Nice finds PPC.... I found three quarters in the coinstar last week.... I am going to have to start walking school parking lots... of course, they got covered by snow a couple days ago... and then plowed.... When spring comes, the snow pile areas (from plowing) are good to check....Cheers, RickO
Really makes one wonder, how do they drop all that change? It's a parking lot, not as if they were buying/selling stuff.... Well, maybe but not likely for coins...Cheers, RickO
Not a parking lot find, but I was given a 1961 silver dime in my change from the coffee shop in town this morning. That’s the second time this year. First one was a quarter from Costco a few months ago.
A dime inside the gas station. (Had to get one of my free drinks). As I was walking to my pickup I noticed a strip of 5 scratch off tickets. Checked them for winners as I always do and won a dollar. Don't know why they buy them if they don't look close. Not as good as Mesh's 2 Franklin's but Washington is better than nothing.
Took the wife out to eat. As we were walking into the restaurant I noticed something shiny on the opposite sidewalk. Told her I'd be right back. Came back with a Prez and Sac dollar, 2 quarters, dime, nickel and 2 pennies. That doubles the dollar coins that I've ever found. These coins were laying right on the side walk and I saw at least 2 people walk over them. Good for me.
Found my first coins today. A dime and a penny at a basketball game. On my walk this morning I found a string of thrown away scratch off tickets. Maybe 20 of them. Checked them this evening and low and behold there was a $10 winner in there I would think if you spend the money for a ticket you would at least check them a little closer. O well good for me.
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Found my first coins today. A dime and a penny at a basketball game. On my walk this morning I found a string of thrown away scratch off tickets. Maybe 20 of them. Checked them this evening and low and behold there was a $10 winner in there I would think if you spend the money for a ticket you would at least check them a little closer. O well good for me.
I must pick up these discarded lottery tickets... I do see them, usually in the market parking lot... PPC has found a few winners... well worth the effort... Cheers, RickO
I did get to detect for about 45 minutes on Thursday afternoon. We got snow yesterday and today. A dime nickel and penny on the floor of the convenience store when I got a pizza
We’ve been lucky here in western Mass. No snow on the ground in mid-January is rare. Although, that is gonna change this weekend. Supposed to get 8-12”. No detecting til’ April.
Yep... A large snow storm expected starting Saturday evening here...9 to 14 inches.... We shall see...if from the West, we will get very little, from the South, it will be a big one. Cheers, RickO
Nice morning walk PPC.....I am going to check the snow piles after they melt (or, actually, as they melt)...Often find things and change that was plowed into the pile. Cheers, RickO
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Not much detecting going on here as I've been doing a lot of subbing. I've stopped by the High School on the way home and walked the student parking lot three times and found $1.86 in change. No bills yet but it does happen there at times.
Walked the HS parking lot on Saturday. A dime a nickel and 4 cents plus 3 tennis balls. Mowed at church in the afternoon a found a $20 bill along with other trash that blows over from the grocery store next door.
@pocketpiececommems ... You must have some wealthy kids there.... or they just do not care about coins...I tried the high school parking lot and did not even find a cent.....Cheers, RickO
A dime, nickel and 14 cents at the city parking lot in one spot. Must not have wanted to have any change in their pocket. W_A I keep my finds separate for the year and save them up with metal detecting money for a gold coin. Preferably a lowball one.
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Nice finds PPC.... I found three quarters in the coinstar last week.... I am going to have to start walking school parking lots... of course, they got covered by snow a couple days ago... and then plowed.... When spring comes, the snow pile areas (from plowing) are good to check....Cheers, RickO
Yeah, clad doesn't have a chance on the roadway. Peace Roy
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Thanksgiving vacation Zero cars in the school parking lot this morning. 2 quarters 3 dimes and 11 pennies
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Really makes one wonder, how do they drop all that change? It's a parking lot, not as if they were buying/selling stuff.... Well, maybe
but not likely for coins...Cheers, RickO
A dime at the gas station yesterday
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Not a parking lot find, but I was given a 1961 silver dime in my change from the coffee shop in town this morning. That’s the second time this year. First one was a quarter from Costco a few months ago.
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I found 2 $100 bills in a casino parking lot
That’s the best way to win at a casino I have ever heard of. Dont go in!!!! Congratulations
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@Mesh....Congratulations... beats change in a Coinstar.... Cheers, RickO
A dime inside the gas station. (Had to get one of my free drinks). As I was walking to my pickup I noticed a strip of 5 scratch off tickets. Checked them for winners as I always do and won a dollar. Don't know why they buy them if they don't look close. Not as good as Mesh's 2 Franklin's but Washington is better than nothing.
