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I got a defaced nickel on mon.

I started walking everyday during the pandemic and to keep it interesting I would look for money along my route. I would put any finds in a bank to be counted at year end. Here are the results of my finds:

(1) - $5
(4) - $1
(17) - .25
(43) - .10
(19) - .05
(126) - post 82
(3) - 1982
(26) - pre 82
(1) - wheat cent

(3) - .10 Canadian including a 1943
(3) - .01 Canadian

Franco American wrote:I started walking everyday during the pandemic and to keep it interesting I would look for money along my route. I would put any finds in a bank to be counted at year end. Here are the results of my finds:

(1) - $5
(4) - $1
(17) - .25
(43) - .10
(19) - .05
(126) - post 82
(3) - 1982
(26) - pre 82
(1) - wheat cent

(3) - .10 Canadian including a 1943
(3) - .01 Canadian

Cool find on the Canadian silver dime

.20 in Zincolns!!

2.90 in Coinstar #2 today, which included a Canadian quarter and a 1934 wheatie!!

11 cents in a Coinstar today. It was a zincoln and a clad dime stuck together in the return tray.

Quite happy with the way this year ended, and with this year in general. February was a memorably monster month. A few new records were established (US tally, wheat penny total and silver) including my apartment complex parking lot finds which, despite the occasional odd look from nosy neighbors or bored security personnel, I managed to score $4.68, well past my penny-a-day goal. COVID was thankfully a non-issue most of the year. Gotta think that I probably would've found close to this much last year if lockdowns weren't a thing. Nevertheless, it's onward to 2022! Best of luck to everyone in whatever hunting pursuits you undertake.

December total [2021 GRAND TOTALS]

1¢ - .60 (7.78)
5¢ - .40 (11.90)
10¢ - 2.20 (21.80)
25¢ - 1.00 (56.25)
50¢ - 0.00 (3.50)
$1 - 0.00 (2.00)
Total - 4.20 (103.23) <---New record!

Included in Dec's total - 1943-D Merc, 1961 quarter

Bahamas
25 cents (2015)

Mexico
50 centavos (2016)

Thailand
1 baht (2007)

Tokens
"25" play coin
25 cents (Windsor Casino, Ontario, Canada) (no date)

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2021 stats

Oldest
US - 1924 wheat penny
Foreign - 1953 NSF ten cents (Canada)

Face
Canada - C$3.28
Euro - €2.16
Great Britain - 28p

Biggest Coinstar hauls
223 coins - 2/24 - US: .01 (x69), .05 (x67), .10 (x12), .25 (x72), $1 (x1), China (x1), Ireland (x1)
67 coins - 2/28 - US: .01 (x36), .05 (x4), .10 (x16), .25 (x9), Hong Kong (x1), New Zealand (x1)
53 coins - 2/21 - US: .01 (x7), .05 (x2), .10 (x4), .25 (x38), PR of China (x1), S Korea (x1), Pennywise token
39 coins - 4/3 - US: .01 (x23), .05 (x8), .10 (x6), .25 (x1), Mexico (x1)
21 coins - 10/26 - US: .01 (x11 [wheaties x6]), .05 (x2), .10 (x4), .25 (x1), Great Britain (x3)
19 coins - 2/14 - (US: .01 (x18), Argentina 1 peso (2017))

Wheats (22) - 1924, 1928, 1929, 1935-D, 1937 (x3), 1938, 1939-S, 1940 (x2), 1940-S (x2), 1941, 1941-D (x2), 1942 (x2), 1942-S (x2), 1943-D, 1951-D
Silver nickel (1) - 1943-P
Silver dimes (10) - 1926, 1940, 1943-D, 1946-S, 1947, 1955, 1964, 1964-D (x3)
Silver quarters (3) - 1961, 1962, 1964
Silver halves (2) - 1968-D, 1969-D

Silver tally - 1.678 oz = $39.08/melt (at current $23.29/oz)

...plus various tokens, flattened pennies, etc.

Five countries that have always appeared since I began monthly tallies (2016-2021)
Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Mexico

2021 countries (25)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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 (68)
Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, 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

Coinstar/ground searching 2009-2021 ---> $507.39


And finally, some of the always interesting non-coin stuff found in and around Coinstar machines this year.

December Coinstar and found on the ground finds

$ .27 USD

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


Obsolete

Misc

$.28 casino credit

Pocket Change

The first Coinstar run of 2022 produced 66 cents, beating last year's 47 cents by 29%.

Does that mean I'll beat 2021's grand total of $103.23 by the same amount?

Either way, $133.16 is the target.

coindood wrote:
The first Coinstar run of 2022 produced 66 cents, beating last year's 47 cents by 29%.

Does that mean I'll beat 2021's grand total of $103.23 by the same amount?

Either way, $133.16 is the target.

That's a cool start for the new year. I hope your 29% increase applies to all our sorting and finding efforts.

2021 Year end Coinstar and Found on the ground finds

$9.87 USD
$5.09 Canada
$35.50 Pesos Mexico
.01 Euro

Obsolete coinage / note
$10 mexico peso

Tokens
2 Peter Piper
1 Dynamite car wash
2 Cobra arcade Tucson

Misc
$19.00 lottery credit
$.98 casino credit

Pocket Change Finds

Great stats!!

