So I hit my typical 3 stores this AM, Safeway nothing, Nob Hill nothing, the Mexican store had the below coins, no silver but interesting, one verity of each common coins.
Had to drive in to work today to meet with some out-of-town colleagues. Hit the CS on the way there with nothing. On the way home got the treasure below, a 1954-S quarter and some change for coin-jar...
I hit my local Coinstar today for the first time. 73 cents and a 2008 2-cent Euro coin minted in Germany (F mint mark). All the U.
S. coins were non-silver and modern, so no idea why they were rejected.
Great start to August! Found the 1947 nickel in the parking lot of the Nob-Hill, So close but not silver.
At the CS in the Hob-Hill got this 1964D dime and 5 cent Bank Negara Malaysia (interesting...).
Now the 64D and the BNM were not in the coin return slot, they were seated on the "Lift-arm of the CS machine, if you only check the return, you could miss something! I always lift the lift-arm to see what treasure may be left hiding...
(9) ordinary zinc Lincoln Cents.
(10) ordinary modern Roosevelt Dimes.
(2) ordinary modern Jefferson Nickels.
(1) 1973-D bronze cent for my bag of "copper".
(1) 1956-D silver Roosevelt Dime.
(1) useless 1999 Euro 1-cent.
$2.20 in clad quarters, dimes with a few nickels and cents. No silver. Maybe my luck has changed. Might convert the haul to one mega millions ticket and win the $1.25 Billion up for grabs in the next drawing.
Not a coinstar but found half in and half out the front door of 7-11. I was thinking about how long it had been since I found change on the ground outside 7-11 and wham. Here we go. Watched several folks walk on by and noticing it they didn’t even pick up the quarters. Amazing 🤔
Walking up to the machine in the Wally of the World I spied a couple of smallish coins peeking out from just under the machine. I checked the slot, the sorting grille etc then bent over to purloin the coins I noticed under the front of the machine.
One of the customer service people hollered over to me, "did you lose something?" just as I was sliding them out into my paws. "Yup, my sanity!" She giggled and walked off. I have actually had store employees yell at me for even looking under the machine - I have found that saying something crazy back to them drives them away.
BTW just a clad roosie and a Canadian 10c for all that attempted humiliation.
In memory of my kitty Seryozha 14.2.1996 ~ 13.9.2016 and Shadow 3.4.2015 - 16.4.21
Finally got around to converting $2 of the $2.20 I found in a coin star into a mega million ticket. Using lucky money might turn into a lucky pick six and $1.55 billion. Someone has to win, sometime.
I can hardly believe it, so I can understand if forum members don't, today's find at the Morgan Hill CA Safeway, 3 silver quarters! Two 1964-P and a 1963-D. The quarter at the bottom is a 1934 (no D or S) that I found yesterday Quarter roll hunting! That's 4 in 2 days! I just sat down to make sure that there was no horseshoe anywhere...
I struck it rich yesterday. I found these in the coin return slot of a Colnstar macine at a Walmart. I may have to retire but hopefully my taxes won't be audited.
Here it is, I struck it rich at Walmart.
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Morning find. This one goes out to the memory of RickO as he always had nice comments here on the Official Coin Star post. Sorry RickO, no silver but did land a pocket full of change... Gone but not forgotten!
Wife asked me to pick-up her prescription (6:00 PM) yesterday evening, so I hit my usual 3 CS location after. I usually do not do evening runs, but this one turned out very rewarding! 2 1964-D Lincolns and change at the Mexican store, 2 cents at the Nob-Hill, and a nice 1966 40% silver Kennedy Half at the Safeway!! I may have to incorporate evening runs more often!?!
@Conshyboy said:
I think people around here are wise to the reject bin haven't found anything in the last year in the ones I check
@Conshyboy: (this morning)
You can't only check the reject bin, (see photos - total $1.05) you have to check in the coin-slot where the coin slide thru, many time coins are stuck there - They can easily be remove with a business card folded in-half (like tweezers)
Also, lift the lift-arm, coins can be left there (hiding) and not seen until the cradle is lifted up (total 2 cents). Always on the floor too...
@Joe_360 I also check those areas and 1 time pulled a gold earring out of coin slot with a straw and chewing gum there were other small pieces of what looked like silver but that dam robot they have in the supermarket had came up and was positioned directly behind me so somebody was watching what I was doing lol
In the spirit of blunt truth! Some armchair quarterbacks are going to bash me and say I have no dignity whatsoever, and well, that might be true. But when silver is involved all dignity hits the winds.
While running coins through the coin machine at my credit union last week I took a peek at the rubbish bin next to the machine - usually coin wrappers, occasional coffee cup, spent plastic baggies etc. I picked up the bin and gave it a wee shake and heard the jingle suggesting that cast off monetary instruments were condemned to an eternity in a waste facility unless I showed mercy and rescued them thus. I picked through the detritus on top of the bin and peeked to the bottom where the jingles were coming from - I spied a lot of brass(no big deal) but then a quarter and a dime - and they had that little glint of that magical light coloured metal I lust after!
