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This will be the fourth forum in which I have started this thread.

It has proven of interest in the other forums, and has had better than 40,000 hits in two different forums.

Perhaps the Knights and Knightesses will also find it of interest.

I'll start it off with a most interesting find today.

We all realize that the Presidential Dollar won't circulate.  However, one did today.

While receiving change at the photo section of our WalMart store, I was given a Jefferson Dollar!  BU.  D mint.

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Every week or so, my Wife empties her purse of coin and I go through to see if there are any decent oddities.  Last night, I turned up a 1997 10 cent piece in good EF.  These are listed at around $60 in UNC.

Your lucky....its the other way round in my house......more money for shopping not collecting.


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Got a 1933 George V cent yesterday.  It stands out very easily since the reverse of all Canadian coins has been mostly the same since 1936.  That's my oldest Canadian find in circulation, but I once got a 1926 wheat cent in change, so that remains my oldest find from circulation.

My oldest Canadian in change is also a 1933 cent.  I come across GVI's from time to time, one about every month or so.  Just the other day I got a 1953 QEII at the P.O.  I just wish I could get the old 12 sided nickels  in change still.

2006 British Penny.  AU.

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in america??? congrats!!

Got a shiny Bermuda cent in change yesterday.  The pig where the maple leaves should be is what threw me off.

1945 GVI cent, only real good find in roll searches so far today.

dustin43160, Actually this is the fifth or sixth British coin I've found in the last few years.  Maybe tourists bring them back from the UK, or maybe people visiting here from England pass them off.

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wow i wsh  would find one!! would be better than the usual wheatie eh?

The most unusual British coin I have come across in circulation is the heptagonal 20 pence piece, masquerading as a nickel.  I have even gotten Aussie 5¢ masquerading as dimes though.

Yesterday I did the 2500 cent box thang again for the first time in months.  It steeeeuuuuunk. 

CANADA
GVI
1945
1950
QEII
1961
1962 X 2
1964

USA
Wheats
1945
1951-D
1952-D

S- Mints
1969
1972
1973
1974 X 2

Far less wheats than the usual 10-12, but the couple of GVI cents helped since they are a bit tougher to find.  So now the rejects go back and I will get another box from another bank, hopefully better.

ive gotton a 1966 one peso from spain, many canadian coins and a 100 yen coin which i traded when i was ten for some pokemon cards..now i wish i would of kept the coin... got many more but running on no sleep ill add later!!

first of all i found a holed 1846 pennie on the road.ive also found 1990 50 peice in circ,the amsh found me an 1965 2 pfennig, found a 1971 50 rupiah in a roll of quarters, and a 2000 five cent peice from the bahamas.

I was looking through my change tonight and was pleasently surprised by finding a 1941 D Jefferson nickel.  High rim.  EF.  It's a very nice coin.

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Got this coin in change
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/foundinchange1.jpg)

Great find.

Excellent you do not find many of those in circulation tyjulie

only found 1 of this type.
found a us dime 2000 in a roll of 5c
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/foundinchange2.jpg)

I went through another 2500 cent lot, this more disappointing than the one earlier in the week.

USA
Wheat
1947
1955-D

S-Mints
1969
1970 X 2
1972
1974

Canada
GVI
1943
1947

QEII

1959
1961
1963 X 2
1964

Last year I was going through these boxes up until this summer, I averaged anywhere from 10-14 wheats per box, some as early as 1910.  I had lots more early QEII Canadians too.  The craziest finds were German and French €.02 coins, Bermuda Cents, Bahamas etc.  Now it is not worth taking a couple of hours to check through these, maybe I will move back to nickels again.

I've found the reverse, twice actually.  (Ok, they were in rolls of Canadian dimes, but you get the hint! :) )  I believe the Aussie 10c is the same size as our quarter, or at least it's really close, but I have yet to find one of those in circulation.  Good thing as I have about 20+ of them already.

Interesting when you consider there are now only three Anzacs left:

Choules, Claude Stanley    01901-03-03 3 March 1901    106    British    Royal Navy    Joined the Royal Navy in 1916; subsequently emigrated to Australia in 1920 and served with Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War.[1][2]
Lucas, Sydney (Syd)    01900-09-21 21 September 1900    107    British    British Army – 1st Sherwood Foresters    Did not see action because he was still in training when the war ended. Moved to Australia in 1928 and served in the Australian Army in WWII.[3]
Ross, John Campbell    01899-03-11 11 March 1899    108    Australian    Australian Army    Wireless operator and last Australian digger.[4]

scottishmoney
do u have a coin like this. if not do u want it

Wow, another war nickel!!

1943 S  About fine.

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Old Dan I wouldn't bank on that one! Probably if the truth was known whoever had the darn thing looked at it and saw how butt ugly it was so they ran out and spent it! They look like play money to me and are nothing more than cheap renditions of the U.S. Mints Presidential medal program.

Now I would like to see some Sackies circulate but I hate to drive to Ecuador to see them!

scottishmoney, If you like the coin posted by tyjulie, it's been offered to you & as they're not meant to be in circulation, it's deemed to be a pretty 'good' find. Issue price was only $2, but in my opinion, it's worth having.

Actually I need to connive one or more Ozzies on a big trade.  Will post in the advert area.

My dad gave me two Fiji coins, a 10¢ and a 20¢, he found in the church offering plate yesterday. We occasionally see Fiji coins in change down here, but two in one day hasn't happened before.

My kids always check the Coinstar machine at the grocery store, and yesterday was no exception.  2 pennies, 1 Euro cent (German), and a 1 Paise from India!

The Coinstar machine is great.  I found two of the modern Japanese yen in it some years ago.  (http://dreamgarden.fraildream.net/Kitty/hyper.gif)

Then this year, I got a silver yen from the cashier in the Cafeteria.  Since I work for Toyota, somehow this didn't surprise me in the least. 

eh again i was watchin my siblings and my 2 year old sister handed me a quarter of course not thinking anything about it i tossed it on the coffee table. well last nite i cleaned the coffee table off and the quater is a 2003 arkansas and its a clad error! from the back of washies head to the middle of the last A in america and expands down into the ' IN GOD WE TRUST'.

i dont know if its a weird thing but this is the second error she found for me!! i would post pics but my scanner is a crap shoot

dustin

Treat your sister well......  (not that you don't already)

hehe shes my little shadow and when i came back from the store i had some extra candy for her ;D

I have never had any luck with the Coinstar machines.  I keep checking but I guess someone beats me to the goodies.

madspec

I posted about this in another section, but I will mention it here, because it does come from circulation.

A clerk at a convenience store took a $10 bill out of the cash register for me.  Series 1950.  Very nice condition.

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just found this coin.
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/coin/foundinchange3.jpg)

I have a couple of these, thanks to my Australian friends.

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The wife found me 6 x 2007 $2 coins today.
First ones I've seen apart from in a mint set.

Received my first 2007 20cent piece in change yesterday.   First one I have seen except in a mint set.

In Perth we have had the 20 cent nearly all year.

If I had known you needed that I would have sent you a couple.

Trigger
are the 2007 $2 coin dull as reported or are they bright like the 2006.

