Interesting Finds From Circulation

[Dumanyu]

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

[CoinCrusader42]

Scottishmoney,

What a bunch of neat finds.

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

 

[CoinCrusader42]

Sort of interesting I guess.

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

[scottishmoney]

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.

[longnine009]

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?

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

[longnine009]

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. 

[Triggersmob]

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

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[tyjulie]

two very nice coins i found today



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

[Triggersmob]

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

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

[tyjulie]

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.

[Triggersmob]

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

[Goose]

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.

[scottishmoney]

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

[CoinCrusader42]

Mexico, 2003, Five Pesos, bi-metallic.

Convenience store clerk asked me if I wanted it.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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

 

[scottishmoney]

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

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[arthrene]

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

[scottishmoney]

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.

[arthrene]

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

[CoinCrusader42]

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

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

[Triggersmob]

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

 
 

[Topher]

He needs to watch what he is hammering there, could be painful otherwise. LOL

My thoughts exactly!   

[Muckeye]

Just as well it was a cold day.
regards,

[Nevol]

Looks like he's peeing on it.  Maybe something needed cooling off? 

[scottishmoney]

Found these yesterday at one of my banks:





The last one cats at $400 in VF.

[Paint Your Wagon]

Congrats

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

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[scottishmoney]

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.

 

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

[tiddyathome]

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.

 

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.

[CoinCrusader42]

John Quincy Adams Presidential Dollar.

In change at WalMart.

 

[Topher]

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.)

[ElleKitty]

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

[Topher]

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. 

[ElleKitty]

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

[Triggersmob]

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

2004 25 Sentimo from Philipines.



 

[scottishmoney]

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.

[CoinCrusader42]

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!

 

[Nevol]

Helvetica would indicate Switzerland.

[CoinCrusader42]

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

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

 

[scottishmoney]

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.

[CoinCrusader42]

Thanks.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[Topher]

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.

[CoinCrusader42]

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

 

[CoinCrusader42]

1971 D Kennedy Half Dollar, UNC.

From bank drive-up today.

 

[Triggersmob]

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.
 

[longnine009]

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. 

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[ElleKitty]

I found an 1951 quarter, two days ago  

[KurtS]

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.

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[Sap]

...Netherlands.  1 Cent.  1919.  Not sure what beast is on the obverse.  Lion?  Dragon?  Anyone help?

The Dutch coat of arms shows a crowned lion holding a sword and clutch of arrows.

[CoinCrusader42]

Thanks!!

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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

One Pfennig.  Germany.  1975.

1000 Peso Banknote.  Chile.  2006.

 

[scottishmoney]

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.

[KurtS]

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

[Nighthawk]

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!

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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?

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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

Found in my pocket change.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[ElleKitty]

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

[Topher]

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.

[scottishmoney]

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

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.

[ElleKitty]

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.

[Triggersmob]

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

[ElleKitty]

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!

[scottishmoney]

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.

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.

[scottishmoney]

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!

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   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.

[ElleKitty]

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.

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.   "Redeemable in Gold" You just don't see phrases like that these days.

[Nighthawk]

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!

[scottishmoney]

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!

[Nighthawk]

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!

[ElleKitty]

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. 

[Triggersmob]

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.


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

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[CoinCrusader42]

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.

 

[Yass]

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

[latman]

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

[Triggersmob]

I repeat what Latman said!

[Yass]

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

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. 

[Triggersmob]

I found my first Scout $1 today

[Yass]

My 1966 Wavey 20 Cent

[Nevol]

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¢. 

[latman]

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.

[arthrene]

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?

[KurtS]

Yass, that's an amazing find! 

[Nevol]

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.

[ElleKitty]

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

[Yass]

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?

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.     I'll do that in the next coupla days.

[Nighthawk]

I'M CONFUSED!!! 

[Triggersmob]

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.



Hope this helps.

[arthrene]

Thanks everyone! That helps a lot!

[Nighthawk]

Oooohhhhh, I get it now!!!