After about a minute of work I scooped out all the brass tokens etc and pocketed the mess and went and cashed out my coin machine receipt. When I got home I scooped out a couple of handfuls and came up with these, about 200 or so maverick tokens and...
But the best part was the 9 silver dimes and a silver quarter. One of the dimes is a '49-S. $20 worth of silver thrown into the trash.
In memory of my kitty Seryozha 14.2.1996 ~ 13.9.2016 and Shadow 3.4.2015 - 16.4.21
I'd like to know the story behind how shield nickles turn up in a coin star and where in that other post.
I'd say that's really odd to see old money turn up?
I snagged a 1964 dime today at a Fry's grocery store in Yuma Arizona.
On the few times I've checked the CS machine never any luck. My wife does the shopping so I don't get there much. And no she will not lower herself to be bothered to go bottom fishing for coins. Her words, not mine. Has no interest in coins, just paper dollars. If you get my drift.
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No CS luck but have been lucky with the cash out machine at a local casino. 3 silver nicks,some wheat cents, and memorial copper cents. And a paper bill with a collectible serial number that I was able to sell for a profit. I usually at the casino cash out the vouchers when I can get back the most change.
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I’ve found that casinos are a great and free way to go through bills and change. I will sometimes go with a 20 and entertain myself by recycling the 20 though the slot machine and taking the ticket to the payout machine to get the cash without even spending a dime. Sometimes I get weak and pull the handle but most times not.
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If folks have a lot of coins, they feed them in too quickly (dump and run...) the machine can't handle it,
So I hit my typical 3 stores this AM, Safeway nothing, Nob Hill nothing, the Mexican store had the below coins, no silver but interesting, one verity of each common coins.
Had to drive in to work today to meet with some out-of-town colleagues. Hit the CS on the way there with nothing. On the way home got the treasure below, a 1954-S quarter and some change for coin-jar...
I hit my local Coinstar today for the first time. 73 cents and a 2008 2-cent Euro coin minted in Germany (F mint mark). All the U.
S. coins were non-silver and modern, so no idea why they were rejected.
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One US Cent and a Canadian nickel.
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Nothing in the Coinstar, but I found a twenty-dollar bill on my walk!
Had to stop at Walmart after work for the wife and found this lone 1964 quarter in the reject bin.
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I checked the Walmart today also. Zilch. Congrats on the quarter.
Great start to August! Found the 1947 nickel in the parking lot of the Nob-Hill, So close but not silver.
At the CS in the Hob-Hill got this 1964D dime and 5 cent Bank Negara Malaysia (interesting...).
Now the 64D and the BNM were not in the coin return slot, they were seated on the "Lift-arm of the CS machine, if you only check the return, you could miss something! I always lift the lift-arm to see what treasure may be left hiding...
Woo-hoo ! My first ever SILVER CoinStar find.
(9) ordinary zinc Lincoln Cents.
(10) ordinary modern Roosevelt Dimes.
(2) ordinary modern Jefferson Nickels.
(1) 1973-D bronze cent for my bag of "copper".
(1) 1956-D silver Roosevelt Dime.
(1) useless 1999 Euro 1-cent.
@dcarr'
Congratulations! Ride that hot steak.
$2.20 in clad quarters, dimes with a few nickels and cents. No silver. Maybe my luck has changed. Might convert the haul to one mega millions ticket and win the $1.25 Billion up for grabs in the next drawing.
Got a 63D Rosie in change yesterday.
Nob-Hill again, back-to-back 1964D dime. Looking for the trifecta tomorrow, we'll see...
Not a coinstar but found half in and half out the front door of 7-11. I was thinking about how long it had been since I found change on the ground outside 7-11 and wham. Here we go. Watched several folks walk on by and noticing it they didn’t even pick up the quarters. Amazing 🤔
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Walking up to the machine in the Wally of the World I spied a couple of smallish coins peeking out from just under the machine. I checked the slot, the sorting grille etc then bent over to purloin the coins I noticed under the front of the machine.
One of the customer service people hollered over to me, "did you lose something?" just as I was sliding them out into my paws. "Yup, my sanity!" She giggled and walked off. I have actually had store employees yell at me for even looking under the machine - I have found that saying something crazy back to them drives them away.
BTW just a clad roosie and a Canadian 10c for all that attempted humiliation.
@SaorAlba
That made me laugh. You have quite the way with words!
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Found 32 cents in modern stuff at Walmart today. Clad quarter, Jeff nickel, and two Memorials. My wife wasn't impressed, but it broke my drought.
Finally got around to converting $2 of the $2.20 I found in a coin star into a mega million ticket. Using lucky money might turn into a lucky pick six and $1.55 billion. Someone has to win, sometime.
I found a Bear in the Coinstar machine:
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I can hardly believe it, so I can understand if forum members don't, today's find at the Morgan Hill CA Safeway, 3 silver quarters! Two 1964-P and a 1963-D. The quarter at the bottom is a 1934 (no D or S) that I found yesterday Quarter roll hunting! That's 4 in 2 days! I just sat down to make sure that there was no horseshoe anywhere...
