Ever wonder about all the loose change that's just laying on the ground?

ms70 · October 21, 2003 7:32AM

Imagine if you could just somehow tilt the US on it's side toward a big funnel. I wonder how many 55 gallon drums of
coins you would have? Then think about how much is just waiting to be dug up just a few inches below in the dirt.

Hmmmmmm.

Well that's my daydream for today. Thought I'd share.

cosmos66 · October 21, 2003 7:38AM

I go metal detecting all the time and dig up that change. Occasionally I find stuff like this:

1926 merc

tjkillian · October 21, 2003 7:42AM

I would join the team to separate all the 18th century coins from the 19th century

Imagine all the coins from the 19th century! You could keep a smile on your face for decades, even without beer!

Tom

Geoman · October 21, 2003 7:47AM

Well, there is $0.27 less than an hour ago. I just picked up 2 dimes, 1 nickel, and 2 pennies laying on the sidewalk. I saw people look at it, but walk on by. I always pick up free money! Heck, can't beat tax-free free money.

Steve355 · October 21, 2003 7:52AM

I'll always pick it up; cents go in one coffee can, nickels/dimes/quarters go in another. Will roll them
and bring them into my CR union about once a year.

Steve

richbeat · October 21, 2003 8:07AM

I do the same thing Steve does.

jonesy · October 21, 2003 8:07AM

I too always stop and pickup coins. I can't believe the people that drop coins and don't believe it's worth their time to pick them up. I would guess my take is around $21.00 a year.

ms70 · October 21, 2003 11:36AM

I pick them up too. I put all my loose change in a 5 gallon water jug & it all goes toward purchases of coins!

tsacch · October 21, 2003 1:37PM

i have three herniated disks........i wont stoop for anything less than a nickle.

t

madeddie · October 21, 2003 11:51PM

How did you get the dirt and grime off of it??

mgoodm3 · October 22, 2003 1:50AM

I have always thought that metal detecting could be interesting. I remember seeing those adds with the guy that claimed to have found an 1856 FE with one (along with about a million other precious items). I think the romance is probably more than the reality.

cosmos66 · October 22, 2003 2:44AM

<< <i>How did you get the dirt and grime off of it?? >>

If you are asking about the 26 merc I just rinsed it in clear water. The soil where I found it has some sand in it and it was deep enough to be underneath the moist earth.

CharlieB · October 22, 2003 3:06AM

Funny you mentioned that. I pick up change all the time and put them in jars. When I retired two weeks
ago I spent that first evening rolling coins from 3 jars, over $100 worth of pennies, nickels,dimes, etc.,
three foreign coins too. I literally find change in 7-11's parking lot every time I go for coffee.
I put the cash back in the jar and added it to the other cash already in the jar that I converted a couple
of years ago from coins I found. I have already found several coins since then I have put those in the jar.
What's the purpose of all this? My goal is to have get enough cash next time to buy a circulated US $20 gold coin. When I tell someone how I paid for it they probably won't believe me anyway.

By the way I also find the stuff all the time with my metal detector.

coinpage · October 22, 2003 3:23AM

<- My early childhood find in a parking lot

bigindie · October 22, 2003 7:05AM

I never see change on the ground in my neighborhood. I guess we're just frugal class of people. I often wonder about all the loose change people toss in mall fountains. Wouldn't it be a hoot to just jump in and start cherrypicking right in the middle of a crowded mall? On a related subject, the HR Director at my office walked up to me today, handed me 3 cents and walked away without saying a word. It was one of the strangest moments I've had at the office in quite some time.

Ever wonder about all the loose change that's just laying on the ground?

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