and ask the nice TSA folks to scan it

By: harryg

harryg — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:30:59 +0000

Soft sell Rick but still a snake oil salesman as far as I am concerned. As well as the considerations mentioned in the previous comments on this subject, consider the following before breaking out that checkbook. The 1963D Franklin Half Dollar shattered all previous half dollar production numbers by a long shot. 67,069, 292 minted that year from the Denver mint alone. Almost double the previous record of the 1962D at 35 million +. Being the last year of issue for the type, they were hoarded by the public in rolls and bags and therefore there are abundant numbers of gems at MS65 among other high grades readily available. Buy the coin and not the slab is good practice. Buy the coin and not the bag applies here as well. Just my perspective on the subject but I do wish the elderly lady well.

By: Maggie Asberry

Maggie Asberry — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:48:43 +0000

Good looking ahead for the future!

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:01:40 +0000

In reply to phuckphace420.

Major D,

Yes, the cat in the bag is in two states – The State of Oklahoma & the state of decomposition…

NumisdudeTX

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:40:10 +0000

The elderly lady who had this old bag of silver coins is now known as “The Bag Lady of Oklahoma” – I thought it was Okra-homa as a young kid… I loved fried okra my grandma made.

NumisdudeTX

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:10:56 +0000

In reply to Craig. Kaiser, I would be thrilled if someone gave me that bag for free. However, as I live in the real world, I don't plan on ever seeing that bag and I sure wouldn't pay a huckster like Tomaska anywhere close to $100k. But we do live in America, and there is always someone who will pay a ridiculous price on the hope of finding the holy grail. And the bag is sealed no less! That makes it a unique item and so it must remain sealed. I do agree with you that it would be cool to own a bag that old!