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2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread - TOTALS POSTED

Postby uthminsta » Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:26 pm

This thread is a continuation of last year's FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking:
http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=11041

Here's the idea:
List how much Canadian coin you have scored FOR FREE from any source. Primarily, we're talkin' about: banks that have allowed you to clean out their coin counting machines, or having tellers save it for you, or finding them at a CoinStar in the reject slot or on the ground or whatever. But whatever means you have gotten it, it has to have been free. So in short, finding it in a bank bag doesn't count.

I will keep track of it in this first post. Bonus points for silver stuff and pre-Elizabeth coins!

2012 TOTALS:
$291.07 MORSECODE
$219.78 HENRYSMEDFORD including a silver half dime
$111.83 NHSORTER
$86.06 68CAMARO
$42.97 BAGGERMAN
$37.81 M21221 including a 1968 silver quarter
$28.08 JONASCOLLEGEFUND
$3.80 HPMBTT
$2.05 THEO
$1.78 UTHMINSTA
$1.64 HIRBONZIG
$1.50 DANO including 2 silver halves
$1.28 HOBOFINDS including a 1967 silver quarter
$1.26 SPARECHANGE
$1.00 TWOANDAHALFCENTS
$0.50 EVERYTHING
$0.35 WILEE
$0.30 CHIEF
$0.15 SILVERFLAKE
$0.02 AGMOOSE

2012 MILESTONES:
MORSECODE surpassed $100 on April 10th.
HENRYSMEDFORD surpassed $100 on April 18th.
MORSECODE surpassed $200 on June 3rd.
HENRYSMEDFORD surpassed $200 on November 3rd.
NHSORTER surpassed $100 on November 29th.
2012 final total: 20 sorters reported a cumulative total of $833.23.

2013 TOTALS:
$1,005.32 MORSECODE
$175.51 HENRYSMEDFORD
$115.27 NHSORTER
$65.72 68CAMARO
$19.60 KNIBLOE
$16.45 BENG76
$9.83 J_DODGE
$8.91 DANO
$7.60 SULLYSULLINBURG
$6.47 JUSTINAVW
$6.13 THEO
$4.16 HPMBTT
$2.30 AGMOOSE
$1.35 CECROPIA_MOTH
$1.11 SPACEMANX
$0.66 JONASCOLLEGEFUND
$0.41 HOBOFINDS
$0.40 TWOANDAHALFCENTS
$0.25 CWGII
$0.25 INVESTINCENTS
$0.20 HIRBONZIG
$0.13 FRANKT

2013 MILESTONES:
Group passed $500 on May 1.
Morsecode surpassed his 2012 total around May 5.
NHsorter passed $100 on June 16.
Group surpassed our 2012 total ($833) on June 27.
Henrysmedford passed $100 on July 1.
Group passed $1000 on July 28.
Morsecode surpassed $1000 around October 22.
TOTAL: $1,448.03 reported by 22 members.

2012-2013 COMBINED TOTALS:
$1,296.39 MORSECODE including 6 silver dimes...
$395.29 HENRYSMEDFORD
$227.10 NHSORTER
$151.78 68CAMARO
$42.97 BAGGERMAN
$37.81 M21221
$28.74 JONASCOLLEGEFUND
$19.60 KNIBLOE
$16.45 BENG76
$10.41 DANO
$9.83 J_DODGE
$8.18 THEO
$7.96 HPMBTT
$7.60 SULLYSULLINBURG including a 1968 silver dime
$6.47 JUSTINAVW
$2.32 AGMOOSE
$1.84 HIRBONZIG
$1.78 UTHMINSTA
$1.69 HOBOFINDS including a 1918 silver quarter
$1.40 TWOANDAHALFCENTS
$1.35 CECROPIA_MOTH
$1.26 SPARECHANGE
$1.11 SPACEMANX
$0.50 EVERYTHING
$0.35 WILEE
$0.30 CHIEF
$0.25 CWGII
$0.25 INVESTINCENTS
$0.15 SILVERFLAKE
$0.13 FRANKT

MILESTONES for 2012-2013 COMBINED:
Morsecode passed $300 on January 13.
Group passed $1000 sometime in February.
Morsecode passed $400 on March 11.
68Camaro passed $100 on March 14.
Morsecode passed $500 on April 19.
Morsecode passed $600 on May 5.
NHsorter passed $200 on May 17.
Morsecode passed $700 on May 25.
Henrysmedford passed $300 on May 29.
Group passed $1500 on June 1.
Morsecode passed $800 on June 16.
Morsecode passed $900 on July 6.
Morsecode passed $1000 on/about August 1.
Group passed $2000 on August 18.
Morsecode passed $1100 that same day. He's reported more than everyone else combined... something's not right! :shock:
TOTAL: $2,281.26 reported by 30 members.
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby 68Camaro » Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:00 pm

$0.55 in first bank day of 2013
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby NHsorter » Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:19 pm

Started off the year at lunch today with $1.50
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby knibloe » Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:21 pm

I forgot to check the reject chute before I began my penny dump, so I do not know exactly how much free coin I got, but it was a lot.