They are all bright, Tyjulie.

searched through $200 worth of 50c coins today to find two of these coins.
kept one and gave the other one away
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/coin/incused4.jpg)

50c 2000 millennum year coin
the flag of the coin is incused

nice ;D

tyjulie, I have a couple of these, thanks to my Australian friends.

It is one of my favorite coins.

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Today my local bank offered to sell me 2000D Sacs for $1 each.  (even though their currently only worth about 96.5 cents each.  LOL   So, of course I took five.

Adams Presidential Dollar, from WalMart.

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A Susan B. from the gas station :D

i have one of each sackie from 2007 for the p and d mint i paid 1.50 usd for each!!

I bought my 2007 Sacs from the coin store, P & D both.  They may have some left, I can certainly find out for you?  They don't charge much, maybe not even the $1.50. 

i got mine from valleycoin.com which i just checked and there going for $1.95 8) glad i bought em earliers ;D

I bought mine yesterday from International Coin Company in Grand Junction, Colorado.

She picked out the best she had, and sold them to me for $1.50 each.

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went to mcdonalds and got a 1964 nickle and its about ms couldnt belive the shape its in!!

In the 60,s, 70,s and 80,s I could bet you, almost at any time, that you had a 64 nickel in your pocket and win the bet. Literally unheard of striking of the 64 nickel. We had a coin shortage in the 60s which they blamed on collectors, which was far from the truth, so huge numbers of various coins were minted to catch up with the system! Who knows, that 64 you found may have been someones piggy bank all these years?

When my wife and I worked on our Jefferson Nickel collections, probably one of every 10 nickels we searched through was dated 1964.

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same here and i find alot form the 50s too but ill send this one to an aussie for an trade hehe :P

I was keeping all my 64 nickels in a pile for a while. I finally cashed in like 20 dollars worth.

Here's one a found a while ago, but it wasn't until I studied it under a microscope, did I find some interesting defects...
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/MercuryDime1942.jpg)

(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/1942MercuryDimeWing.jpg)
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/1942MercuryDime.jpg)

wow nice find!! how far were you magnifying it??

These are off the QX5 microscope. The first is 10x, the other 2 are 60x. Here's one at 200x.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m138/dumanyu2/2ofMercurydime.jpg)

wow neato!! cant wait to get a micro ;D but currently i search every penny i get my hands on with a 20x loupe.. good for rainy days ;)

found these 3 coins in bag of rolls
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/found%20in%20change/foundinchange4.jpg)

(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/found%20in%20change/foundinchange5.jpg)

mob of roos
only minted for sets
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/found%20in%20change/foundinchange6.jpg)

(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/found%20in%20change/foundinchange61.jpg)

Tyjulie, That's some nice finds there.

Great work.

There are so many of these type of coins in circulation, I wonder if they were stolen at some time and the spend due to the person not knowing what they had.

I must say I am thinking of kids rather than adults.

It is a shame that good coins like these go into circulation therefor loseing there value to a collector.

Dumanyu, Great photography.

The date on the dime is of interest to me because that's my birth year!!

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Thanks,
    Amazingly enough I had it for years, but never noticed the doubling, until I bought a portable 30x microscope.
At first I thought it may have been an over date, but I doubt it. :(

1938 D Lincoln.  Very worn.

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I really don't know what I have here.  It is roughly the same size and color as a U.S. dime, and I received it in change today.

I think it's Polish.

The obverse features an eagle, and the words Rzeczpospolita Polska  On the reverse:  20 Groszy.

Is it from Poland?  Anybody know?

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Does it look like this?  (http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img7/143-280.jpg)

If so, then it's Polish. 

today i found my second star note in my pocket!!! its a 2003series the serial is G05713991* hehe made my day!!

That's it!

Thanks Kitty.

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Counting my change tonight and I find a Spanish coin in my pocket.

Francisco Franco on the obverse.

Spain, 1957, 5 ptas, VF.

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That probably explains why I have found only one coin from Spain, but numerous coins from Mexico.

The Rio Grande is not nearly as big a challenge as the Atlantic.

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This really was found in circulation -- but not by me, although it was given to me.

I have a couple of convenience store clerks who watch out for the unusual, because they know I'm a coin collector.

So, today I was given a coin from France.  I would guess it was passed off as a nickel.  It's about that size.

It really is a nice little coin.

France. 10 Centimes.  1992.  AU

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Found a couple of Italian Euros coins in the discard slot of one of those Coinstar machines at my local supermarket. Usually you may find some canadian pennies or a nickel in there, but I always look when I walk past.

When I collected Aust dollar coins (exchange with the bank) I often got US quarters, NZ $2 and $E1 Euros.

I thought this tidbit of information might be of interest.

I started "Interesting Finds From Circulation" on two other forums.  Just out of curiosity, I checked on them today, and here's what I found.

Coin Talk -- 1,220 replies, 35,185 views
CCF -- 1,291 replies, 45,119 views

It's likely to be years before we reach those numbers, but who knows.

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"Gal", "You were 'just' visiting?", "You gave her money?"  Just what where you up to OldDan?

Speaking of Cody, that's where we stayed for a day before going to Yellowstone.  I remember a nice restaurant there, and our motel was also good, run by friendly people.

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1946 Jefferson Nickel, P, Good.

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Finally received a Presidential dollar in change!  What?  You have to ask for them?  Anyway...it was actually my Husband that received it in change.  He brought it home to me...handed it to me and then...........as I was turning it over to see which Pres it is - I dropped it and it rolled under the stove!  So much for the condition now.  I've been sick with the flu and I guess that I couldn't even hold onto a coin!  Oh my!  Anywho...it's Mr. Jefferson which I didn't have until now.  Yippee! (ps:  Am feeling much better today)

Deb, Get well soon.

My latest find is a Belguim 5 Francs, 1974.

Condition Fine.

Size of a quarter.

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Went into a bank today and as usual, I looked at the tray of coins across the counter that the teller hands out in change. What the...? A silver rimmed coin in the quarter trough? I asked for it and got it....a 1944(p) silver quarter. Since silver is around $14.68/oz now (NY), it was nice to get $2.70 in silver for only 25c. ($14.68/oz equates to 10.8 X face value for a 90% silver U S A coin.)

 ::) ::)just went thru a roll of dimes and got a french coin, sized like a dime, looks about new and canada dime, nice coins.

1996 JFK Half Dollar, D, AU.

Seldom get Kennedy Half Dollars.

Wish they would get rid of the $1 bill, and I bet the Kennedys would start circulating again.  Well, at least the new dollars.

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1988 Denver Kennedy Half Dollar with no reeding.

Must have been to Las Vegas or Reno!!

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At my bank drive-up today, the teller asked me "Would you like one of those big dollars?"  I said sure, and now am the owner of a  1972 Denver Ike, BU!!

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WOW...can you go back and get me one?


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Only one they had.  I asked.

Funny thing though.  I remember as recently as a couple years ago, the bank always seemed to have several.  I just wasn't into IKE collecting.

You don't see them anymore, and that's why I'm happy I grabbed that one.

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It has been many moons since I have gotten an Ike at the bank, I managed to accumulate about 500 or so of them before they started disappearing.

