I'm too short to reach the top of the machine let alone see up there.

Today I got a 1941 wheatie when I bought a pack of gum at a gas station.

I noticed sitting on my dresser this evening a 1954-D nickel. Worn some, but not much and the date is quite clear. I placed this in a coin tube with some other coins for keeps.

Also, I learned that the mint mark for this coin was on the reverse instead of the obverse like today's coins so I was happy I learned something new!

Cool, but why were you sitting on your dresser?

It's part of my nightly ritual before going to bed! I strongly suggest you all try it. You never know what you may find!

I keep spare change in my car and today I noticed among the rest of my coins was a 1958-D Wheat penny. I decided to polish the coin for my own amusement (I've never actually cleaned a coin before, being new to the hobby). Strangely enough it was kind of relaxing and I was excited to see a 50 year old penny shine again!


Edited to Add:
Oh, and I got a 2005 Buffalo Westward Journey Nickel in change this evening from one of the express checkout machines at my local supermarket, I had fun cleaning that too!

My first one...

My grandparents bought a bunch of random rolls of coins from the bank and dumped them in a treasure box as a Christmas present for me and among the nickels I found a GEM BU 1938 piece... although I suspect that's the one I've seen sitting on their bedroom dresser for ages...

for ages, say... since 1938?

An error with only part of the rim.

Cent, Nickel, Dime, Quarter, Half, Dollar?

Dime.

Too bad they'd only moved in to this house in 2005...

Creepy... the coin followed them!

2007 loonie. Took until the last week of the year to finally run into one...

haha.

I received a bicentennial quarter in change today after spending some presidential dollars. Also, got a Texas state quarter from the same purchase.

pre searched a 25$ box of pennies and got about ten canadian pennies one pennie from bremuda and only 20 pre 1981 cents!!! but ill take it i guess!

In the last 3 days I've found two 2003 series repeater $1 notes, and a 1920 wheatie. It's been a good week so far!

I searched the boxes last week, nickels and cents. The earliest nickels were 1938 and 1939, the cents were 1942. I got 13 wheats and about 650 pre-1981's. I notice on my boxes that they come from a processor in Pennsylvania which might be why I get different results than you. The box of nickels is $100, and all total I kept 45 nickels, the pre-1960's and the 1968-1970 S mints. I only save Canadian if they are pre-1964 for cents, and pre-1982 for nickels.

I'm very jealous of all of these neat finds, I love silver and copper so I hope to find tons of it. This thread has inspired me to get a job at a 99 cent store, and I will encourage everyone to pay me in pennies.

Scott and Dustin -

And here I was thinking I was the only one hoarding copper pennies...

http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/937832.jpg

Dangit Daggit - I have never gotten the '47 ML in change so far.

I'll trade ya for a nice Lincoln

You tirelessly tease me with your pictures of fine copper.

We enjoy that here.

I had over 16000 of them last year, but ended up cashing them in when it looked like we might move.

yup im a hoarder hehe i did have alot last year but i let em go and very nice avatar scott hehe

Yesterday I found a series 2001 star note in my change!
It has serial number G03111510*.
That makes three for me. Yeh, I know, I'm a slow starter, but gaining.

Corky

I hoard copper cents too, probably have about 7,500 put away, and yesterday I got a series 1963 $1 star note in change!

Wow, jtryka. A mick jagger note!

I've never heard of a Mick Jagger note before...

An old star...

that's also been around for over 40 years...

and has countless bastard children.

but still makes a damn good record

Lol, I'd accuse you of post inflation but you have over 2,000.

Well, I put it in an envelope with all my other old notes from circulation, so let's see if he makes any more bastard children!

Yeah.. that was the first consecutive post run I've made in a while. But I made a mick jagger joke... totally worth the accusation.

Old worn proof lincoln 1959. At least I am fairly certain it's a proof, had mirrored surfaces and really well defined detail for a '59.

went through another box of 25$ of pennies and got 569 copper cents,!! 8 wheaties and got some canadians too. plus an dime !!hehe

You got Canadian coins wrapped in your US box of pennies?

That's pretty normal, my work even requires us to take Canadian coinage (in moderation) because it's worth as much (more now) as our money. Almost every register has at least 1-2 Canadian cents and 1-2 nickels, and every 3rd or so a dime. Quarters are uncommon, but I see at least one a month.

Interesting. When I was a cashier I was given wrapped rolls of coins at the beginning of every shift to be placed in my register drawer and I don't recall ever getting Canadian coinage in there. Once or twice I was given Canadian coinage from a customer and took it, but never in wrapped rolls.

Oh, well I guess it happens as proof from 3 posts above.

the result of a week dollar, I guess as long as we lie about on the magazine prices it will make us feel better. I always laugh when I see a magazine for 4.99 american and 7.99 canadian.

American: "Of course we'll take your money"

Yeah, I'm not really sure what exchange rate they base those off of, probably from back in the 80's when they first started putting that on?

Nice lady came up to the register yesterday after cleaning out her purse to exchange pennies for quarters. Got a Canada penny and a 1930-D wheatie out of it!

Two posts in a row! I RULE at the circulation game. ::Begin massive dry spell::

Found a 1959-D nickel in the register, had a quarter in my pocket, so I pulled out two more dimes, one of which was a dime from 1964 which I had overlooked! How many others have I missed???

And, I traded out a star note - my first! - $1. Are they worth anything more than face or are they just oddities?

Oddities.

Unless it's of certain years and series... mmm... Hawaiian star note...