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Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:15 amby hirbonzig
Two zincs and a quarter found near the curb line in the road. One cent and the quarter were easy pickings, but the other cent was frozen in some ice and took a bit of chipping to free it. The guy in the house was probably looking out thinking I tossed that change weeks ago, now there’s this yahoo chipping it out of the ice and snow. It must be that metal sickness we all have.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Fri Feb 04, 2022 12:09 amby Silver4face
Metal Sickness! I've never heard that phrase before, but I like it!
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:27 amby shinnosuke
Before I joined RealCent, I couldn't spell Metal Sickness and now I are one.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Sun Feb 06, 2022 11:41 amby sparechange
The contagion is real----Glove up please!!!
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:43 amby cwgii
I picked up some cans last week. Yesterday I put them in my milk crates to dry out. And there lay a dime. How why Just stuck to the bottom of one and dislodge when dumping. One never tires of finding. Treasure.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:11 pmby cwgii
This one is a repeat. The DAV saves the bottle caps for me. There was a quarter mixed in the bag. Also a few can tabs. They save them for the Ronald McDonald house.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:49 amby Silver4face
Last week at a coin machine, I found a Canadian quarter and a Canadian dime. It was NOT a coinstar machine. I will use the appropriate thread for those (if I find any)
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Thu May 19, 2022 10:08 pmby Silver4face
Picked up a dime today - Wal-Mart parking lot.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:47 pmby cyberdan
coindood wrote:My family had a 1903 piano restored many years ago. The guy who took it apart said children frequently slip coins between the keys but we didn't find anything.[/list]
My 1940ish piano had a front board the width of the piano and 18" tall. It had a spring loaded latch way at the top. When ever I went on vacation or away for a few days i would take all my gold/silver/coins and guns and put them in the space behind this board. It was just an empty area and no thief would ever even think of looking to see if there was a removable bord there.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:52 pmby cyberdan
On my way to work on a rainy morning, several years ago, I had to stop at a light in the left turn lane. While wafting for the light to change I noticed something in the divider shrubs. I put my car in park and got out, everyone was watching. I walked over to what turned out to be a $10 bill folded. I opened it and showed to all watching also holding up all 10 fingers and thumbs.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:29 pmby cwgii
Recycling bin.1982 Canadian penny among the cans.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:25 amby thecrazyone
Think I have one that you guys have missed:
Goodwill donation bin. When you pull up with your stuff to donate, be sure to check the empty bin that they give you before you start filling it up. There is often at least a penny in there from other people's donations, and the people who work there seem to rarely care, since they are getting paid $10/hr!
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:09 amby hirbonzig
While in the course of my work yesterday I found a 1973 cent atop a cedar fence post. I’m sure it was put there for a reason so I just left it there. It was dark and looks as if it’s been there a long time.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:07 pmby Dr. Cadmium
1975 penny in the pay area of at the scrapyard. The lowest denomination they pay with is the nickel, so someone who came in dropped it.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:13 pmby thecrazyone
hirbonzig wrote:While in the course of my work yesterday I found a 1973 cent atop a cedar fence post. I’m sure it was put there for a reason so I just left it there. It was dark and looks as if it’s been there a long time.
I put that there for you!
XD
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:44 pmby cwgii
At a bluegrass festival this weekend....2 zincs in the rv camping area.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:25 pmby Recyclersteve
Recyclersteve wrote:coindood wrote:TXSTARFIRE wrote:One place I have always found coins is under the seats in cars. I always pop out the back seat and check under there when I buy or sell a car. Its a little more difficult to check under the front seats but there is usually money there as well.
Can attest. Went to put air in all four tires this morning and was always intrigued by the vac apparatus. No one around, so I unsnapped the canister housing and inside was a simple rubberized bowl to catch debris...with lots of coins visible! Emptied the bowl into a shopping bad in my trunk and sifted thru it at home. $1.41 in pennies, nickels and dimes, along with a 56D wheatie. Paid $1 for the air
so I ended up 41 cents ahead.
Also found a key and a hair barrette with 13 fake diamonds.
If no one's around I may do this more often.
Opening up the vacuum canister is a great idea. Never thought of that one before.
Tried this again a couple days ago. Found a bit over $5, BUT when you take time to sift carefully through everything and then time to clean up your mess and take a shower (I was FILTHY and could even smell myself), I spent easily well over an hour and feel my time could have been better spent elsewhere.
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Sat Sep 23, 2023 2:29 amby Recyclersteve
About a week ago I found $6 ($5 bill and a $1) sitting on the floor in a product aisle at Walmart. I decided to remove the “tripping hazard”. You’re welcome!
Re: Where Have You Found Coins/Currency?
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Mon Feb 12, 2024 12:06 pmby Dr. Cadmium
I picked up a shop vac at the town dump and there was a dime in the collection canister.