Found a Bradman 20c in the till at work today. First one I have seen in a while.

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/triggersmob/bradman-1.jpg)

I don't think I've handled a single coin yet in circulation this year!  LOL

Good Old WalMart!!

Two Sacagaweas in change.

Both 2000.  One P mint and one D.

The Philadelphia was BU, and the Denver mint had turned the color of a penny (ooops, cent).

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yes, got the rolls of nickles home, went thru them, one roll showed up with five nickles from the 1940's, all pretty fine shape, surprised to find very few of the 2004 and 2005  nickles anymore.   also, two near new and shiny canadian niks, nice find for me. ;D

Minnesota Statehood Quarter.

Two thing I thought were unusual.

First, it was BU.  Not a mark on it.

Secondly, it was a Philadelphia mint coin.

We seldom ever see P mint in Colorado, especially on new coins.

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Got the new Oklahoma quarters in change, today!  they're gorgeous. Definitely one of the nicer State Quarters put out, IMO.  :D

I got a couple of the Oklahoma quarters in change in West Palm on Tuesday, they are attractive, but I don't think of Oklahoma when I see them.

Oddly enough  I think of birds! ;D While I do admit it is a unique design I would of pictured something more "western" or "historical" out of Oklahoma. But after selling our quarter to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway I realize anything is acceptable!

I searched through 7 $25.00 boxes of cents, with the cooperation and even
some encouragement from several of my local banks tellers over the last 4
days.  Cent boxes are getting a bit hard to find now, I do know I have
competition for them, so now you have to get in good with the tellers(one of
them collects coins, so I sell her goodies at face to save stuff for me)

So for 4 days of sifting through cents I came up with the following:

      USA
      Wheats
      1916-D
      1917-D
      1920
      1924
      1932-D
      1935-S
      1936
      1937
      1941
      1942 X2
      1942-D
      1944 X 2
      1945 X 3
      1945-D X 3
      1946 X 4
      1946-D X 3
      1947-D
      1948
      1948-S
      1950-D X 3
      1951-D X 3
      1952-D X 2
      1952-D  X 2
      1952-S
      1953
      1953-D X 4
      1954-D
      1955 X 2
      1955-D X 2
      1956-D X 6
      1957-D X 6
      1958 X 2
      1958-D

      S Mints
      1969-S X 3
      1970-S X 7
      1971-D X 2
      1972-D X 2
      1974-S X 7

      1973 Lincoln cent that appears to be struck in another metal, not
magnetic, and if it is plated it was skillfully done, because it appears to
have original mint lustre still.

      6 cupronickel Roosevelt dimes masquerading as cents in hand rolled
rolls.

      CANADA
      George VI
      1940
      1941
      1942
      1945 X 2

      Elizabeth II YH
      1956
      1957 X 2
      1958
      1959 X 2
      1960 X 2
      1961 X 2
      1962 X 4
      1963 X 8
      1964 X 22

      Elizabeth II 1967 Commem
      1967 X 3

      Errors
      1976 with approximately 10% clip at 1:00 o'clock.

      FRANCE
      2 €urocent dated 1999


      On Saturday I returned the Zincolns to the bank coin machine, and the
total payback came to something like $36.72 so the teller gave me the 72¢ in
change.  This would become the best find of all, a 1945 Washington quarter,
in silver of course.  I asked if she had anymore like it but alas no.

Something slightly uncommon from around here, but I just found a 1940 D in VF, which I got in change.

Scottishmoney,

What a bunch of neat finds.

Also, congratulations on your staying power.  That sounds like a lot of work.

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Sort of interesting I guess.

Just reached into my pants pocket and pulled out a Utah, Massachusetts, and Wyoming quarter.  All perfectly BU.

2008 Canada 5¢ coin.  Still no 2008 USA coins.  Since Canada helps our local economy more than the USA, and we get so much of their coinage, I think we need to become part of Canada, then my state will not get forgotten and left out of the electoral process.

http://www.knightsofthecointable.com/kotctgallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2170&g2_navId=xe1d29758

Some really big winnings here!

Not exactly found in circulation. But it was moving in a circular motion in the wind?

Wasn't found in circulation, but it was a "find."

Our youngest son was helping us move furniture when he discoverd a 1926 Standing Liberty Quarter which I must have dropped years ago  Probably good condition.

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I don't suppose this qualifies, but it is interesting, and makes one wonder where it game from.

A 1991 Lincoln Cent --made of plastic!!

A game piece?

Picked it up in a parking lot and couldn't tell it wasn't a real penny until I touched it.

:D :D :D :D

It's probably play money or prop money. I just took six numbers off that voucher and played them in the lotto. Payout tonight is  38 million for a $3 ticket.

Two weeks ago I found three dollar bills folded up on the side walk. I took two numbers off of each bill and played them in the lotto and paid for it with the same bills.

The threes keep coming although now they are declining now from dollars to cents--probably not a good sign.  ???

The till at work gave me a nice 1999 Fiji 50c this week...

(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10048/1999_Fiji_50_Cents.JPG)

Steve, your Fiji coin looks nearly perfect!

Within recent days I have found seven pennies in three different locations, and a plastic penny (Lincoln Cent) when I went to the landfill.

The plastic coin is probably play money from a kid's game (as longnine suggests), but the other pennies just indicate the Lincoln Cent is becoming more and more worthless to Americans.

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two very nice coins i found today

(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee137/tyjulie/find.jpg)

the tall ship coin you would class unc or better
and just another incuse coin ;D

Buda, did you find these in the till at work?

Gary, the picture makes it look a tad better than it is.
 

trigger
local bank had person deposit $100.00 worth of 50 cents. the person had been saving them up over the last 5 years. i jumped at chance of getting them as i thought there might be some nice coins in there.

That was lucky, being in the right place at the right time.

The right place at the right time........
About a yr ago I went into a bank to deposit some of our coin club's money, and of course I mentioned coins. The teller said an elderly lady just came in with a bag of pennies to be deposited and she (the teller) saw some 'funny pennies' in the bag the lady brough in. The teller said she ran them through the counting machine. I asked if I could go through the cloth bag on the counting machine and she said, "Why don't you come back in an hour....I'll go through them."

An hour passed and I approached the counter......there she was, laying on the carpet behind the counter picking out those 'funny pennies'. In the end, she presented me with 110 Wheat pennies. At home, I went through them.....there were a few good ones (mint marked 20s and 30s) but nothing exciting. The next day I went in and presented her with a single long stemmed red rose and thanked her again. BOY, did she blush.

I got a 1964-D dime in Tim Hortons last week.  This week I got another one in change for a book purchase.  Two silver dimes in 1.5 weeks.  And a 1946 cent yesterday.  The gods of numismatics must be raining treasure on me ;D

Mexico, 2003, Five Pesos, bi-metallic.

Convenience store clerk asked me if I wanted it.

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While trying to find my first New Mexico Quarter, I was looking through change and found a 1954 P Jefferson nickel.

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Series 1934 $100 from the Chicago district, my fave teller called me and let me know that it just came in.

It's hard to believe, but it took me until today to finally find a New Mexico Quarter in circulation.

