Ohio farm family sells rare dime–which was hidden for decades–for over $500,000

An Ohio farm family recently sold a rare dime at auction for more than $500,000.

We’re not going to calculate the exact ROI on this one, but it’s safe to say thay would be a pretty high number.

According to an Associated Press (AP) report, the dime was produced by the United States Mint in San Francisco in 1975, and was mistakenly made without the mint’s distinctive S marking. The AP claims it is one of just two such dimes to exist.

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While they weren’t identified, three sisters from Ohio inherited the coin from their brother after he died recently. He purchased the coin in 1978, and it was stored in a bank vault. Coin collectors supposedly knew of the coin’s existence, but its whereabouts were considered a mystery, until recently.

The coin officially sold for $506,250.

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