# Newbie needs help retrieving misaddressed coins

**URL:** <https://forum.celo.org/t/newbie-needs-help-retrieving-misaddressed-coins/1173>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [July 2, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/newbie-needs-help-retrieving-misaddressed-coins/1173 "2021-07-02T19:50:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forum.celo.org/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/newbie-needs-help-retrieving-misaddressed-coins/1173/1 "2021-07-02T19:50:26Z")

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I am new to cripto currencies so I ask for your patience… I purchased a CELO token on Coinbase and transferred it to my Ledger Live account. On Coinbase the transfer is shown as successful but I don’t see the token on my Ledger Live account because I used an Ethereum address, which I now know doesn’t work with CELO. What can/should I do to retrieve the coins and send them back to my Coinbase account?

Thank you in advance for your help!

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**Author:** ![victor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.celo.org/victor/32/267_2.png) [@victor](https://forum.celo.org/u/victor)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/newbie-needs-help-retrieving-misaddressed-coins/1173/2 "2021-07-07T16:37:58Z")

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Dang, ya this is an unfortunately easy mistake to make. Check out this guide and see if it helps: [Recovering CELO from an Ethereum Address - Celo Docs](https://docs.celo.org/celo-owner-guide/eth-recovery)

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forum.celo.org/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/newbie-needs-help-retrieving-misaddressed-coins/1173/3 "2021-07-08T22:02:31Z")

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Success, THANK YOU Victor!!!