I'm happy I received it, at a convenience store, but it won't rank very high on my Statehood Quarter list.

 :D :D :D :D

I finally got my first of the 2008 quarters yesterday, 2 from Oklahoma. Still looking for New Mexico.

I got three of the NM quarters in change in a Qdoba last month sometime, I posted here that someone could have them for the taking, since I am not a SQ fan.  But alas nobody came forward and I spent them thus.

Lol. I'll find them eventually. Finding them in change is half the fun!

Eight fresh-from-the-mint New Mexico Quarters today.  Denver mint.

 :D :D :D :D

Here's an interesting one.

Discovered in my pocket.  May have come from WalMart.

Italy, Quarter size.  50 Lira  1964  AU.

Not sure who or what is depicted on the obverse.

Reverse has a scantily clad gentleman banging away, forging something made of medal.

(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10048/1962_Italy_50_Lira.JPG)

Same design, different year.
Scantily clad? I would say naked!
He needs to watch what he is hammering there, could be painful otherwise. LOL

 
 

My thoughts exactly!   :o :o :o :o :o :o

Just as well it was a cold day.
regards,

Looks like he's peeing on it.  Maybe something needed cooling off?  ;) :D ;D :) ::)

Found these yesterday at one of my banks:

(http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/usa/largedenomination/fitties.jpg)

(http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/usa/largedenomination/fittiesstar.jpg)

The last one cats at $400 in VF.

Congrats

You are the only person I know that made the bank the loosing side of any transaction  ;D

Great find.

If I had made the same find, I couldn't have afforded to keep it!!

In recent years I have started paying attention to series numbers and serial numbers, and have found a few small denomination notes I have added to my collection.

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My wife is already plotting ways to spend it whence the notes are sold.

The same with me. So I check with other collectors close to home to see if they want them. It has to be quick turn around other wise it is back to the bank.
With 4 kids there is not alot of spare cash around.

John Quincy Adams Presidential Dollar.

In change at WalMart.

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I got what I believe to be a counterfeit Twoonie.  Actually got more than one.  I hope to get pics up this weekend.  (Gotta borrow the wife's camera first.)

Topher that's awesome!  Depending on what you're going to do with them, can I trade/buy one off you?  It'd be so awesome to have a known counterfiet to add to my twoonie collection :D

Well now Kitty, I don't know the legalities of passing along counterfeit coins, but I guess if I'm sending it out of the country and you PROMISE not to put it back into circulation, and I make sure you know it's COUNTERFEIT.  Well, that about covers all the bases.  Consider one reserved.  :D

*Laughs*  I promise not to put it back into Circulation, Topher. ;)  Not that any place in Texas takes Canadian Twoonies, anyway. ^^;

Found in the till at work today, I think someone passed it off as $2 coin.

2004 25 Sentimo from Philipines.

(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10048/2004_Philipines_25_Sentimo.JPG)

 

Not my find, but my son got a 1910 Lincoln in change sometime earlier this week, he only noticed it when he was counting his change yesterday.  A 98 year old coin in change.  Phenomenal.

Now this one is interesting.

Confederation Helvetica.  The Helvetica makes me thing it's Greek, but I'm not sure.

1982.  AU.  "20" on the reverse.  Bust portrait on the obverse.

Received in change.  About the size of a quarter.

I've had friends look at it, and they don't think it's Greek.

Can anybody help?

Thanks!

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Helvetica would indicate Switzerland.

Nevol, I'll bet you're right.  Thanks.

Can't find my World Coins book, or I would look it up.

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Helvetica or Helvetia indicates Switzerland.  The Helvetians, just like their Letzebuergish brethren have their own languages, which curiously enough are minority languages in both Switzerland and Luxembourg, the primary languages being either French or German, and some Italian in Switzerland.

Thanks.

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This find wasn't mine, but I guess I was responsible for it.

I have never used one of the coin-counting machines until recently.  Our credit union installed one, and it's free for members to use.

So, my grandson Daniel wanted to put some coins in his savings account and I took him to the credit union.

I remembered that a member had posted that one should check the reject tray, so I had Daniel do it.  He came out with a foreign coin and a war nickel.  He put the coins in his pocket to add to his collection, and I never did look closely to see what the "foreign" coin was.

But, I'll always be sure and check that reject tray.

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My favourite teller saved some old $1 and $2 notes for me.  They're not worth much more than face, but since they aren't in circulation, I consider it a good find.  One of the $1 notes is a 1954 (sorry, not the devil's head variety), so that's a first for me.  Not bad considering they didn't cost me anything extra.

Found my first Arizona State Quarter today.  I took it in as I was doing my volunteer thing at our hospital gift shop.

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1971 D Kennedy Half Dollar, UNC.

From bank drive-up today.

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2001 Netherlands 50 Euro cents, found in the till today. It could just about pass as a $1 coin.
Also found a 1983 New Zealand 20 cent in the till, yesterday.
 

Found a 1995 Hong Kong 20c piece under a bench at the bus station. I hear in Hong Kong there is no such thing as social welfare, "market sensitive" vehicles--(corporate welfare) or even  Jerry Springer.  I'm carrying this sucker in my wallet as the bright omen.  8)

1967 Washington Quarter.

No big deal, but I keep our kids birth year coins, to give to them, and 1967 is when our oldest son was born.

As I put the quarter aside, I noticed the edge was smooth.  That suggests it spent some time in Reno or Las Vegas going through slot machines.

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I found an 1951 quarter, two days ago :) 

I found a 1996 Panama Centisimo--exactly same size/weight as our Cu/Zn Lincoln cents.
I believe this one was struck by the RCM on the same stock used on those Canada Cu/Zn cents.

Even with my poor eyesight, this coin looks like it's from The Netherlands.  1 Cent.  1919.  Not sure what beast is on the obverse.  Lion?  Dragon?  Anyone help?

Found on the floor and given to me by my wife.  Neither of us have any idea where it came from.

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The Dutch coat of arms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlands) shows a crowned lion holding a sword and clutch of arrows.

Thanks!!

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More strarge stuff turning up tonight.

Evidentally from a Mexico trip.  Dug down deep in an old camera bag, and here's what I found.

6 20 Veinte Peso Notes, Pristine except for one fold down the middle, 50 Cincuenta Pesos Note, Perfect except for fold down the middle.

Also BU Texas Quarter, P. AU. I can see no marks on it.

I have a second old camera bag I'll look through tomorrow.

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Just went through my second camera bag, and came up with two little goodies.

One Pfennig.  Germany.  1975.

1000 Peso Banknote.  Chile.  2006.

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Four boxes of cents in the last two days, 10,000 cents to go through, doing a bit of copper mining:

USA
1916-D
1918
1926
1928
1935
1937 X 2
1940 X 5
1941 X 2
1942
1942-D
1944 X 3
1944-D X 3, 2 in reddish BU
1945
1945-D
1946 X 6
1947
1947-D
1948
1951-D
1952-D X 2
1953-D
1955-D X 5
1956
1956-D X 2
1957-D X 5
1958-D X 4

Total 53 Wheats

S-Mints
1969 X 5
1970 X 5
1971 X 2
1974 X 3

Total 15 S- Mints

Canada

George V(1910-1936)
1928

George VI(1936-1952)
1945
1951

Elizabeth II(1952-)
1954
1955 X 2
1956
1957
1959
1961 X 6
1962 X 10
1963 X 8
1964 X 18

In addition there were:
41 1974-D cents in red BU, someone must have broken a roll and Coinstar'ed it.
and 32 1973-D cents in red BU.

