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Recyclersteve wrote:I know I’m straying from the CS topic, but has anyone had luck finding coins at bank drive thrus?

One place I’ve had some really good luck is McDonalds drive thrus, believe it or not. The only downside is that some of the coins are badly scratched from being driven over.

I'm a big drive thru checker and have had a few good scores (good score being a 3-5 coins at best). One problem is that drive thrus are so popular lately that there's barely a time when no cars are present. The McD's near me constantly has several vehicles backed up.

A funny pre-covid story: I was walking across a parking lot once and angled my path to check out a Dunkin Donuts drive thru. Sure enough, found a couple of coins below the payment window. As I walked away someone from inside slid the window open and said "Can I help you?" which is retail-ese for "WTF are you doing?" lol. Anyway, I ignored them, kept walking and when I eventually passed the speaker where people place their order, the voice from the window piped up again with an annoyed "Hey!". I laughed and kept going.

4 Merchs in a Walmart Coin Star. Western PA

AdamsSamoa wrote:4 Merchs in a Walmart Coin Star. Western PA

Four Mercury dimes at the same place- wow!

.01*2
.10*2
Mex $2
Euro cent

One of my regular stops had moved their vending machines (Coinstar included) away from the wall and I got a look at the under-the-machine potential. Looked like someone had already scooped up the bounty but I managed a nickel and a zincoln without drawing attention to the fact that I was back amidst the grime and wiring where I probably shouldn't have been. Did I miss anything?

May wasn't the gangbusters rebound I was hoping for but I'm happy with the results. Still on a pace for $100/US for the year as long as I can keep each month over $5, and while foreigns slowed somewhat, tokens and other misc provided some nice discoveries. Apartment complex parking lot finds are at $1.20, fairly decent but lagging behind the penny-a-day average.

May total (2021 total)

1¢ - .54 (3.86)
5¢ - .65 (8.10)
10¢ - 1.70 (10.10)
25¢ - 2.25 (40.50)
50¢ - .50 (1.50)
$1 - 0.00 (1.00)
Total - 5.64 (65.06)

Included in May's total - 1951-D wheatie, 1926 Merc, 1964-D Roos

Australia
20 cents (2013)
2 dollars (2016)

Austria <--21st country for 2021!
2 euros (2002)

Canada
5 cents (2007, 2015)
10 cents (2000, 2011)

Mexico
5 pesos (2000)

Spain
5 euro cents (2008)

Misc
Magician's coin (US half dollar/British penny)
Namco token (x2)
Eagle/No Cash Value token (x2)
US Marine Corps/Toys For Tots token

Squished pennies
Jurassic Park Universal Studios Hollywood (Raptor & Triceratops)

2021 countries (21)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand

May Coinstar and found on the ground finds

$1.83 USD

.01 - 17
.05 - 1
.10 - 1
.25 -
.50 - 1
$ - 1.00 bill

Tokens


Obsolete

Misc
$2.00 lottery credit
$.66 casino pay ticket

Pocket Change

At CU coin machine,
Penny, dime, 5 quarters.

On march 28th I got a 1909 quarter eagle!!! Makes up for every nasty look I've ever got!! Always check people!!!

Frank t wrote:On march 28th I got a 1909 quarter eagle!!! Makes up for every nasty look I've ever got!! Always check people!!!

Frank t wrote:On march 28th I got a 1909 quarter eagle!!! Makes up for every nasty look I've ever got!! Always check people!!!

Just saw this. .

Frank t wrote:On march 28th I got a 1909 quarter eagle!!! Makes up for every nasty look I've ever got!! Always check people!!!

What type of coin are you referring to? Do you mean a Barber quarter?

I seriously mean what I stated. An incuse Indian 2.50 gold piece. 09 Philly. I'd say au condition but I don't know if it's cleaned. One slightly flattened denticle.

A gold coin in a CS machine. Wow- that takes the cake! Not even sure there is anywhere near a close second to that on this thread.

