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2 Actual Coin Star Finds (after Mercury post)
Joe_360
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Dear Forum Friends,
After the nice response I got on my 1916 Mercury Dime question/Coin Star find.
I want to share two more of my greatest Coin Star Finds. I think rare finds. Enjoy and let me know if you got me beat!
A 1889 Seated Liberty Dime and a 1774 Spanish Silver coin - Enjoy, and yes Honestly found in Coin Star, bu not at the same time and/or location, Joe
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i think i've only found 1 silver roosie, and a boatload of foreigns in my local coinstar
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I have so many foreign coins, I could go live in Canada, Mexico or Europe...
Or a long vacation of some kind
Nice finds @Joe_360
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I have so many foreign coins, I could go live in Canada, Mexico or Europe...
For purposes of accuracy, and in case you didn’t already know, your dime is an 1889-S.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Yes, thanks for catching that I didn't note that. Joe
The Spanish coin is a one reale I think.
Cool finds!
Both are absolutely sick finds (as the kids say).
Dream finds!
1889-s .
They are Hall of Fame worthy finds, but finds such as these always make me a little sad as I suspect many of these found pieces ended up in a CoinStar machine because they were stolen.
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I have yet to find a really notable coin in the coinstar... a few silver Roosevelt dimes...wheaties for sure...lots of Euro's and other foreign coins. I agree with @TomB about such finds likely being pilfered from a collection, since they really are not in circulation. Cheers, RickO
I don’t get to the stores so I never check those machines but those are amazing finds. I wonder if they were planted?
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I always figure that they were taking from Grandma and Grandpa jars. Nothing that I can do about that.
True: One time I found 28 dollars in new quarters, and I knew that they were stolen. Someone opening rolls so fast that the machine could not keep up. Dumping rolls so fast to get out of there and did not care about the returns....
No, why? Kids taking from parents, grand parents, I believe
now there in 2*2, in a safe and my kids know better... Thanks @ricko
Nice finds!
Certainly possible but I’d imagine they would spend them rather than try to get 90c on the $1 in a coin star machine.
TurtleCat Gold Dollars
Kids don't know any better, grab a jar and what laying around and run off... Just a theory
Nice finds @Joe_360
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The seated Liberty was found at a Safeway in Morgan Hill CA
The Spanish Reale was found at a Lucky's in Pleasanton CA - it was minted in Mexico
Wow. Nice finds. My best find from a Coin Star was a barber dime.
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