And one Roosevelt dime, in a bank wrapped roll no less.

Wow! :o That's a nice spread of dates for bank boxes, including a few earlier Canadian cents.

Went to the bank today after work and picked up $100.00 in halves. Found: 1964 (1), 1967 (1), 1968-D (4), 1969-D (1). The '67 is AU+, the rest average circulated, but decent! ;D

I started this thread on other coin forms, and checking on one of those tonight I found it had just had "read" number 70,000.

Wonder if this one will attract that many viewers over time.

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I can't claim these as personal finds, but they are really something.

I was in my favorite convenience store today, and the clerk showed me two coins she had pulled from the cash register.  She found them a couple days apart.

Both appeared to be almost uncirculated.  A 1943-S Mercury Dime, and a 1935-D Buffalo Nickel.

Do you suppose things are becoming so financially tough that people would spend coins like that?

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Dominican Republic.  10 Centavos.  1973.  Size of a dime.

Found in my pocket change.

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No great and stunning finds, but somewhat unusual.

Clad JFK Dollar (1976) with minimal wear, and a Sacagawea Dollar, 2000, with very little wear.  Still shiny.

I think it would be great for coins such as these to start circulating.  Who knows, maybe with the next administration, we'll finally get rid of the $1 bill, and we'll see a huge change in the kind of money we carry around.

The two aforementioned coins came in change from a Safeway Supermarket.

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I miss Safeway!  Heck, I miss Albertsons.   My current choices for grocery stores are HEB or Walmart Supercenter.  :'(

We just got a Walmart Supercenter up here and they're really putting a dent into the grocery stores.

Don't you have a Randalls nearby?  HEB was cheap, but selection pretty slim on items though.  Randalls had pretty outrageous prices, but had some selection at least in their "premium" stores in Houston.

Nope, no Randalls.  I think the only other grocery store we've got in town is a Fiesta food mart?  Not the sort of store I'd want to shop in.  It looks dirty. :(

The only other game in town, Albertson's, folded up and moved back north about eight years ago.  I was working there part time, as a second job.  I really liked shopping there.

Ellekitty, sounds like you have a great opportunity. Open up your own store. Imagine all those nights, sitting alone in the store after work, going through all that loose change looking for the coins you need. LOL

In a way you're absolutely right, triggersmob.  I worked in fast food, movie theatres, and grocery stores for several years when in High School and in college.  I miss terribly the opportunity to go through rolls of coins, and people's pocket change without anyone caring at all.  But, I'm not giving up my career to go back into that, no matter how intriguing the coins may be. ;)  I can afford to buy better ones!

There were Fiestas in Houston, but they were usually in Hispanic neighbourhoods, but I shopped in one of them because it was right near where I worked.  It was a nice clean store, but not all of them were.  I liked the selection of Latin American vittles there.

Randalls tend to be in ritzy areas, okay, I admit, I lived in Kingwood, which is a fairly pricey area of Houston.  They had good selections of food, but their prices were up the bottom and out the ears.  Most of the time we were HEB shoppers.  We had to drive down to Humble(pronounced Umble) or up to Porter to pay the prices we were willing to pay since we are cheap Scots.

If and when we ever live in Texas again there is no desire on my part to ever live in Houston again.  I could very easily move to Marshall or Tyler, or out in your part of the country!  Texas is just such a beautiful state, I sure miss Spring there and the Indian Paintbrush and Bluebonnets.

Now you can afford to go to the bank like I do, and buy boxes of cents, nickels etc. and go through them for the goodies ;D  Even though I can afford fairly pricey coins, nothing beats finding a nice 1909 VDB in a roll like I did last week.  That is more fun than gambling or blowing $1K on a coin.

I don't think I could ever permanently leave Texas.  It's home, and that's how it will stay.  From the dusty desert and mountains out west, to the gorgeous pine trees and bayous of the east, the hill country in the middle and the coastal plains of the gulf.  Can't say as I'm all that fond of the panhandle though. Flat, dusty place.  I prefer it down here. ;D

Scottish, you sure need to visit the Wimberley area.

I miss the biweekly coin delivery at the restaurant.  For five years, I was a manager, and could lock myself in the office and go through the safe all I wanted.  You're absolutely right about the thrill of the chase, and the find!  However, I just can't make myself be interested in US coins.  The new ones are just too familiar, and spendable ontop of that; the old ones are just too bloody expensive.  What I liked best was pulling silver dimes or quarters out of the rolls, of when someone would sneak a foreign coin in the change, and the really rare occasion when someone would spend an old bill for a Whopper at Burger King. :D  "Redeemable in Gold" You just don't see phrases like that these days.


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Very nice notes, Miss Kitty! Some years ago, my daughter and I were searching thru rolls of cents, and found a 1924-D Lincoln cent, F-VF, with a ROTATED REVERSE! The reverse was rotated clockwise to about the 2 o'clock position. I still have that coin in my collection. Another time we found an 1858 FLYING EAGLE cent in GOOD condition! How 'bout that! Tracy, you sent me an email on Thur about our trade, but there were no pic's attached to your email. I'd still like to trade! ;)

Actually the roll searches have produced coins from France, Germany, Bahamas, Bermuda and of course Canada.  The 2€urocent coins double as cents here, but they are worth about 3¢ in our money so a bonus!

Yes, I have found Bahamas, Great Britain, Bermuda, Euro coins, etc, in rolls. One of my best finds I think was a solid roll of 1967 Kennedy half dollars, uncirculated. The edges were still sharp to the touch! :)

NIghthawk, I've sent that stupid email twice now!  I swear.  I'll send it again though.  My original reply should have had an html link in it.  I guess I might have forgotten to put it in there. 

Found this "The Last Anzacs" $1, C mint,  in the till at work yesterday.
Looks like it's been circulating for a while.
It is not a circulatin issue and only 126,000 minted.
It's one I didn't have.
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/triggersmob/002-68.jpg)

Also found a U.N. 50 Anniversary 20 cent. They seem very scarce these days.

I think the main reason I find so many strange coins is that I carefully look at EVERYTHING in my pocket.

Two finds today.  An Alaska Quarter -- the first other than from out of a bank roll, and, a Guatemala 1 centavo, 1984.  Probably passed off as a U.S. cent.

 :D :D :D :D

Just a point of interest.

A clerk at my convenience store told me today that she had received Jackson Dollars from two different customers.

So, they seem to be circulating -- at least a tiny bit.

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Found while noodling: a VF - 1966 Wavey 20 Cent (Australia) ,  My first ...Whoopee! ;D

Way to go Yass! Still to find one in circulation, the only circulating coin I have never found. How about a picture?  :)

I repeat what Latman said!

