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Rare coin hidden for decades could bring Northern Ohio family a fortune.
Three sisters from near Toledo who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. But they had no idea just how much until just a few years ago. The extraordinarily rare coin, struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975, could bring more than $500,000, said Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections, which specializes in currency and is handling an online auction that will end in October. What makes the dime depicting President Franklin D. Roosevelt so valuable is a missing “S” mint mark for San Francisco, one of just two without the mark known to exist. The other one sold at a 2019 auction for $456,000 and then again months later to a private collector. While serious coin collectors have long known about the existence of these two rare dimes, their whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s.
“They were hidden for decades.” Russell said. “Most major collectors and dealers have never seen one.”
The mint in San Francisco made more than 2.8 million special uncirculated “proof” sets in 1975 that featured six coins and were sold for $7. Collectors a few years later discovered that two dimes from the set were missing the mint mark. The sisters who inherited one of those two dimes after the recent death of brother want to remain anonymous given their sudden windfall, Russell said. They shared with Russell that their brother and mother in 1978 bought the first error coin discovered for $18,200, which would amount to roughly $90,000 today. Their parents, who operated a dairy farm, saw the coin as a financial safety net. (Associated Press)
Three sisters in Ohio inherited a dime that they knew was special because of a missing “S” mint mark. But now, this misprint at the mint could bring the sisters nearly $500,000 when it goes up for auction in October. https://t.co/UCIASJ05PF
— WISH-TV News (@WISHNews8) September 8, 2024
Generous Diner Pays Every Check In Long Island Restaurant
A customer at Front Street Station restaurant in Greenport, New York, recently made an unexpected and generous gesture by paying the bill for every table. The act of kindness took place during what was a normal evening, leaving both the diners and the staff amazed by the selfless deed. The kind customer left quietly without looking for any recognition or thanks.
Front Street Station owner Sharon Sailor shared the good deed on social media, expressing her gratitude and saying how the gesture spread in the restaurant. In her post, she describes the experience as having a “ripple effect of gratitude and warmth.” She also shares how the anonymous benefactor didn’t want any accolades and left before the other patrons even realized what had happened.
This act of kindness resonated with the patrons and the entire Greenport community, fostering a sense of hope and unity. Sailor notes how refreshing it is to witness such generosity while there’s so much negativity and division in the world, and she’s encouraging others to appreciate the good around them. Many in the community expressed their admiration and appreciation for the anonymous customer’s kind gesture. Source: SUNNY SKYZ
LEGO Paying Out of Pocket to Make Half the Plastic in Its Bricks from Renewable Materials by 2026.
LEGO has announced it will pay out of pocket to increase the amount of recycled plastic in its bricks to 50% by 2026. Estimated to increase the production costs by around 70%, the company’s CEO stated its bottom line will bear the burden as it hopes continued investment by LEGO will allow companies that make recycled plastic monomers to expand and reduce these high costs. In a bleak year for the toy industry, LEGO’s operating revenue grew 26%. Its strategy of targeting all age groups with sets ranging from Star Wars and Harry Potter scenes to limited-edition sets based on community creativity, to bonsai trees and Lamborghinis for adults, led it to announce record profits this year.
Niels Christiansen, CEO of LEGO, hopes that an 8-year investment strategy amounting to over $350 million will allow them to replace up to half of the fossil fuels in their plastics with a sustainable resin made out of used cooking oil and food industry waste fats, or outright recycled plastic. LEGO has also expanded its Replay program—a recycled supply chain of LEGO bricks and pieces that are repurposed for LEGO sets. The bricks are mailed in by users who no longer want their LEGOS, with shipping covered by the company. (GoodNewsNetwork.com)
Lego is building for a greener future. 22% of its plastics are now made from sustainable materials. Though like the upturned, unseen Lego in your carpet, the journey to making billions of bricks sustainable has not come without painful steps along the way:https://t.co/PL7PVZTTrQ pic.twitter.com/2LvVLvABlO
— The Chemical Engineer magazine (@tcemagazine) September 6, 2024