Im thinking once in a lifetime, but probably less frequently than that

AMAZING !!!

Frank t wrote:I seriously mean what I stated. An incuse Indian 2.50 gold piece. 09 Philly. I'd say au condition but I don't know if it's cleaned. One slightly flattened denticle.

This is why I check every coin counter I walk by. Good for you!

2021 HALF-YEAR TOTALS!

Things are looking mighty fine at the midway point of 2021. $100 in US seems like a slam dunk at this point. Foreigns will have to pick up some steam though to set a new record since last year at this time there were 24 countries...during a pandemic! Silver is still showing with regularity and parking lot finds in my apartment complex is up to $1.89, more than a penny a day. The only downside in this month was losing a Coinstar when a local Smith's closed. It drops my search "loop" to seven stores. Maybe another grocery chain will occupy it someday.

June total (2021 total)

1¢ - .79 (4.65)
5¢ - .65 (8.75)
10¢ - 3.40 (13.50)
25¢ - 3.50 (44.00)
50¢ - 1.00 (2.50)
$1 - 0.00 (1.00)
Total - 9.34 (74.40)

Included in June total - 1935-D, 1942-S wheaties; 1946-S, 1964 Roosies; 1968-D half

Australia
5 cents (2006)

Canada
5 cents (2012, 2015, 2016x2)
10 cents (2002-P)
25 cents (2005-P)

France
20 centimes (1982)

Germany
1 pfennig (1978-D)

Japan
10 yen (1977)

Mexico
5 pesos (2016)

Norway <--22nd country for 2021
1 krone (2006)

Switzerland
20 rappen (1970)

2021 countries (22)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand

June Coinstar and found on the ground finds

$1.50 USD

.01 - 5
.05 - 5
.10 - 7
.25 - 2
.50 -
$ -

Mexico $35.50 (.50 x 45, 1.00 x 4, 5.00 & 2.00)
Euro 1 cent

Tokens


Obsolete
10$ mexico

Misc


Pocket Change

I spotted some rejected coins in the Coinstar machine at my credit union today while waiting in line for a teller. I scooped up a decent score.

Free money:
$3.25 quarters
$0.60 dimes
$0.30 nickels
$0.01 cent

For the collection:
1 - Canada 25 cents (1985)
1 - Singapore 10 cents (2009)
1 - US silver quarter (1964)

5 Pennies at my local Food Lion coinstar:

1 1982 Copper
1 1974 Copper
3 Zincolns (one dateless super-corroded)

1 dime in reject chute of lobby coin counter at my local bank.

Did not hit Coinstars as often as I'd expected this month, resulting in (by my standards) less than stellar totals. Added a couple of new countries, a few interesting tokens and my first steelie in three years. Still on track to hit $100 in US if I can maintain $4.25 a month. Apartment complex parking lot finds nudged up a mere penny to $1.90.

July total (2021 total)

1¢ - .53 (5.18)
5¢ - .65 (9.40)
10¢ - .70 (14.20)
25¢ - 2.00 (46.00)
50¢ - .50 (3.00)
$1 - 0.00 (1.00)
Total - 4.38 (78.78)

Included in July's total - 1942, 1943-D wheaties

Belgium <--24th country for 2021
1 franc (1970)

Great Britain
1 penny (1993)

Hungary <--23rd country for 2021, 67th all time
10 forint (2004)

Japan
1 yen (1993)


Tokens
Crystal Palace USA
Emporium Arcade, Chicago IL
Crown/Stars (Chinese?)


2021 countries (24)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand

All countries 2014-21 (67)
Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, China Rep (Taiwan), Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Is., Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela

July Coinstar and found on the ground finds

$ .67 USD

.01 - 12
.05 - 1
.10 -
.25 - 2
.50 -
$ -

Canada .10

Tokens
Cobra arcade token tucson az

Obsolete

Misc

Pocket Change

A nice 1964 SILVER dime waiting for me at my local Food Lion Coinstar. Yipee !!