I couldn't find the USB connection for the camera this morning.  Blamed the kids, the wife, the dogs, the cats, everyone.  Found it in the boot of my car this evening in my coin sack not 5 minutes ago.  ::)

Humble pie? I Love it. Have it often. Its a Yass thing  :-[ I'll apologise to everyone tomorrow morning (I'm still at work and they're home in bed asleep) and take some happy snaps of the wavy tomorrow. 

I found my first Scout $1 today

My 1966 Wavey 20 Cent

(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10156/Photos_204.jpg)

(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10156/Photos_202.jpg)

(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10156/Photos_201.jpg)

That's a fairly nice looking wavy!   ;) Considering it's 42 years old, it's better than both mine & they were bought.  At least it only cost you 20¢.  ;D ;D

Very good find Yass. I saw one for sale at the Melbourne coin fair in about the same condition for $575 I think it was.

For those of us lees-educated in Aussie errors, is the wave found on the #2? Or is it actually on the water lines or something else?

Yass, that's an amazing find!  :o

The wave is on the baseline of the 2 & is reflected in the water line directly above it, adjacent to the stem of the 2.  Most 1966 20¢ have a level baseline.

1966 Wavy 2's are one of the key decimal varieties in Australia. Highly collectible.

For those less educated, the wavy line is actually the top edge of the bottom of the number 2:

The wave is on the top of the base of the 2 and the wave above.  Ordinarily, the 'top' of the base of the 2 is as flat as the 'bottom' of the 2 and there is no 'wave' on the wave above.

Now that I have confused everyone. perhaps I might simply post a comparison photograph.   :D  I'll do that in the next coupla days.

I'M CONFUSED!!!  ???

Let's try to un-confuse you.

The coin on the left is the common type. Notice on top of the horizontal section of the number 2, that the line is stright.
The coin on the right is the wavy type. The top of the horizontal section of the 2, now has a slight wave in it, as does the line above it.

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/triggersmob/Wavycomparison.png)

Hope this helps.

Thanks everyone! That helps a lot!

Oooohhhhh, I get it now!!!  ::)

Most likely our rarest decimal coin. The 2000 $1 mule is rare as well, but you can usually find one for sale if you look, not so the wavy. And very, very hard to find in high grade.

Switzerland    20 Rappan    1982    Size of a nickel.

Second Swiss coin in just a few days.

Also, Convenience Store Clerk today said she had found two silver quarters and a silver dime in the past week.  Suppose its because the economy is getting really, really bad.

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Found in circulation by a clerk, and then given to me.

Kind of a neat coin, about quarter size.

Poland, 1990, 20 Zlotych.

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Are there any countries coins that are not in circulation in Delta Colorado? LOL

I hardly ever see a Canadian coin.  And, I collect them.

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A coin I think is from Thailand.

Found as a rejected coin in my credit union's coin counting machine.

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I got a 1994D quarter today with a reverse counter-punch. It looks like a slithering snake to me so I'm going to call it the Goldman quarter.  :D But whatever it is, it's definitely a counter punch--bent pretty good and an obverse bulge.

I finally got something at a good price at 7-Eleven. 

http://www.knightsofthecointable.com/kotctgallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2550&g2_navId=x473f7d67

http://www.knightsofthecointable.com/kotctgallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2552&g2_navId=x473f7d67

I guess it's just a sign of the times.

I stopped in to my convenience store yesterday and visited with the clerks about coins.  I was told that a customer had just been there and spent $6 worth of silver coins.  They told him they were worth more than current coins, but it didn't matter to him.  The coins consisted of two JFK Half Dollars (1964. 1965), and all the rest were quarters -- mainly from the 1940's.

Our wonderful economy seems to be taking its toll on the working person.

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I recently purchased a couple rolls of the Hawaii Quarter from one of our banks, but had not seen it in circulation.

That changed today when I got a couple of them in change.

I think they are really beautiful.  May rank in my "Top 5" for the Statehood Quarter series.

That leaves only one circulating coin I have not seen this year.  The 2008 Nickel.  They don't seem to exist in Colorado.  None at the banks or credit union.  Clerks I have talked with haven't seen them either.  Strange.

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I've been finding a lot ot the 2008 Jefferson's, but like most of the 2007 Jefferson they are already in bad shape. Hard to find a keeper.

1972 Ike Dollar.  AU.

In change from a convenience store.  Clerk asked if I wanted it.  Heck yes.

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Martin Van Buren Dollar.

It wasn't exactly in circulation.  I saw it in a cash register at a convenience store, and asked if I could have it.  Then, re-spent it.

I wonder if we will EVER get rid of the paper Dollar?

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I seem to be the only Castle member who is finding interesting coins in change.

Latest was yesterday, and it makes me think someone is dipping into their (or somebody else's) coin collection.

1943 P Steel Cent.  Shiny, and appears uncirculated.  This is the second one I have found in recent times.

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Not so, Gary.

I was writing this as you were posting.

The till at work came good today.
I found this Charles Kingsford-Smith $1.
Mint mark "A". Which had only 33,060 minted.
(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10048/1997_Kingsford-Smith_%28over_map%29__1.JPG)

Steve  :) :) :) (plus an extra few) :) :) :)

Two weeks in a row now, for the till at work.
Today I found a "Last Anzacs" $1, mintmark M,
only 49,841 minted.
(http://www.coincommunity.org/gallery/albums/userpics/10048/1999_%28M%29_Australia_Last_Anzacs__1.JPG)

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Nice finds, Steve! Thanks for sharing!  :)

I don't remember if I mentioned this here or not, but my dad gave me a 1941-S Mercury dime that he found iin vchange the other day.

From school lunch money receipts at my wife's school today:

1925 Lincoln Cent
1943-S Cent, yes a steelie
1943, yes, another steelie

And best of all:

1923 Buffalo, in G-4

More school lunch money finds this morning, asked the teacher that handles the fundage if I could inspect it:

1955 Netherlands 5 Cent - masquerading as a cent apparently
1990 Czechoslovakian 50 Haleru masquerading as a nickel apparently
1943-D cent - a steelie again!
1949 Nickel
1969-S nickel
and finally a 1970-S nickel.

Then she said that she has actually refused other buffalo nickels, silver coins etc. that she saw coming through because she thought they were worth more than they were spending them for.

Someone spending the parent's collection?

I love the till at work.
It came good with another great find today.

1966 Aussie silver round 50 cent.

Only released in 1966 and just about never seen in circulation.

I congratulate your great find  ;D ;D ;D
Happy day

I got a real nice 2005-S Proof clad Kennedy half dollar the other day from a bank teller!  Also picked up 2 rolls of half dollars on Thursday, and found 13- 40% and 2- 90% silver Kennedys!  :)

Nice find, Nighthawk. Especially the proof coin.

 

1976 Kennedy Half at the hospital gift shop today.  Banged up.  I let the bank have it.

William Henry Harrison Presidential Dollar from a convenience store.  Clerk knows me and asked if I wanted it.

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The till at work came good yet again, today.
This time another one of these...
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except it is a M mintmark this time. (picture is just a copy of the one I posted before).

I think it's some kind of advertising token.
http://www.knightsofthecointable.com/kotctgallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2872

I was quite surprised to find another William Harrison Dollar in circulation yesterday.

