Found a Colonial Coin In The Coinstar Today

hyf88 · September 23, 2015 10:47AM

Sort of. Todays leftovers at the local Coinstar machine consisted of a toasted 2001 cent, a 2006 Canadian dime, a 1965 quarter and a Pine Tree shilling.

But, upon closer inspection it is actually a token from 1930 honoring Massachusetts Bay Colony's tercentenary. You just never know what will turn up in the reject bin!

erwindoc · September 23, 2015 11:05AM

Nice find. You should go buy a lottery ticket as its your lucky day!

MidLifeCrisis · September 23, 2015 11:13AM

NumisOxide · September 23, 2015 11:37AM

Still pretty cool find!

lordmarcovan · September 23, 2015 2:32PM

An 85-year-old token with a Pine Tree Shilling motif? Man, how cool is that? What a sweet find!

PS- the Coinstar reject slot in the machine where I do my grocery shopping is always empty. Only one time have I ever found anything in it, and it was a corroded Zincoln not unlike the one you have there.

Never anything fun, but I keep looking.

rhedden · September 23, 2015 2:48PM

I would love to see someone get an actual pine tree shilling out of a Coinstar or in change. Even better, let's see one come out of the take-a-penny, leave-a-shilling tray at McDonalds. It was a happy meal, indeed.

lordmarcovan · September 23, 2015 2:53PM

I got a '43-S steel cent out of one of those "take a penny, leave a penny" trays, once.

It was a pretty rusty critter, though.

lasvegasteddy · September 23, 2015 6:16PM

wow
how cool is this

ricko · September 23, 2015 8:51PM

Wow... at first glance, that would be an adrenaline rush..... neat find. Cheers, RickO

keyman64 · September 23, 2015 9:27PM

Wild!

ms70 · September 23, 2015 10:59PM

WOW! Nice find. I would've shipped my pants if I saw the Pine Tree laying there face up!

silverpop · September 23, 2015 11:59PM

oih82w8 · September 24, 2015 12:32AM

Trying out the math on the backside of the token; "his daughters dowry was her weight in pine tree shillings"

How much does a Pine Tree Shilling weigh?

How much did she weigh?

Amazing find!

LanceNewmanOCC · September 24, 2015 12:47AM

<< <i>Wow... at first glance, that would be an adrenaline rush..... neat find. >>

no kiddin'
.

TwoSides2aCoin · September 24, 2015 1:34AM

That's a lot easier than having to cherry pick the junk box at a coin shop.

OldEastside · September 24, 2015 1:36AM

That's just too cool

Steve

pocketpiececommems · September 24, 2015 2:19AM

That's a cool find. My lifetime totals at Coinstar are 2 memorials and one wheat.

joeykoins · September 24, 2015 3:03AM

Good for you! That's one, if not the best, CoinStar find I ever heard. Very cool.

TopographicOceans · September 24, 2015 3:11AM

It's still a nice thing to find.
Maybe one day you'll get a Fugio cent.

asheland · September 24, 2015 3:12AM

Cool!

Treashunt · September 24, 2015 3:27AM

good deal.

NickDanger · September 24, 2015 3:43AM

I check the Coinstar machines by me all the time and over the years I have scored pretty well.
I find a lot of Mexican & Canadian coins, found a counterfeit British 1 pound coin, as well as Euro coins and other foreign items.
I've even found some US silver coins but not too many, and some steel Lincolns.
My prize find was a Triborough Bridge Authority toll token (it's about the size of a half dollar).

johnny9434 · September 24, 2015 5:35AM

wouldnt that be an awesome find if real. nice find any who

lordmarcovan · September 25, 2015 5:20PM

<< <i>Trying out the math on the backside of the token; "his daughters dowry was her weight in pine tree shillings"

How much does a Pine Tree Shilling weigh?

How much did she weigh? >>

Though I didn't go so far as trying any math, those questions came to my mind as well.

Surely the story must have been apocryphal? If not, that's an arseload of Pine Tree shillings, even if she was a dainty little gal!

Found a Colonial Coin In The Coinstar Today

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