The OFFICIAL COINSTAR FINDS THREAD

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  • steveben
    steveben Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    coinstar collecting is so much fun. great finds everyone!

  • ms70
    ms70 Posts: 13,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Today was the first time in months there was something in the return. Unfortunately it was junk. A game token and a beat up 2 Euro cents (I think). I left it there.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Some nice silver dimes there people... I have not found anything for a couple of weeks now... seems to go in cycles....Cheers, RickO

  • golden
    golden Posts: 10,536 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    2 cents yesterday.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Silver is good... and a nice haul overall.... Cheers, RickO

  • SaorAlba
    SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Lots of little finds for me, nothing too exciting beyond several bucks worth of Canadian change.

  • DCW
    DCW Posts: 7,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    $1.03 in various denominations, no silver.

    Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
    "Coin collecting for outcasts..."

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Another drought period here....too much work, getting in the way of my coinstar time.... :D Cheers, RickO

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congratulations... that is a great haul... silver is always welcome.... Cheers, RickO

  • Lulo90
    Lulo90 Posts: 16 ✭
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    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

  • Mdcoincollector2003
    Mdcoincollector2003 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    What year is that wheat cent? And is that a blank planchet?

  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    Hmm... a Krugerrand?

  • steveben
    steveben Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @SaorAlba said:
    Proof silver in the wild is awesome.

    second that! very cool CSF (coin star find)

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Lulo90.... Welcome aboard.... That is a nice find...and if that gold coin is real, a fantastic find.... Can you show both sides in a post? Cheers, RickO

  • YQQ
    YQQ Posts: 3,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I am aware of ONLY one coinstar machine where I live. An I never found anything in the reject bin :'(

    Today is the first day of the rest of my life
  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Had to drop somebody off at the bus stop at 9 AM and stopped at a Safeway on the way home and figured what the heck I'll go look. 36 cents US (the dime is a little rough so I can see why it might reject, but the Illinois quarter is absolutely perfect!), 1.2 Pounds and 1.2 Euro plus 9 misc. foreign. I wonder if late night users are more likely to be in a hurry and not check the reject bin?

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • SaorAlba
    SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @CaptHenway said:
    Had to drop somebody off at the bus stop at 9 AM and stopped at a Safeway on the way home and figured what the heck I'll go look. 36 cents US (the dime is a little rough so I can see why it might reject, but the Illinois quarter is absolutely perfect!), 1.2 Pounds and 1.2 Euro plus 9 misc. foreign. I wonder if late night users are more likely to be in a hurry and not check the reject bin?

    Kind of looks like contemporary military change - UAE, Bosnia, Britain.

  • Downtown1974
    Downtown1974 Posts: 7,189 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Hemispherical said:

    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    Hmm... a Krugerrand?

    I looked quickly and thought it was a tenth oz. gold Krug. That would be a crazy find!

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    You gave away a gold coin?

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I was checking out at the local market... lane was close to the Coinstar.... heard lots of coins hitting the reject bin, but the individual kept scooping them out... final scoop he put in his pocket... :( Oh well.... win some, lose some and the others get rained out.... :D Cheers, RickO

  • SaorAlba
    SaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The silver dime was peaking out from under the front of the machine, the quarter was behind it. The second dime was in another reject slot in another store today.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @SaorAlba Did the teller hold them for you??? Bring that teller some candy....Cheers, RickO

  • Lulo90
    Lulo90 Posts: 16 ✭
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    @CaptHenway said:

    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    You gave away a gold coin?

    Gold coin?

  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Lulo90 said:

    @CaptHenway said:

    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    You gave away a gold coin?

    Gold coin?

    In the middle.

  • Mdcoincollector2003
    Mdcoincollector2003 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Not as good as silver but I did find a 1937 wheat and 11 modern cents.

  • Lulo90
    Lulo90 Posts: 16 ✭
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    @Hemispherical said:

    @Lulo90 said:

    @CaptHenway said:

    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    You gave away a gold coin?

    Gold coin?

    In the middle.

    So, a gold filled coin? since its only 1/10th?

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1/10 of an ounce net weight. Worth about $125.

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 22, 2019 3:37PM
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    @Lulo90 said:

    @Hemispherical said:

    @Lulo90 said:

    @CaptHenway said:

    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    You gave away a gold coin?

    Gold coin?

    In the middle.

    So, a gold filled coin? since its only 1/10th?

    The pictured krugerrand has 1/10th of a troy ounce of gold.

    Gold, precious metal, chemical symbol Au.

    Krugerrand's are a South African gold coin.

    Edit to add: And your a good neighbor to give your neighbor gold.

