Coin Dealer Carries Dime Worth $1.9M In Pocket

You can't blame John Feigenbaum if he didn't get any sleep during his flight across the country � he had a dime worth $1.9 million in his jeans pocket.

The 38-year-old coin dealer from Virginia was carrying was carrying a rare 1894-S dime, one of only nine known to exist, from San Jose to New York.

He had to pick up the dime in San Francisco, from the seller's vault, and deliver it to the buyer's vault the following day in Manhattan.

Feigenbaum says he put the dime, which is encased in a 3-inch-square block of plastic, in his pocket. And drove to the airport accompanied by a security guard.

After boarding the plane, he transferred the dime from his pants pocket to his briefcase.

"I was worried that the dime might fall out of my pocket while I was sitting down," he says.

He says he kept checking to make sure the dime was safe by reaching into his briefcase to feel for it throughout the flight.

"It's the Holy Grail of coins," he says.

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