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A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby CardsNCoins » Tue May 29, 2012 5:47 am

Saturday while I was dumping half dollars in one of the better machines I've ever used (no bags), I had a very nice surprise which turned out to be a first for me. The machine is a flat spinning pad, that spins at quite a high speed, so when there are no coins on it you can hear that fast spinning as sort of a whooshing sound. If something remains on the spinner, and doesn't drop into the coin hopper, you can hear that particular "something" continually going round and round. You can't see it because the high rate of spinning speed makes it appear as a blur, so you have to reach down and hope it isn't something too very sharp. Well I reached in and it was a bent up 1981 half dollar that the machine was not accepting. No biggie, I just put it in my pocket but the sound of something going around and around didn't stop, so I reached in again and pulled out my first ever silver dollar. Thanks for reading, and enjoy the picture.

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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby Saabman » Tue May 29, 2012 6:16 am

Awesome Nick!! Congrats!!!!
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby hirbonzig » Tue May 29, 2012 6:35 am

Nice silver score!! :D
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby henrysmedford » Tue May 29, 2012 6:36 am

Wow!
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby mtalbot_ca » Tue May 29, 2012 6:37 am

We should start a ''Find of the month'' thread. This could easily win.

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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby dakota1955 » Tue May 29, 2012 7:23 am

that find would made anyone day, week or month
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby JobIII » Tue May 29, 2012 7:41 am

CNC,

That's an amazing score. Awesome find!!!! The best I've had was a dozen or so copper-clad Ikes. If only more people returned morgans and peace dollars to these machines :)

Really sweet find.
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby knibloe » Tue May 29, 2012 10:37 am

a couple of months ago, I got an Ike dollar the same way. Your's is way more exciting. Congrats.
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby EddieMerchant » Tue May 29, 2012 11:37 am

Nice score there. Those kind of things never happen to me. :(
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby sparechange » Tue May 29, 2012 1:16 pm

Great silver mining. congrats on the find!
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby Chief » Tue May 29, 2012 2:15 pm

I was happy with finding a 1943 Steel today. Your score is wayyy better!! :D
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby Morsecode » Tue May 29, 2012 2:23 pm

Money laundering find of the year, so far. 8-)
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby Numis Pam » Tue May 29, 2012 4:36 pm

Dang!! How lucky was that!!!!! :D
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby reddirtcoins » Tue May 29, 2012 5:08 pm

one of the best bin finds I have ever seen... woo-hoo!
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby pennypicker » Tue May 29, 2012 5:38 pm

Great find Nick. It makes me want to start collecting XF Morgans once again!
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby jacer333 » Tue May 29, 2012 11:23 pm

Woot, what a refreshing score! 8-)
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby Tourney64 » Thu May 31, 2012 12:52 pm

I had the same thing happen to me and I pulled out a $5 bill. I would have much rather had your finds. Congrats!
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Re: A very nice surprise, and a first for me

Postby Metals Mogul » Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:27 am

Gratz! Nothing like a nice heavy dollar.
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