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2 quarters, 2 dimes, 2 nickels and 3 pennies at the HS parking lot this afternoon
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The big advantage of parking lot finds is - NO DIGGING!!
NIce finds PPC.... Cheers, RickO
Took the wife out to eat. As we were walking into the restaurant I noticed something shiny on the opposite sidewalk. Told her I'd be right back. Came back with a Prez and Sac dollar, 2 quarters, dime, nickel and 2 pennies. That doubles the dollar coins that I've ever found. These coins were laying right on the side walk and I saw at least 2 people walk over them. Good for me.
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Great sidewalk find PPC..... a good handful of change...wonder why people walked by? I would have picked them up...Cheers, RickO
Always great to find dollars [free dollars] just laying there
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A Susan B. at the car wash vacuums. I haven’t seen one of those in so long, I thought it was a token.
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I have never found a Susan B. Anthony dollar.... on the ground, in a coinstar bin or anywhere. Found Sacs and Prezzies though. Cheers, RickO
A dime, six pennies and a Sears gift card with 99 cents left on it on this mornings walk.
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Better use that gift card before they are gone
I Was thinking the same thing. It would be a lot easier to use it at Walmart or Q Trip
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Nice 'walking around' finds.... best I have done in the last two weeks is three cents....Cheers, RickO
No coins on the first two days of 2019 walking. Only cans. Did find a passport from a local guy yesterday morning.
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Found my first coins today. A dime and a penny at a basketball game. On my walk this morning I found a string of thrown away scratch off tickets. Maybe 20 of them. Checked them this evening and low and behold there was a $10 winner in there
I would think if you spend the money for a ticket you would at least check them a little closer. O well good for me.
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Great job. That will pay for a battery change🙂
I’m in a dry spell lately. Nothing but an old penny that was so oxidized that I couldn’t read the date.
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Kinda on a two day roll. Scratch off from yesterday Coinstar at Walmart and $16.21 clad detecting
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I must pick up these discarded lottery tickets... I do see them, usually in the market parking lot... PPC has found a few winners... well worth the effort... Cheers, RickO
Does this mean that you can park closer at Walmart when you go in to check the coin star machine if you drive a pick up
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@pocketpiececommems.... I do enjoy your sense of humor....
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I did get to detect for about 45 minutes on Thursday afternoon. We got snow yesterday and today. A dime nickel and penny on the floor of the convenience store when I got a pizza
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I love snow, but only on pictures like yours and postcards. MDH
Wow... a bunch of snow there.... Nothing here in the Hudson Valley/Catskills.... I did find a dime on the floor of the market though... Cheers, RickO
We’ve been lucky here in western Mass. No snow on the ground in mid-January is rare. Although, that is gonna change this weekend. Supposed to get 8-12”. No detecting til’ April.
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Yep... A large snow storm expected starting Saturday evening here...9 to 14 inches.... We shall see...if from the West, we will get very little, from the South, it will be a big one. Cheers, RickO
Got out and walked by the car wash this morning. Quarter, 2 dimes 3 nickels and 8 pennies
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Nice morning walk PPC.....I am going to check the snow piles after they melt (or, actually, as they melt)...Often find things and change that was plowed into the pile. Cheers, RickO
I think that qualifies as 'detecting'
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2 quarters, 2 dimes and 5 cents in the High School parking lot today and a quarter in the bank counting machine return slot
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Good finds PPC.... Your first post on parking lot finds in quite a while.... Not walking or just not finding anything?? Cheers, RickO
Great thread!
Still walking but not finding much and failing to post when I do
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Walked the HS parking lot on Saturday. A dime a nickel and 4 cents plus 3 tennis balls. Mowed at church in the afternoon a found a $20 bill along with other trash that blows over from the grocery store next door.
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That is great ... even finding cash when mowing the lawn...
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The High School parking lot was great today. 4 quarters, 6 dimes and 15 cents. At the car wash 3 nickels and 1 cent.
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@pocketpiececommems ... You must have some wealthy kids there.... or they just do not care about coins...I tried the high school parking lot and did not even find a cent.....Cheers, RickO
Do you keep up with your annual total or just throw it all in a jar and count when it becomes full or something to this effect?
NM, found your thread.
A dime, nickel and 14 cents at the city parking lot in one spot. Must not have wanted to have any change in their pocket. W_A I keep my finds separate for the year and save them up with metal detecting money for a gold coin. Preferably a lowball one.
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@pocketpiececommems ... that is a great investment idea... MD coins for gold.... Cheers, RickO