Cash Register Finds

miss a chance on kennedy halves and 2 dollars bills

 

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I got a 1934 $100 bill yesterday. I left it in the drawer.

 

I found thes two coins this week in the cash register :yes:

 

Episdoe 9 proves that even pickers miss stiuff. In episode 9 he's fiddling with a star note and probably dosn't know it.

 

I wish I was a really into collecting when I worked as a cashier. Great finds. Good for you.

 

Been working at a register for three years now. I have found about 16 bucks in assorted silver coins. had a lady come in one day and spend $3.50 in halves, 2 were 90% and 5 were 40%. I have found buffs, radar notes, low serial notes. Best find ever was at the bank I bring my work deposit to, I got a 1906 barber half for face value. I could go on and on but I love to dig through and see what I can find. Even had a regular customer give me a 1942 S quarter because he knew Id like it, and didnt ask for me to buy it.

Happy hunting!!!

 

i'm a manager at my store and i usually count the drawers at the end of the shift and i deal with tips...i've found lots of silver coins and foreign coins. my coworkers bring all odd looking coins to my attention.

 

lucky!

 

Today's finds. A 1937 quarter, 1929 cent, and two 1944 cents.

 

I have worked a cash register occasionally over the last 2 years, and have found a couple keepers:
6 silver dimes
at least 20 wheats, including a nice 1930-D
and just last week a 1940-S Jefferson (VF)
Not exactly the mother lode, but it kinda makes my day to find something worth keeping.

 

I have been born and raised around a cash register and have always pulled anything neat out of circulation. Over the years I have pulled various silver coins mostly Washingtons and Roosies as well as War Nickels, and of course countless wheaties. I cant ever remember seeing anything too extraordinary though. Ive also seen at least one star note per day (when im looking for them) but I dont pull them anymore unless they are crisp, and this has been for all denominations, and all are mostly moderns except for the dollars which the years range all over the place.

*****If anyone wants the star notes I can pull them and hang onto them, but you have to let me know so I can save them for you*******

So of course being around a family business like I have, I also get the pleasure of buying our change from the bank so I usually get to impromptou CRH while im at work. In fact I pulled 2 wheaties out last Friday when I went through our change.

Anyway, coin collecting has been a natural thing for me, both my father and grandfather are collectors and ive always had stuff passed down to me and like I said I was always around a cash register so I inherently gathered an appreciation for coins, now I am 25 and have a decent collection going for myself (seeded of course from my father and grandfathers 'junk' ;-) )

But back on topic, yes the cash register can be an interesting way to accumulate coins and other numismatic oddities, it seems like there is always something coming thru that door

 

I find one wheat every day on average, but over the last 3 years iv worked as a cashier ive found almost 400 wheats mostly 30-50's, multiple buffalos, a 1939 silver quarter, 1912 barber nickel, 1901 and 1902 indean head cents, 2 merc dimes, 2005 silver proof state quater, 1971 proof penny and about 10 almost uncirc coins pre-70's pennies, etc also about 5 different foreign coins and tons of other types including about 10 Woodies

 

I check coin stars every week! still no finds but one day. lol.

 

Have people that know I collect that work at a gas station around the corner that save stuff for me. I've gotten $14 face value silver quarters(paid for gas with them) few red seal $2 bills and a few silver certificates. If you stay there you might see quite a bit! Happy hunting!

 

I found a Mercury dime and a few wheaties in my register. Also a few modern proofs.

 

Believe it or not, a good friend of mine worked at Walgreen's for most of a decade and he found a $5 gold piece in a roll of nickels. I've seen it. He got a lot of silver as well. This was in the 90's to early 00's when silver was much cheaper. But the gold piece takes the cake.

 

This summer, I found a buffalo nickel (no date) and a lincoln-kennedy cent (goggle it!). I considered myself very lucky.

 

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

No need for goggles. It's a common counter-stamp. We've all seen it.

 

Are you joking or otherwise being sarcastic? I don't need to see pics to believe this story. I've heard of members finding gold coins in the reject slots of coin counters. I've also heard of someone on this forum finding a gold locket in a box of nickels. My local coin dealer even told me the story of how an employee at a gas station came in to sell a $5 gold coin that was used for face value by a customer to buy fuel. It is not like Hawkwing's story is far-fetched or even unique. Finding a $5 gold coin in a roll of nickels may not happen everyday but there is no need to immediately doubt someone's story when it happens.