About 1 min into the dump, I stuck my hand in the slot and came back with a handful of canadian clad. A minute later, I did the same and got another handful. This happened several times until the machine was full of pennies.

When the teller opened the machine I told her the reject chute was plugged. She shook it and out tumbled a buch more change.

Here is what I know I got:

62 quarters
28 dimes
17 nickels
25 pennies
Call it $19.35 free canadian.

2 silver roosevelt dimes
4 wheat pennies
an unknown quantity of coper LMC
1 british penny
1 game token
1 german coin.
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby 68Camaro » Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:30 pm

Wow! We've got a new leader! It'll take me weeks to catch-up to your one stop! :)
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Postby NHsorter » Wed Jan 02, 2013 8:06 pm

Nice way to start the new year knibloe!! I had the same thing happen to me once, but I came away with a ton of dirty and bent US and lots of tokens. I walked out with more coins than I walked in with. Felt guilty, then I thought of all the times I got shorted on dimes. Hey, better that real centers walk out with this stuff instead of the bank getting cash just for having
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby knibloe » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:40 pm

On one hand you feel a little guilty. On the other hand is the reality that It is really lost coinage and there is no way to tell who it belongs to. I suspect that it came from a large # of people over a period of time. I was in there a week ago and the machine did not seem right. I think that I will count some cents and run them through the next chance that I get. The last time I did this about a month ago, it was very close if not perfect.

The cool thing is that it was a dump from two bags. From the bags I got $20 in copper, $80.02 in zinc, 19.10 in canadian, $5 worth of silver and a few odd foreign coins.
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby 68Camaro » Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:20 pm

$1.01 today
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby NHsorter » Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:49 pm

2.55
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby 68Camaro » Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:12 pm

$0.05
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby Investin Cents » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:31 pm

Walked into my mortgage bank and of course, asked for 1/2 dollars and any "big" dollars.

Had $4.50 of (later I discovered nickel clad copper) halves, but also 1 Susan B. Anthony. Bought them all.

Then they asked if I wanted a 10 Yen Japanese coin for free. I said "Sure!" Don't know what it is for sure, has "10" on it then either Japanese or Chinese writing on it. (BTW, how does one find out? Simply google 10 Yen or 10 Yuan and see what you get???)

They then asked if I wanted a Canadian Quarter, again for free. I said "Yes!"

So not horrible day, but no silver.

Have fun everyone! :wave:
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby uthminsta » Sat Jan 05, 2013 3:57 pm

Investin Cents wrote:BTW, how does one find out? Simply google 10 Yen or 10 Yuan and see what you get?

That will probably work. Or describe it. Is it about the size of a quarter, copper colored, and has a building on the opposite side? Then it's a Japanese 10 yen.
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby NHsorter » Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:03 pm

$3.75 today thanks in large part to a toonie!
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Postby 68Camaro » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:16 am

$0.40 yesterday
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby NHsorter » Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:54 pm

2 stops
$0.25
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby HPMBTT » Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:26 pm

Happy New Year! My new years' resolution is to: find more free coins and more junk silver at face value. :) And of course, to add to my copper & nickel stash.

Last Thursday 1/3: 1 Q, 1 Dime (.35 CDN)
12/5: 1 CDN dime
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby HPMBTT » Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:22 pm

Just got some more free CDN coin again today. Total of 65 cents (1 Q, 3 dimes, 2 Ni nickels) :)
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby 68Camaro » Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:26 pm

A single quarter today... $0.25
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby NHsorter » Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:45 pm

2 stops today for a total of $5.25 Canadian plus lots of other tokens and foreign. Same branch that always leaves the half bag blocking the chute. I need to go there more often!
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Postby henrysmedford » Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:55 pm

$5.98
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby 68Camaro » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:09 pm

3 straight skunk-ages... :(
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Postby HPMBTT » Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:03 pm

1 CDN quarter today.
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Postby NHsorter » Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:17 pm

2 more stops $3.17
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Postby 68Camaro » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:04 pm

Finally got out again for another try. $1.30 this time.
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Re: 2013 FREE CANADIAN COIN tracking thread

Postby Morsecode » Sun Jan 13, 2013 5:05 pm

23.30

First time out since July...I gave up on the bank robbing about the same time I took up golf, but today it was too clammy to hit balls so I did a 9 branch loop. I think the girls missed me.

Also got a steel cent and a mint ball marker from some golf course in MA.

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