Would be neat if they were really starting to circulate,

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Had a Belgian 1 Euro from 1999, and a Slovenian 50 Eurocents from 2007 in my leftover Vienna change, other than that everything was Italian, Spanish, German or Austrian.

My first Washington D.C. Quarter, and a 1940 Jefferson nickel.

Change from a convenience store.

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Interesting coin found in pocket change today.

1988 D Lincoln Cent, BU.

Fingerprint unfortunately.

One rim is sharply defined while on the other edge, the rim can barely be seen.

I guss this would be considered an error.  Any ideas what caused it?

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(http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/usa/scan0004.jpg)

And these:

(http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/banknotes/usa/scan0005.jpg)

All from the same bank.

Grate find. Some one must be cleaning out grandpals old stuff.  :)

Yeah, sloppy workmanship at the mint LOL (oh, good help is so hard to find.........)  ;D

Got a 1941 Canadian cent in change yesterday; which was strange enough. But then last week I got a 1961 Red Unc Canadian cent as a complimentary piece from an exonumia dealer after I bought an encased Alaska quarter.

A CoinStar reject tray find:

(http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/coinpeople/scan0006.jpg)

Check out that sweet 1921 Lincoln, and I think I need him for my Whitman, so a nice find every which way.

The CoinStar reject tray has had something for me each time I have used the machine.

Evidentally no one at my credit union collects foreign coins.

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I just had a real thrill, but it didn't last long.

Cleaning out a dresser drawer, I found a Mercury dime.  No idea where it came from.

It was maybe AG, and had cut marks on it.  Also, an interesting date --1916!

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a mint mark.

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Jackson Dollar, Unc.

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Years ago I started this same topic on Coin Talk and the Mom and Dad forum.

The interest to date.

Coin Talk    1286 posts, 60,848 views.

Mom and Dad    1803 posts, 90,535 views.

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It's the sort of topic that never ends.

Bermuda

Five Cents

Fish on reverse

2003

Very attractive little coin

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Got a Canadian cent the other day. We don't get those that often around here. Have found plenty of 1940's U.S. nickels since last time I checked this topic as well.

You want some Canadian cents Adam? I get them in change all the time. Just PM your address to me and I'll gladly send you some!  :)

I actually have alot of them. Many of them brought homw by my parents when they've been in Canada twice in the last couple years. If I ever need more though, I'll remember you. Thanks.

I get Canadian coins all the time, they are actually a nuisance unless they are GVI cents etc.

1992 P Kennedy Half Dollar    AU

Got it in change from a convenience store.

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I have really been getting Bermuda money in change lately.  I would guess somebody went on vacation there, brought back a lot of coins, and then decided to spend them.

2003 Five Cents   AU  Fish on reverse.

U.S. Nickel size, easy to pass off.

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Walking up the hill yesterday from my house to my grandparents' house, I found a new penny.  It is a 1992 date and was made in Denver.

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We have those Fund raising chocolate boxes at work.  During my nightly patrols, I dump the mioney of the envelopes and search for oddities, replacing waht I keep with their equivalent.
Last night I found a 1998 'C' Howard Florey $1 (http://www.cruzis-coins.com/dollars/1998.html), still in wonderful condition.

Went to the fruit and veg shop today and noticed a couple of coins sitting on the till.
On closer inspection I could see they were foreign. I offered to buy them, if no one else was
wanting them, but the cashier checked with the boss and then gave them to me.
Obviously been passed off as a 20c and 5c pieces.

Spanish 25 Pesetas and Thai 1 Baht.
(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/triggersmob/Coins/001-8.jpg)

Steve  :) :) :)

Nice find Steve!  :)

Very cool, Steve.

1940 Canadian Cent.

Just now discovered in my pocket change.

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That's an oldie.
The coin I mean, not you. LOL

I guess you get a few of those Canadians in your change.

At the Boryspil airport in Kyiv I found a 1964 USA cent, a 2008 British Penny, a 2009 Russian 50 Kopek, and four one kopek Ukrainian coins on the floor at various places while walking around while I was waiting for someone to come in from Paris.

Canadian coins of most types are as common here in Michigan as US coins! If anyone wants modern Canadian stuff, I'm the one you want to ask. I've got plenty!  :)

I found Canadian coins even GVI cents from rolls a lot when I was searching rolls.  Even a few months ago.

Yes, doing some roll searches here in Michigan does turn up lots of Canadian stuff!  :o

I even got a 1928 GV cent in a roll search late last year.  My earliest finds in cents were two 1909's last year, one fairly well worn, but the other was a fairly decent fine 1909 VDB reverse.

I'll have to do some work on my Canadian collection & see what I need!  ;D

I'm nearly done working on my US coins, just a few loose ones to enter in my spreadsheet. 
My main problem is I keep finding coins in safe places, where I've stashed them & promptly forgotten them.  ::)

I have a Whitman Canadian Cent folder.  Found it down deep in a storage container.  The excitement I felt years ago for Canadian coins started to come back with the discovery of the 1940 penny.

My thought at this time is that I will work on the folder in partnership with the two grandkids who are also members of KOTCT.

So, I would be most interested in trading with Nighthawk, or any member who has access to Canadian cents.  If trades aren't available, I would appreciate the opportunity to buy some.

I looked at the folder and found it contained only five coins, so we are starting from scratch.

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I started to collect U S coins many snows ago. Then, living in Illinois at the time, an aunt gave me some unc Canadian coinage 2x (1c-25c) that she picked up at the Canadian mint (in the 1930s). I started collecting the Canadian along with my U S coins. Sure enough, some collecting buddies used to say, "Why do you want to collect THAT stuff?" And lo these many decades, I believe it is evident now.

Today, while working at the local hospital gift shop, I sorted through about $300 worth of nickels, dimes, and quarters.

I didn't find anything fabulous, but did find some interesting coins, including:

Three BU Westward Movement nickels
Date of birth coins of our kids (1967, 1971, 1973)
Four D.C. Quarters
One Puerto Rico Quarter
Four Bi-Centennial Quarters
Three Delaware Quarters, BU

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Back to the gift shop for four more hours today.

Searched a bag of coins, and found:

Four Bi-Centennial Quarters
Three DC Quarters
Ten birth year coins (1967, 1971, 1973) for our kids
1948 Nickel, F condition
1952 Nickel
12 Westward Movement Nickels
One Tyler Dollar

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Yesterday I found 9 coins on the ground, including a 10 kopek and a 25 kopek.  The rest were 1 kopek coins that make up most of my finds anyway. 

1983 Canadian Penny.

I only find about two per year.

Since my grandkids and I are trying to collect them, we were happy to find this one.

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Gary, I will be sending out a package early this week for your grandkids, including some Canadian pennies, and some other cool stuff!!!  :)

Nighthawk, Thanks, that's very kind of you.

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I found an Uncirculated 1998 Howard Florey "c" mintmark $1 in the chocolate box.  It is a beautiful coin that stood out like the proverbial.  There are two benefits to this find (a) I have a nice shiney NCLT coin, and (b) I didn't buy a chocolate which keeps my sugar level down for just that little bit longer.   ;D

John Tyler Dollar, AU.

