old coins in change

silverpop

Here are some of the old coins I have found in change

1938 Penny




1934 Penny




1943d Silver War nickel




1939 Nickel




1938 Nickel




1949 Nickel

Flatwoods

Cool!

By found in change, do you mean recently?
I have found some pretty good stuff in the past but it's getting tougher.

silverpop

all coins listed are either past or current finds

Jcarney

Finding an old coin in change, especially silver, always makes my day!

OldIndianNutKase

I have to plead guilty. I do release a few IHC's back into circulation every once in a while. I just wonder how long they circulate until someone finds them and hope that it makes their day.

OINK

silverpop

cool it helps get people interest in coins

ms70

Cool! I got a crusty 1920 Lincoln just yesterday. I threw it back in hoping someone, maybe a young future numismatist, will find it & love it.

Funny thing about Jeffersons, I think it's still completely possible to get a full set from circulation.

johnny9434

nice finds

OnlyGoldIsMoney

Nice finds silverpop

In early April I purchased $87.50 in pennies at my local bank. I noticed that the depositor ahead of me was stuffing wheat cents back into a few rolls that opened while transporting them. The bank teller later sold me the lot.

One third were wheat cents. I sold most for 3 cents each and kept the pre-1930 coins. The ones worthy of note were:

1909 VDB in VF
1915-S in F
1924-D in VF

Flash

On a lark I picked up 10 rolls of cents from the bank to search through, and ended up with 3 and a half rolls of steelies.

MrHalfDime

"Funny thing about Jeffersons, I think it's still completely possible to get a full set from circulation."

I had always believed so, and I actually accomplished that feat, although it was in about 1982. It took a lot of roll searching, but I was able to complete the Jefferson nickel set from circulation. By the time I had completed the set I had located two 1939-Ds and even two 1950-Ds. The 1943-S was the last coin I found to complete the series. I believe it could still be done today if one had the time and patience to do so.

shorecoll

My wife got a silver roosie in change last week. I was shocked.

tnspro

Did you hear about this?

1909-S put in circulation

sawyerjosh

I work as a front end manager at a grocery store and see thousands of coins a week. I've come a across a few coins in the last three years. Every once in a while some silver, dimes and quarters, and some buffalo nickels, a couple Indian Cents, a couple Ike's and a couple silver clad halves. The most numerous though are silver war nickels, I've found 8 of those. I let the wheat cents, older bills, and older Jefferson's and worn buffalo's slide though. Maybe they will spark someone's interest.