coinstar finds

[Recyclersteve]

I don’t post every coin I find at the local Walmart Coinstar, but today was interesting.

Saw a red drink cup sitting on the ledge in front of the counter. Inside was:

6 quarters
2 dimes
5 pennies

Total of $1.75.

All U.S. coins- no good dates.

With those coins included, I just became a billionaire! Ok, maybe not. Actually, if you were THAT CLOSE to billionaire status and still checking CS machines, that would be one of the most frugal people on the planet!

[cwgii]

6*.25
6*.10
2*.01

$5 Mexico

[thecrazyone]

I don’t post every coin I find at the local Walmart Coinstar, but today was interesting.

Saw a red drink cup sitting on the ledge in front of the counter. Inside was:

6 quarters
2 dimes
5 pennies

Total of $1.75.

All U.S. coins- no good dates.

With those coins included, I just became a billionaire! Ok, maybe not. Actually, if you were THAT CLOSE to billionaire status and still checking CS machines, that would be one of the most frugal people on the planet!

I probably would. Free money is hard to beat.

[coindood]

February has shown to be a bonanza month now and then and while the US total was on par with January, my new casino sweet spot has been absolutely on fire, coughing up even a steelie in addition to plenty of foreigns. Only once this year has there been no finds there. I wish my other stops produced this well. My all-time Canadian record for one year is $8.30 in 2019. I think I have a serious shot at beating it this year. I'll include a running total with each month's report.

February totals (2025 totals)

1¢ - .17 (.38)
5¢ - .15 (.35)
10¢ - .90 (1.60)
25¢ - 1.25 (2.75)
Total - 2.47 (5.08)

Included in Feb's total - 1943 wheatie

Apartment complex parking lot: .73

Canada [$3.93]
1 cent (2008, 2009, 2012)
5 cents (2016)
25 cents (2008, 2009 Cindy Klassen, 2010, 2021)
2 dollars (2016)

Great Britain
10 pence (2006)

Iceland <--7th country for 2025!
1 krona (2007)

Mexico
1 peso (2019)

Russia <--8th country for 2025!
10 roubles (2012)

Thailand
1 baht (2014)

Tokens
Bully's Sports Bar & Grill (no date)
Car wash (Antique auto - no date)
Mr Car Wash (no date) (x3)


2025 Countries (8)
Canada, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Thailand

[cwgii]

Credit union coin machine haul. I started dumping, the machine shut down. There was so many. Junk coin.

Dimes x 6 plus a plastic, copy, coin.
Pennies x 4

Mex ,50
$1*4
$5

Twenty pence

100 lire

There were a bunch stuck on the dump screen magnet. She kept them for ,, paperwork. Guess they track the garbage folks dump.

[thecrazyone]

There's nothing like knowing how much this all adds up to. I applaud the sheeple who lazily drop it all.

[hobo finds]

February coinstar and found on the ground finds.

$.15 USD
.01 5
.05
.10 1
.25
.50
$

$.15

[cwgii]

The reject bin was overflowing.
Penny x 28
Nickel x 4
Dime x 14
Quarter x 7

Tokens x 16
Mexico $5 x 2
Mexico 20c

Second machine had
A single penny and dime

[thecrazyone]

Geez!

[68Camaro]

Another rare for me day, as I was exiting Publix, their coin sorter had something in thr discard so I stuck my hand in.

1 US quarter
5 US zinc cents
1 steel Canadian dime
1 1999 Canadian cent
1 US steel cent
and (drum roll)
1 1913 Canadian silver dime, worth something over 2 bucks.

[thecrazyone]

Nice scoop!!

[cwgii]

A single mangled zinc

[68Camaro]

Well, what is normally a barren landscape for me has been very fruitful this week. Was hunting for my wife's favorite coffee creamer and hit two more Publix stores, found another (oddly brand new) US quarter, and (perfect timing, as I will be headed to Europe later this year) a 1 Euro coin. Not shabby.

[thecrazyone]

Dang dude. Hurry up and get a lottery ticket

[cwgii]

Penny ,dime

2 pennies

A nickel. .50 mex

[Silver4face]

Local Walmart coinstar - 16 cents. A penny a nickel and a dime.

And then a penny in their parking lot as I was leaving.

[coindood]

The porous US border may have finally been dealt with but I'll never complain about the immigration of foreign coins I've been finding in Coinstars so far this year. At this pace I may set a new country record and potentially double my best ever Canadian total. On the US front, it's sort of the opposite: skunked on silver for now, wheaties are still proving scarce and the avg circ stuff is lagging behind years past. Only my apartment complex parking lot is holding its own with at least a penny a day for the year.

March totals (2025 totals)

1¢ - .11 (.49)
5¢ - .15 (.50)
10¢ - .90 (2.50)
25¢ - 1.50 (4.25)
Total - 2.66 (7.74)

Apartment complex parking lot: 1.34

Bulgaria <---14th country for 2025!
5 stotinki (2000)
10 stotinki (1999)

Canada [$5.68]
5 cents (2015)
10 cents (1992, 2006-P)
25 cents (2006 Medal of Bravery, 2013)
1 dollar (2013)

Germany <---10th country for 2025!
2 euro cents (2002A)

Great Britain
1 penny (2000)
5 pence (1990)
20 pence (1982)
50 pence (2001)

Ireland
20 euro cents (2002)

Japan <---9th country for 2025!
10 yen (1969)

Mexico
1 peso (2010, 2013)
2 pesos (2004, 2005, 2007)
5 pesos (2006, 2017, 2023)
10 pesos (2015)

New Zealand <---11th country for 2025!
20 cents (2008)

Spain <---12th country for 2025!
20 euro cents (2017)
50 euro cents (2000)

Switzerland <---13th country for 2025!
10 rappen (2008)



Token
ODO/No Cash Value (no date)


2025 Countries (14)
Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

[Silver4face]

Local Walmart coinstar: two zincolns

[cwgii]

2 pennies but a 1944S

[hobo finds]

March coinstar and found on the ground

.01 6
.05
.10 2
.25 1
.50
$

$.51