So, I have to ask- why do you guys think people leave all of this money behind at the Coinstars? I've concluded it's one of the following:

1. people don't realize there IS a reject bin when doing their coin count, as it's not something they do frequently
2. the funds being counted are stolen, and the person is just looking to get whatever they can out of it with a quick cash-in

I've already had finds for 2022, but they were not from Coinstar.

thecrazyone wrote:Great stats!!

So, I have to ask- why do you guys think people leave all of this money behind at the Coinstars? I've concluded it's one of the following:

1. people don't realize there IS a reject bin when doing their coin count, as it's not something they do frequently
2. the funds being counted are stolen, and the person is just looking to get whatever they can out of it with a quick cash-in

1. Yes. Or perhaps they do (the screen reminds them to check the slot) but they simply don't care to retrieve a few rejects. A lot of people have a pretty low opinion of coinage in general. A large full jar has value to them, but a half dozen strays? Bah! Or they planned to collect it but they're so focused on analyzing the receipt, and where to cash it in, that they walk away and honestly forget.
2. Far less common IMO, unless it's kids cashing in their parents' coin jars without their knowledge.

I've already had finds for 2022, but they were not from Coinstar.

Nice!

I found my first batch of stuck-together coins yesterday. What a mess! Went thru a bunch of alcohol wipes to get them ready for the bank. Here's some of the aftermath. What was that...ink??

Lord only knows- looks like it was.

Two pennies. One real cent and one zincoln.

I haven't really been out recently to find anything. In my mind, I feel like I look like Tom Hanks' character in Castaway.

.10 found IN FRONT OF Coinstar machine. We'll take it!

A less-than-stellar start to 2022 compared to previous years. I think expectations of surpassing last year's record are probably unrealistic if I keep up the somewhat moderate pace I've been on. At the very least I'll need a few bonkers months to even hope to come close. Five countries is a good start to foreigns, and a 1940-S nickel is the oldest US so far. Apartment complex parking lot finds began the year nicely with 40 cents.

January totals

1¢ - .59
5¢ - .45
10¢ - 1.50
25¢ - 1.50
Total - 4.04

Canada
25 cents (1986, 2004-P Saint Croix Island)

Great Britain
1 penny (1980, 1993, 2004)

Mexico
1 peso (2015)

Russia
10 kopecks (2007M)

Switzerland
20 rappen (1986)


2022 countries (5)
Canada, Great Britain, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland

January Coinstar and found on the ground finds

$ 1.88 USD

.01 - 18 inc 1943
.05 - 1
.10 - 4
.25 - 5
.50 -
$

Mexican Peso $1.50 (1 $ and
.50)

Obsolete

Misc

Pocket Change

Neat find last night!!

1992 Cayman Islands Quarter (value online says it is worth $1.01)

https://en.ucoin.net/coin/cayman_island ... ?tid=36309

2019-P dime


Grocery store CS.

1 zincoln and a Colombian 50 pesos coin with some kind of local bear on it from 2016, nickel clad steel.

Russian coin that I have to look up and 1 Zincoln.

1975 10 centavos 2.5 gramos Dominican Republic coin. For sale/trade if anyone is intested.

February Coinstar and found on the ground finds

$ .37 USD

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

Canada $.01

Obsolete

Misc

Pocket Change
2013 D Roosevelt Dollar
2014 P Coolege Dollar
2019 P Delaware Dollar

What Feb lacked in the US total it more than made up for in silver and foreigns. Not only did I find two more new countries for my all time list, I snagged a colorized Canadian quarter (a first) plus the corker of the month...a new oldest ever find! During one trip I had the luck of finding several coins abandoned on the ledge of two separate machines. In one of those batches was a 1907 Philippines (US Admin) 20 centavos! I couldn't believe it. It now sets the benchmark for oldest US, foreign and silver all in one. And silver wasn't done for the month, with two 1964 quarters showing up. Even my apartment complex parking lot scores are picking up at 88 cents for the year. Feb may be the shortest month but it has a habit of producing memorable Coinstar adventures!


February totals (2022 totals)

1¢ - .28 (.87)
5¢ - .25 (.70)
10¢ - .80 (2.30)
25¢ - 1.00 (2.50)
Total - 2.33 (6.37)

Included in Feb total - 1939-S wheatie, 1964 & 1964-D quarters

Brazil
10 centavos (1996)

Canada
10 cents (2007)
25 cents (2009, Women's Hockey, colorized)
2 dollars (2004)

Germany
10 euro cents (2002-F)

Great Britain
5 pence (1991)
10 pence (1992)

Guatemala <-- 70th different country!
50 centavos (2007)

Israel
1 new sheqel (2007)

New Zealand
1 cent (1967)

Philippines (US Admin) <-- Oldest Coinstar find ever!
20 centavos (1907)

Sri Lanka <-- 69th different country!
5 rupees (2009)


Tokens
Holed tin ancient replica
CTX 302 / No Cash Value
Elaut
Two cherries

2022 countries (12)
Brazil, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland