CoinStar & Parking Meter Finds - 2023

Hello everyone,
I believe this is my first thread for FOG, FIC and FIM for this year.

FOG - Found On Ground
FIC - Found In Coinstar
FIM - Found In Meter

This morning heading to work I found me $2.00 in Quarters in a Parking Meter
FIM finds -



And I just got back from the cashier and their CoinStar had 4 Euro Coins, 15 Cents and an old MTA Subway Token.
FIC finds -


So I need Identification for these 3 EURO coins


I know the other is ESPAÑA (Spain).. Thanks

 

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The top right Euro is RF (Republique Francaise) - France.

I think the others are Austria. I may be wrong.

 

Nice finds
The Euro coins are from left
Austria, Spain, France and Austria

 

You sure do find a lot of foreign coins up there, Paddy.... Is it because you have a lot of tourism up there?

 

Yes.. Definitely.

 

I found a 1 Cent Trinidad and Tobago in a Coin Star this week. No much, but different.

 

How does one feed a parking meter and not know coins are just dropping through, or doesn't it work that way?

 

From what I've seen the person inserts the quarters and the meter machine malfunctions. After a few minutes the coins get released into the coin return slot.. Way after the person leaves

 

This evening I left work to meet up with my daughter to see the movie Super Mario Bros.


I checked another meter before reaching the movie theater and found 2 more quarters!

 

4/10/23
My walk to work meter find this morning

 

I remember when a quarter was enough money that you'd keep an eye on it as you fed it to a meter.

The quarter of 2023 is the penny of 1973. People just can't be bothered.

 

Grabbed a 1946-S dime from a CoinStar over the weekend.

 

Just now.. FIM

 

Just now.. FOG



.15 Cents

 

FIM
Walking home find just now.. $1.75


I purchased candy with it!

 

The peanut ones are my favorite also.

 

I'm still finding the quarters in meters

This morning


On my lunch break

 

Man, I remember when a quarter was worth driving back around the block to retrieve.

 

You need one of these FIM tools, you'll find much more...

 

My favourite film.