    I am assuming it’s real and not a counterfeit/fake coin/token.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Once again...finding a gold coin (even a tenth ounce gold coin) in a coinstar reject bin, would be an incredible rush....Just makes me all the more convinced to check those slots. Cheers, RickO

  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wonder where @Lulo90 went?

    Maybe to let the neighbor know. Hope the neighbor did their due diligence. Internet searches are still free. :D

  • Lulo90
    Lulo90 Posts: 16 ✭
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    @CaptHenway said:
    1/10 of an ounce net weight. Worth about $125.

    oh wow!
    my neighbor must be thrilled,
    only about 14 years old.
    Would of never though!

  • Lulo90
    Lulo90 Posts: 16 ✭
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    @Hemispherical said:

    @Lulo90 said:

    @Hemispherical said:

    @Lulo90 said:

    @CaptHenway said:

    @Lulo90 said:
    These are the coins i found at a smiths, random grab. Gave them to my Neighbor that has a coin collection, very appreciative.

    You gave away a gold coin?

    Gold coin?

    In the middle.

    So, a gold filled coin? since its only 1/10th?

    The pictured krugerrand has 1/10th of a troy ounce of gold.

    Gold, precious metal, chemical symbol Au.

    Krugerrand's are a South African gold coin.

    Edit to add: And your a good neighbor to give your neighbor gold.

    I am assuming it’s real and not a counterfeit/fake coin/token.

    Thank you!
    And yes, he must be happy!

  • Lulo90
    Lulo90 Posts: 16 ✭
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    @Hemispherical said:
    Wonder where @Lulo90 went?

    Maybe to let the neighbor know. Hope the neighbor did their due diligence. Internet searches are still free. :D

    i knew he liked coins, so i just handed them over.
    Next time :D

  • OnWithTheHunt
    OnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,316 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    One 1964 silver dime, 68 cents in modern US and four assorted euro cents yesterday, biggest find in months.

    Proud recipient of the coveted "You Suck Award" (9/3/10).
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Silver is always welcome..... usually it is all the rest... cents/euros etc.....Cheers, RickO

  • Testoon
    Testoon Posts: 174 ✭✭✭
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    Yesterday at the Coinstar - modern half cent? (A full size cent added for scale).
    What’s up with this? Any ideas why this cent was cut down?

    Bill
    witty quote goes here
  • WillieBoyd2
    WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,410 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 22, 2019 9:52PM
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    The penny has been ground down to pass as a dime in a vending machine.

    Here is a similar coin found in 2015:

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    US 1946-S cent altered to size of US dime
    Diameter 19 mm, weight 2.67 gm

    :)

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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    No coinstar finds now for about a month.... really discouraging.... Cheers, RickO

  • Testoon
    Testoon Posts: 174 ✭✭✭
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    That was my first thought, but it’s quite a bit smaller than a dime.

    @WillieBoyd2 said:
    The penny has been ground down to pass as a dime in a vending machine.

    Here is a similar coin found in 2015:

    image
    US 1946-S cent altered to size of US dime
    Diameter 19 mm, weight 2.67 gm

    :)

    Bill
    witty quote goes here
  • Hemispherical
    Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Testoon said:
    That was my first thought, but it’s quite a bit smaller than a dime.

    @WillieBoyd2 said:
    The penny has been ground down to pass as a dime in a vending machine.

    Here is a similar coin found in 2015:

    image
    US 1946-S cent altered to size of US dime
    Diameter 19 mm, weight 2.67 gm

    :)

    Not a mint error. Go buy something in a vending machine to see if it works. ;)

  • Mdcoincollector2003
    Mdcoincollector2003 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Two crusty zincolns and a ten yen. Oh well the hunt continues!

  • emeraldATV
    emeraldATV Posts: 5,249 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Indpendence Day a celebration of Independence with some ruff roads ahead of them in 1776 to keep it pristine and of course FREE.
    I thank you for this and we will push on. See somthing say somthing.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @tommy44....WOW!! Great haul there.. and even some silver.....I have had a few good finds approaching $3...but never one like yours....Cheers, RickO

  • 7Jaguars
    7Jaguars Posts: 8,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My haul this AM - well not quite as good 1.95 plus 1952 P quarter and 1995 Polish Zloty

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • OnWithTheHunt
    OnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,316 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    $1.04 in modern US yesterday.

    Proud recipient of the coveted "You Suck Award" (9/3/10).
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    You guys are doing great... I have been in another long drought.....Seems the counter clerks are getting the goodies as soon as they are left by the coin changers. :/ Cheers, RickO

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