Interesting because I live in Colorado, and the coin is a Philadelphia mint.

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Another day volunteering at the loacal hosapital gift shop.

Pretty disappointing.

None of the new quarters.  None of the new pennies.

I did find

1.  A war nickel
2.  BU Rhode Island Quarter
3.  Half dozen BU 2008 cents
4.  1981 AU Jefferson Nickel
5.  Smooth cent planchet

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Gift shop again.

Of all the Statehood Quarters I went through, the most numerous was the first one -- Deleware.

Found one bright and shiny Guam Quarter.

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Got a PR quarter in change the other day, my first 2009 dated USA coin.

2009 John Tyler Dollar, BU

Gas Station, in change.

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A bright, golden AU 1959-D 1c in change at Wallyworld.....50 yrs old.

1927 LC, barely readable date.

Sort of found in circulation -- in the bottom of a desk drawer while searching for something else.

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Slim pickings at the gift shop.

One Guam Quarter.  BU.

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Yesterday was my day to work at our hospital gift shop.  During free time I looked through a bunch of quarters.

I found Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa -- all BU.

Of interest, I found many 1999 quarters, especially Delaware, in BU.  Conclusion:  The economy is tough on people, and the saved quarters are being spent.

I am guilty also.  Took about 100 saved quarters and put them in my "vacation bottle" in preparation for a little trek later this month.

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You're right C C! I've noticed an large influx of the early state quarters in AU at the least. I never collected them, but am now saving them to give to some of my grandkids.

Goose,

Let me know if you have difficulty finding any particular quarters.  I have duplicates of most all of them.

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Thanks for the offer C C. In about a month I'll begin to sort my state quarters out.....I'm quite busy now, hunting, metal detecting, cleaning out an 80 yr old house that is 500 miles from where I live, and assorted family get togethers.

 

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Our 6,100 mile road trip was mainly on the eastern side of the Mississippi.  So, I stocked up on "P" mint coins.

Not only saw the Philly mint, but picked up lots of "P" mints to bring home.

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1948 Jeff, and a 1964 QEII Canadian nickel.

A 1944(P) Wheatie and 4 more coppers*. *A copper is the normal 95% copper penny. A 95% U S copper penny as of today contains 1.9c worth of copper.

I haven't found anything worth keeping out of circulation, for a long time now  :(

1940 LC,  G-4 I would think.  Barely legible.

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Looked thru 3 rolls of nickels yesterday and found these Jeffersons, all VG-Fine: 1939, 1940, 1952-S, 1954-D   ;D

Good finds Nighthawk.  ;D I think we are seeing some renewed interest in the Jefferson's, what do you think?

Yes, I think so. They are plentiful in rolls (older dates I mean) as opposed to finding silver in rolls of coins. I once found half a roll of silver war nickels, and half a roll of Buffalo nickels, most of which still had readable dates!  ;D  What do you think of that???

I think somebody got into daddies coins collection. I have only found a few silver nickels over the years. Maybe half a roll all toll. And I can only remember finding one Buffalo in rolls. Definitely a grate find.

Ever find a Flying Eagle cent in a roll of pennies? I did! (Grade AG, of course!) I also found a 1924-D Lincoln cent, Fine, with, now get this- a ROTATED REVERSE!!!   :o  :o  :o

Went to work today and opened up the till. Someone had opened a new bag of $1 yesterday. The drawer was full of these...

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2009, Centenenary of Commonwealth Age Pension, $1

Half your luck Steve. :D :D

Wow, what a coincidence!  I found one of those in my mailbox yesterday.  ;)

Same thing happened to me! Just a "coin"-cidence???  ;D

1984 Canadian Cent.

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Found my first 2009 20 cent today.
Just need 5c, 10c and 50c now.

Triggersmob,

Once the 2009 coins become plentiful, maybe we can trade.

I would like to bring my Australian Albums up-to-date.

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That would be great, Gary.
We haven't traded for a while and my USA coins are slipping behind.
I will start putting some coins aside for you.

Found my first 50c in the till at work, today.

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and also my second 20c.
Still no 5c or 10c.
Lots of $1 and $2 though.

Joe, I just happen to have one of those coins on my desk in front of me. Seems that it has your name on it.

e-mail sent.

Today I got a bag of aussie 10 cent coins , only to find 12 US quarters ranging from 1967 to 2001. Not a bad find 1/2 way around the world. 8)

WOW! Nice find.

Way to go tiddy, quite a bit of profit too!  ;D  :D  ;)

If I had 25¢ for every 10¢ I ever had, I'd almost be rich!  ::)  8)  :o  ;D

Found an Israel 10 New Agorot.

A little smaller than a U.S. Cent.

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Not from circulation, but I did find a small bag of Kennedy Half Dollars last night.

All either AU or BU.  Mainly 1970's and 1990's.

Lots of 1967, 1971, and 1973 coins --our kids' birth years.  Guess I;ll give them to the kids this Christmas.

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Presidential Dollars don't circulate much, so I was happy to get a John Tyler in change at WalMart.

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Gary the '67 coins are 40% silver.  :)

Only had three 1967s.

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1976 Kennedy Bi-Centennial Half Dollar.  AU.

In change from a convenience store.

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1954 Roosevelt Dime.

Really banged up.  No numismatic value.

Found in my pocket.  No idea which store it might have come from.

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1996 - P Kennedy Half Dollar.  B.U.

Real mystery.  Have been getting them from retail stores, convenience stores. and restaurants.

Each is as nice as the day in came from the mint.

Maybe a ploy by the Government to start circulating Half Dollars?

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I found a zinc cent and clad dime planchet along with some mystery tokens in a lot of rejected change from a cashiers till. The cent planchet is slightly bent. I'm wondering most about the strange token with a crude regal portrait on it. The edge is scalloped and appears modern, but the design is virtually barbaric. Is this some sort of pirate treasure play money? And is the brass token Vietnam era from Sega in Japan, or from Sunshine Mint.
Thanx for your replies.

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Found a 2001 Queensland "Centenary of Federation" 20 cent, in the till at work.

Barely a mark on it, for it's age, I think it would pass as a aUNC.

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Found another aUNC 20c in the till at work.
This time a 1976.

Steve, You are a much better "coin finder" than I.

I haven't worked at the hospital gift shop for sever weeks.  Maybe when I get back to volunteering I'll have better luck.

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I only get to work on the counter at work on a Sunday. During the week I work on the phones.
So on Sunday I go to work half an hour early, just to check all the coins.

When I was buying a bottle of pop for my son, my change came back and I heard an unfamiliar sound in the ringing of the coins as the cashier handed them to me.  I thought, "Oh great a stupid Canadian quarter", but I looked down and saw Washington staring at me - a 1963 quarter - in silver.

Bonus!!

Another nice find in the till at work.

Nice find Steve!

I love those old Shilling coins!   ;D

Its amazing that you can find another country coins in your change  ??? and an old one too  ;)

Nice find Steve  :)

I was happy, as I didn't have this coin and year combination already.

Latest offering from the till at work...

The obverse

Nice coin with a beautiful reverse design :), congrat :)