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Returned halves to the coin machine then picked up a box of dimes and pulled 1 rosie and 1 merc.

 

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Interesting mess.

$271.50 in half dollars from a machine at a bank.

Net result:

1 1967 Kennedy
1 1964 Kennedy

$265.50 in clad halves.

And the junk:

6 pennies
1 watch battery
2 coins 5 Francs France 1971 and 1973
1 20 cent piece Australia 1981
1 Knotts Berry Farm souvenir token
1 Mexico one peso coin 1971
2 batting cage tokens
1 token "Grand Cafe One Dollar/ Andrea's Cha Cha Club 1998"
1 magician's coin. One side is the reverse of a Kennedy half dollar, other side is the reverse of a Mexican peso, about 1971. I found the other half of a Kennedy half, the female half as well, in the bag.

So I made seven bucks or so, valuing the "junk" all at zero.

But I had some fun.

At some point I'm going to bag up my various tokens. I've built up a fair number, but I'm not a token collector.

 

That is an awesome score......but what is the story behind it? How did you get these?

 

Storage unit auctions are fun.

 

I want to try storage unit auctions...just have to figure out how to find them! Nice finds!

 

Local newspaper classifieds, look for "Public Auction" or "Storage Lien" listings.

Best advice I got : Go to 3 complete auctions before you ever place your first bid.

Second best advice : have a truck and/or a trailer, and be ready to haul away a BUNCH of someone else's crap. :too-funny:

 

Got 7.00 in CWR of pennies at a party store tonight and filled two holes (73-S, 68-S both AU)
also got
72-S
69-S
71-S
49 wheatie
10- 2009
20- 2010
159 copper.

Also finshed 2 boxes of Halves NADA

and 1 box of Nickels

several pre 60's nothing else

 

Box of nickels yielded:
1 1989 Canadian (beaver) 5 cent piece
7 from the 1950s
1 1939 (not the D)
5 from the 1940s includinng one silver war nickel (44-P)

 

Found a really nice 1942 Nickel in the last roll I opened. Nice enough to replace the one I had in the Dansco for 50 years. Wonder where these AU coins come from ? This had to be AU55 to AU58 I think. The steps were really detailed.

 

I often find myself wondering the same thing, but most of the coins around here that I find that are older lack the subtle details like steps, which leads me to think they've been dumped by people who realized they're not worth much over face.

 

Saturday... $24 in loose halves... 1 40%.

 

I have found a few cents that had glue or paper on the reverse, so I believe those came from folders. I did FBLs, so I am nearly certain it came from a folder. But not nickels. But when you get one with details in the steps, that is something. I have a few MS that the steps are nearly non existent due to die deterioration. Perhaps you hit it. Why keep a non PM coin that will never be worth more than face. I mean, make room for copper or something, right ?

gary

 

Um, like a nickel, currently containing 6.229 cents worth of nickel and copper?

 

But the same 5 cents in copper is like 13 cents in melt. If you can only save $100,000 worth of coins, I think nickels are going to get swapped out. That's what we were meaning. I agree with Merc, because it makes the most sense. Dealers and others are cashing the nickles in even in higher grades because the numismatic value hasn't gone up enough to warrant keeping them.

I re-roll and dump every one, but I keep all the copper cents.

gary

 

Considering that when the euro came into existence 85% of the coins were melted down, these aren't really junk at all.

 

For me a very exciting box of Nickels
My first Buffalo 1936 D
My oldest Jefferson and it filled a Hole 1938
A 47-S and a 47-D that filled holes
30 other pre-60's
76 WJ's
and 15 newer S nickels.

 

"2 coins 5 Francs France 1971 and 1973"

Read more: http://www.cointalk.com/showthread.php?t=10176&pagenumber=#ixzz17LXWQdN7​

I have all kinds of pre-Euro coins.. I always figured it was junk. Propose a swap..

I also have a lot of 20th (and 19th) century UK stuff, pre-decimalization. Would love to move it.

 

The last roll of nickels I searched gave me a 1938 in about AU-50ish. I was pretty happy with it.

 

Just picked up my first $1000 in half dollars I ordered - shame I have to go back to work right now!!! DOH!!

 

Five dollars in pennies from the local bank today
2 Wheaties 49 & 56
1 indian 1892 fair good enough to see the wreath, out line of the Indian, and the date.
too date this is the oldest coin found in a roll.
117 pre 82's
Good luck and good hunting!!