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Re: Help? Steel Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning fin

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:51 pm
by henrysmedford
Is this dime post mint?
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Re: Post mint? Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:22 pm
by bman
it sort of looks like a die cap but I think it's post mint damage, what did Mike Diamond have to say?

Re: Post mint? Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:00 pm
by henrysmedford
bman wrote:it sort of looks like a die cap but I think it's post mint damage, what did Mike Diamond have to say?


Just got that back --
And your dime was vandalized outside the Mint.

Mike

Re: Solved Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:26 pm
by bman
Oh well, the price was right for it since it was free :P

Re: Solved Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:18 pm
by stlouiscoin
probably a stupid question but how do you check the reject slot in the coin counters?

Re: Solved Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:05 am
by henrysmedford
stlouiscoin wrote:probably a stupid question but how do you check the reject slot in the coin counters?


see--http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11606&hilit=+magnet

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:23 pm
by henrysmedford
We got a call from a Credit Union Manager and she got transfered to a new branch for her. At that branch they had a jar of junk out of there counter and Franklin had a hard time going into that CU as he could not have the jar. The new manger on her own thought Franklin should have it and called us. And we got--

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Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:38 pm
by mtalbot_ca
XMas in July....

Great!

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:40 pm
by reddirtcoins
Nice!!

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:05 pm
by henrysmedford
uthminsta wrote:checklist of things for Franklin to find in 2012:
- something silver
- indian cent
- 1909 cent
- 2012 Canadian coins
- square coin
- a coin completely covered in paint 7/6/12
- tooth
- memory card 7/6/12
- pocket knife
- bottle cap
- cereal
- thimble
- fake fingernail
- guitar pick
- pencil lead
- earring
- and a hundred more paper clips. :) 7/6/12

also, i may have missed it. have there been any plastic coins? 7/6/12

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:49 pm
by uthminsta
uthminsta wrote:- fake fingernail

Makes me laugh out loud to see you still quoting this list! Do I see a fingernail on the bottom left of the 5th picture?

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:45 pm
by dakota1955
it pays to have friends in high places

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:42 pm
by uthminsta
I see earrings too!

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:46 pm
by henrysmedford
uthminsta wrote:I see earrings too!

uthminsta wrote:checklist of things for Franklin to find in 2012:
- something silver
- indian cent
- 1909 cent
- 2012 Canadian coins
- square coin
- a coin completely covered in paint 7/6/12
- tooth
- memory card 7/6/12
- pocket knife
- bottle cap
- cereal
- thimble
- fake fingernail
- guitar pick
- pencil lead
- earring 7/6/12
- and a hundred more paper clips. :) 7/6/12

also, i may have missed it. have there been any plastic coins? 7/6/12

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:50 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
wow

totals????

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:18 pm
by henrysmedford
TheJonasCollegeFund wrote:wow

totals????

The big pile is bent,fused ,culls over $14 Canadian and we have not counted the rest a we are moving and the coin tubes are packed somewhere. :D

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:41 am
by Lemon Thrower
the tokens that say coca-cola look very interesting - may have some value.

Re: MOTHER LODE Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning find

PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:55 pm
by SilverSnake
This is awesome, keep us posted on what the coke token is.

Re: HELP!!! Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:56 pm
by henrysmedford
7/24/2012

Help what is this one?
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Re: HELP!!! Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:31 am
by mtalbot_ca
Good day,

Has I was taking my morning coffe, I stumbled on this site that seems usefull when trying to interpret chinese coins, that looks like the one you have.

http://primaltrek.com/guide.html

I'll keep searching for the exact one.

Re: HELP!!! Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:02 am
by uthminsta
Not sure, but I don't know if that one is real...

Re: HELP!!! Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:22 am
by mtalbot_ca
I agree, it could be a chinese charm, there is a little hole along the side rim, maybe for a string/necklace.

Re: HELP!!! Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:40 pm
by henrysmedford
Got some Ikes and some small dollars !



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Re: Got IKES! Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:42 am
by TJMatt
Great score!!! Keep up the good work.

Re: Got IKES! Franklin's weekly coin counter cleaning finds.

PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:58 pm
by henrysmedford
Help what is this--
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We got it with this on 8/16/2012
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