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what I've found the first 2 weeks of searching...

PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:02 pm
by drummer55
Most likely beginners luck but since I started this 2 weeks ago I've found the following (either in bags or the coin machine at the bank)

1 1976 40% Ike (machine) I seriously cant believe somebody left it there!
1 1901 IH (bag) my first wild injun
42 dimes (bags)
1 quarter (bag) (how the hell this got in a penny bag I'll never understand)
7 Can dimes (bags)
2 Can quarter (machine)
300+ wheats (bags) earliest is 1921 nothing too exciting boo.
1 square (yes square) coin from the islands down south (bag)
1 Korean coin (machine)
6 pfennings (bags)
12 other countries assorted small change (mix of bag and machine

Re: what I've found the first 2 weeks of searching...

PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:43 pm
by woodyh
nice finds , the beginers luck will wear off though :cry: , still a lot beter than me 290 boxes and not a single ih :oops:

Re: what I've found the first 2 weeks of searching...

PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:58 pm
by silverflake
Hey I'm 30 years into my coin collecting and searching, when does my beginners luck kick in?

Seriously - nice finds. Welcome to the site. This is a waaaAAAAaay cool site.

Re: what I've found the first 2 weeks of searching...

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:25 pm
by drummer55
and today I found in the coin sorter at my dump bank...... wait for it.....

an entire unopened roll of quarters?!?!?!

seriously the wrapper is sitting in the secondary hopper where the sorter spins.. wtf?

+10 bucks to my dump aint bad.. plus a turkish 10cent piece was in the reject tray.