I thought that this was an interesting find...
I struck it rich yesterday. I found these in the coin return slot of a Colnstar macine at a Walmart. I may have to retire but hopefully my taxes won't be audited.
Here it is, I struck it rich at Walmart.
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Morning find. This one goes out to the memory of RickO as he always had nice comments here on the Official Coin Star post. Sorry RickO, no silver but did land a pocket full of change... Gone but not forgotten!
Wife asked me to pick-up her prescription (6:00 PM) yesterday evening, so I hit my usual 3 CS location after. I usually do not do evening runs, but this one turned out very rewarding! 2 1964-D Lincolns and change at the Mexican store, 2 cents at the Nob-Hill, and a nice 1966 40% silver Kennedy Half at the Safeway!! I may have to incorporate evening runs more often!?!
I'm assuming it's a typo, but a 1966 half is 40% silver not 80% Congrats on the haul.
@Joe_360- If you haven't already, double check that 34 for a DDO.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
My Sunday haul this week was a modern quarter and penny. Lol!
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@No Headlights
Thanks for the catch, typo, I will correct now.
@OAKSTAR
Thanks for the heads up, I pull from the tube that I put it in and check!
I received a 1952 wheat cent in change today.
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No pics, but a pile of coins in the reject slot - about 30 Lincoln cents, 29 or so Memorials and a 1936 wheat.
Today's Coinstar produced a Greece 2 euro-cent dated 2008.
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Had to drive into work today, early morning find, 1952-D plus quarter and nickel.
my first silver - 1964 P quarter and $1.36 other plus two car wash tokens
Felt a large coin in slot and was pleasantly surprised
I think people around here are wise to the reject bin haven't found anything in the last year in the ones I check
Actually found on Aug-30. 57-D
@Conshyboy: (this morning)
You can't only check the reject bin, (see photos - total $1.05) you have to check in the coin-slot where the coin slide thru, many time coins are stuck there - They can easily be remove with a business card folded in-half (like tweezers)
Also, lift the lift-arm, coins can be left there (hiding) and not seen until the cradle is lifted up (total 2 cents). Always on the floor too...
@Joe_360 I also check those areas and 1 time pulled a gold earring out of coin slot with a straw and chewing gum there were other small pieces of what looked like silver but that dam robot they have in the supermarket had came up and was positioned directly behind me so somebody was watching what I was doing lol
In the spirit of blunt truth! Some armchair quarterbacks are going to bash me and say I have no dignity whatsoever, and well, that might be true. But when silver is involved all dignity hits the winds.
While running coins through the coin machine at my credit union last week I took a peek at the rubbish bin next to the machine - usually coin wrappers, occasional coffee cup, spent plastic baggies etc. I picked up the bin and gave it a wee shake and heard the jingle suggesting that cast off monetary instruments were condemned to an eternity in a waste facility unless I showed mercy and rescued them thus. I picked through the detritus on top of the bin and peeked to the bottom where the jingles were coming from - I spied a lot of brass(no big deal) but then a quarter and a dime - and they had that little glint of that magical light coloured metal I lust after!
After about a minute of work I scooped out all the brass tokens etc and pocketed the mess and went and cashed out my coin machine receipt. When I got home I scooped out a couple of handfuls and came up with these, about 200 or so maverick tokens and...
But the best part was the 9 silver dimes and a silver quarter. One of the dimes is a '49-S. $20 worth of silver thrown into the trash.
My weekly Sunday check yielded a solitary modern cent and nothing more.
My Carson City Morgan Registry Set
I'd like to know the story behind how shield nickles turn up in a coin star and where in that other post.
I'd say that's really odd to see old money turn up?
I snagged a 1964 dime today at a Fry's grocery store in Yuma Arizona.
Found yesterday at the Mexican store, sitting all by itself! 1962-D quarter, the 2023 streak continues!!
Safeway pile on the left, Mexican store on the right. No silver just some quarters and change...
On the few times I've checked the CS machine never any luck. My wife does the shopping so I don't get there much. And no she will not lower herself to be bothered to go bottom fishing for coins. Her words, not mine. Has no interest in coins, just paper dollars. If you get my drift.
No CS luck but have been lucky with the cash out machine at a local casino. 3 silver nicks,some wheat cents, and memorial copper cents. And a paper bill with a collectible serial number that I was able to sell for a profit. I usually at the casino cash out the vouchers when I can get back the most change.
I’ve found that casinos are a great and free way to go through bills and change. I will sometimes go with a 20 and entertain myself by recycling the 20 though the slot machine and taking the ticket to the payout machine to get the cash without even spending a dime. Sometimes I get weak and pull the handle but most times not.
Been a long dry spell at my local CoinStar but did get these yesterday. Not much, but there is silver.
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Not found in Coin machine but in Change at Dunkin Donuts this morning. Wonder where it's been hiding
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