Bieng on a very strict and extremely tight budget. I came to learn how to make a sport out of collecting. Not bieng able to purchase coins or currency. I just hang my head low and let my eyes find my lifes prizes!! CAN I GET AN AMEN??? lol
so,do you have any examples of your finds. I once found a 1925 Wheat cent on the ground, it was in Fine condition too.
just found a '46 wheat cent on the ground yesterday. Unfortunately, several cars found it before me, if you know what I mean.
Here's a coin-finding hint for you all. Go to junkyards and look through all the older cars. Usually there is change all over their floors. I just like going and cherry-picking auto parts. I've incorperated coins into that activity.
thats a good idea. I remember when I took out the backseat of my car (had to get to another part) I found about 91 cents in change! just think if I did that to a bunch of cars in the junkyard :thumb:
Too bad To think, a lot of old cars probably get crushed and melted for steel with some old coins still left inside. I guess dem silver an' copper is jus' what they call impurities. Where do you go to go through old cars?
Go to junkyards or a pick-your-part lot. In my area, there are a lot of junkyards and they don't crush often. It is the rust-belt here and sheet metal is at a premium.
Not done without some stupidity though. For example in the Chicago area there are virtually thousands of cars collected of the streets each month. These are towed to massive lots where if not claimed in 30 days, they are crushed, shipped to steel mills for just metal content. At one such yard a few employees thought they would help society recycle and they were taking radios out of these cars. They were arrested, fined, fired from their jobs. When these cars are demolished, they are demolished as is. No one is allowed to remove anything from them regardless of what it may be. Going by there I once saw a almost new jag. It slowly moved toward the crusher day by day. Then one day, POOF, crushed. Radios, lamps, seats, tires and yes, any coins under the seats, gone. Then the real stupidity of the City telling people to sort all thier garbage so they can recycle aluminum and plastic. I've always wondered how many coins were in there.
one time i found a 1949D wheat cent on the ground. i always pick up coins off the ground, because most people don't, so it adds up. i've also found tons of change with my metal detector. i guess people drop it, and then don't care enough to pick it back up. my friend found $50 in $10 bills before at the self checkout! my other friend found $20 in a parking lot!:hail: as for the junk cars, my dad found a 1921S morgan dollar in the coin tray of a 1964 mustang in the 70's. the door to the coin tray was jammed, and he unjammed it and found it! every time i see a junk car i pick around at the carpet and underneath the seats to see if i can find anything. you never know! hya:if i was working at a junkyard, i would probaly never get my job done!
Which would be what? What exactly are the tasks that exist to be neglected by a junkyard employee? I didn't think real junkyards existed any more. How does one gain entrance to said junkyard?
If you go to the junk yards around where I live you have to go inside what they call the "office" and tell an employee what you're looking for. Then that employee goes out into the yard and pulls the part you need. They dont give you the chance to go snooping anymore. I guess they're afraid someone's going to steal a rear axle out of a 72 Caprice or something. The days are gone here when you used to pull your own parts so searching old cars for lost change is out for me.
Well, I know guys at my local yards. I would suggest telling whoever that is in charge that you were building a street-rod and needed to roam through the lot to see what would be compatable for your needs. Take a measuring tape with you and measure something once in a while, to make it look good. Measure axles, interiors and such.
I've found plenty of change under the seats in old cars, but nothing truly valuable. 6 months ago I found a $100 bill in the parking lot at work. I thought it was a $10 bill at first..... I work in a library as the coordinator of the public computer center desk. I had a guy print out some copies off of the Internet one time and he didn't have enough money to pay for them. He said he'd be right back- going to look through his car for some change. He came back with 3 wheat cents and a silver Rossie. I told him he should keep them but he said he'd rather have the print outs. OK, thanks!
Just pick out a car and ask "How much for the driveshaft out of that one?". When they tell you how much just respond "You've got to be kidding me!". Then tell them that you'll think about it. Meanwhile you leave with pockets full of treasure.
Odd. Never heard of that not being allowed in the yard but I could understand since I'm sure there have been many law suites from people injured in junk yards. Around me you can usually do it two ways. If you don't want to go looking you can ask in the office and they will do it for you but there is a really biggy charge. Most tell you to go get it yourself. If you don't find what you want, no one cares. Way to much money made already on each car, truck, bus, etc. In a junk yard around here every vehical is well gone over by many, many before you ever get to look. The yards I've gone to are basically mud, dirt and just junk so it is rather dangerous so I go there prepared for the worst. As to the question of what workers in junk yards do. Many strip the vehicals for parts to be shelved in a building. Some rebuild things like transmissions from parts of many others. Same with motors, radios, etc. One friend of mine is busy most of the day working in one. Occationally if enough parts available, an entire car can be made that runs, looks great and is sold.
