Some fun finds in the last week... thought I would share.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:57 pmThe Ryedale runs pretty fast, but these didn't slip by me...
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:57 pmRe: Some fun finds in the last week... thought I would share
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:43 pmGood eye! I don't know if I would have caught all of those.
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:42 pmE.T.
That's a pretty good stamped penny. Might want to check eBay on that one.
That's a pretty good stamped penny. Might want to check eBay on that one.
Re: Some fun finds in the last week... thought I would share
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:05 pmET phone home 
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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:49 pmhow the HELL did ET fit in a roll? must have been a bag.
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 3:24 ampenny pretty wrote:how the HELL did ET fit in a roll? must have been a bag.
Even in a bag, I'm surprised it was counted as a penny by the machine... although I did get a quarter in the last bag I searched...
Re: Some fun finds in the last week... thought I would share
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 2:08 pmIt was in a bag; I get mostly bags. Have gotten a handful of smashed pennies, actually. It actually goes through the Ryedale chute, if you can imagine that. I had to do it, to answer the question: it's copper! But of course I noticed it before I poured it into the hopper. I wouldn't want to damage E.T. (OR MORE IMPORTANTLY THE RYEDALE) by letting it get stuck in the SnP area.
Re: Some fun finds in the last week... thought I would share
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:40 pmThat ET is a return of the old tourist gimmick. It cost 51 cents. The penny goes between the pressing rollers & the kids turn the knob until it drops out. You usually get a choice of what to imprint depending on what attraction you are at. We saw our 1st one in Alaska last year & now have seen them all over attractions in New England. The grand kids love them.
Re: Some fun finds in the last week... thought I would share
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:36 pmuthminsta wrote:It actually goes through the Ryedale chute, if you can imagine that. I had to do it, to answer the question: it's copper!
You can tell when they are made from zinc cents because the copper plating is so thin it splits exposing the zinc core.