jtryka Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Well, this is not really a circulation find, but as I was driving home tonight from Chicago, I stopped for gas and when I got out of the truck I happened to see something on the ground that looked like money. At first I thought it was one of those fake notes that are used for marketing, so you think you found money but all you found was the address for an oil change place or dry cleaner. So I picked it up and low and behold it was a genuine US $50 note, series 2004A! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Wow, nice jtryka! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 yesterday at work i put a 20$ bill in the change machine and it gave me my change and i put it in my back pocket for investigating later well long and behold i found a 2001s sac dollor!! i couldnt believe it! its been in circulating for awhile because its beat up a little and nicely toned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 i got a box of pennies and got  44 wheaties including 1926 1935 and 1937  and about 10 can pennies!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Nice finds everyone. I'm going to do some roll searching this year. Mostly halfs but some cents, nickels, and dimes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Standing at the counter paying for my pizza I looked at the "Take a penny' tray and thought....That dime looks really white.... Sure enough...1964D silver Rosey. traded it for one from my pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Trade it for a penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I have had a pretty long dry spell, but these are the last three keepers from circulation.  From the Post Office stamp machine (and I have always found these murder to photograph).  ...and from pocket change  Also from pocket change and the BIG haul as it is 90% silver - WooHoo  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magman Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Standing at the counter paying for my pizza I looked at the "Take a penny' tray and thought....That dime looks really white....Sure enough...1964D silver Rosey. traded it for one from my pocket. Â Â nice! -- if only it was that easy most of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo! Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Are silver dimes rare or valuable? I got 2 silver dimes and 2 silver mercury dimes. good? Â PS. also just checked my baggy and found 2 silver quarters and 2 silver nickels. Â Are these a good addition to a novice's collection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Silver is always good! Right now the silver value is between 8x and 10x face value, so certainly worth keeping and not spending. As for a novice collection, you have to start somewhere, why not start with what you have already? All of us started a little differently, but most of us started with coins from our change too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo! Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Cool. Once i can get good pictures i'll post a pic of each of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Cool. Once i can get good pictures i'll post a pic of each of mine. Â I started from the 10 cent bin of non-us coins at my local dealer. You are doing a bit better than I was during my novice years. Funny part is, I've been collecting for over 18 years and I still hit up that same 10 cent bin from time to time, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Not much of a find, but I really like the way some of these copper Lincolns hold there luster...not sure where this one as been for the last 46 years, but probably not circulating much. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 When getting some new president dollars for a fellow board member at the bank yesterday, I got 15 Ike dollars too! I gave 10 to a coworker who uses them for her kids (tooth fairy money plus chores), and her son is becoming quite a collector, so anything to help the next generation of numismatists! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I literally found this one last week, while walking in a parking lot. It was reverse side up and I spotted it right away. I can see some new scuffs so I don't think it was on the ground for too long, but I would love to know how it got there. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 yesteray i found a 1928d 2 dollar bill!! i cant believe it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Good lord, Dustin! I don't know which is more surpising - the age or the denomination! Â Welcome back, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 i almost had to change my pants lol  thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Gemz Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 My latest find from circulation was a 1942 US nickle found at the local coffeeshop! Not bad for in my change. Â I'm writing about my change, odd thing to do but if you are bored.... Â http://circulatedcurrency.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I was having dinner at the Big Boy in South Haven Michigan on Tuesday night and the two ladies at the booth next to mine were having a conversation about a "funny" quarter, I asked if it was Canadian and they said no, so I asked to look at it, and sure enough it was a 1957 silver quarer. So I told them it was silver and worth a lot more than a quarter, and that they should definitely not spend it! They appreciated the info and put it in the "safe" part of her purse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 I was having dinner at the Big Boy in South Haven Michigan on Tuesday night and the two ladies at the booth next to mine were having a conversation about a "funny" quarter, I asked if it was Canadian and they said no, so I asked to look at it, and sure enough it was a 1957 silver quarer. So I told them it was silver and worth a lot more than a quarter, and that they should definitely not spend it! They appreciated the info and put it in the "safe" part of her purse. Â She should have put it in a safer place by giving it to somebody that cared about it - you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn235 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Went through a bag of nickels for my neighbors before they took them to the coin star. Approximately 8-12 pounds of nickels. Â Findings: Â 1939-P 1940-P x 2 1942-P (this was blackened, but no mint mark... not a war nickel ) 1953-P 1955-D 1957-P 1958-D 1959-D 1960-D 1961-P x 2 1961-D 1962-D x 2 1962-P 1963-D x 2 1963-P 1965 x 2 1966 About 20 1964's (I was curious so I set them aside and counted them before putting them back) 1969-S x 2 1970-S x 3 Â And about a roll and a half of the Westward Journey nickels, most of them only lightly circulated. Â Not a bad haul for an hour's work, if you ask me. Â About a week ago, I went through my grandfather's old jar of change. Found TWO 1940-S nickels (in good condition or worse... there was no trace of the pillars on Monticello), a 1947-P and a 1948-P. I'm coming incredibly close to completing the entire series from circulation... still need to find a handful of mint marks, '44 and '45 war nickels, and '50 (I'm not holding my breath for getting '50-D from circulation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 On Friday, I stopped by the White Castle to get some lunch when the woman in line in front of me got her change and said, "Oh, look! I didn't know they had new pennies!" and since I was paying with credit I turned right around and bought it from her. She may have thought I was a little psycho. Â Does that count as finding in circulation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Went through a bag of nickels for my neighbors before they took them to the coin star. Approximately 8-12 pounds of nickels. Findings:  1939-P 1940-P x 2 1942-P (this was blackened, but no mint mark... not a war nickel ) 1953-P 1955-D 1957-P 1958-D 1959-D 1960-D 1961-P x 2 1961-D 1962-D x 2 1962-P 1963-D x 2 1963-P 1965 x 2 1966 About 20 1964's (I was curious so I set them aside and counted them before putting them back) 1969-S x 2 1970-S x 3  And about a roll and a half of the Westward Journey nickels, most of them only lightly circulated.  Not a bad haul for an hour's work, if you ask me.  About a week ago, I went through my grandfather's old jar of change. Found TWO 1940-S nickels (in good condition or worse... there was no trace of the pillars on Monticello), a 1947-P and a 1948-P. I'm coming incredibly close to completing the entire series from circulation... still need to find a handful of mint marks, '44 and '45 war nickels, and '50 (I'm not holding my breath for getting '50-D from circulation).  Great haul! I like that Ss still exist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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