cash register finds

thought i'd try a thread on cash register finds since i'm a burger flipper lol..........so if anyone else does the same post your finds......i'll start yesterday i got a 1945 s merc and a 1956 d wheat cent

 

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Were those from rolls being opened in the register, or from a customer paying with them? (either way, cool find)

 

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two weeks ago I got a 1997 S Jeff in Proof, natch circulation damage.
Still cool.

 

both actually the managers break open the rolls before putting the drawer in.....and sometimes i get them from customers....once i had a elderly man put some change down on the counter and i heard that ring of silver.........only he heard it too and said oh dont want to spend that one.....oh well........actually i find a lot of silver and wheats

 

You're lucky
The best I've found behind the register have been some star notes, which I dont keep (they are worn, or high numbers). Bicentenial quarters, which I've kept... and I think 1 wheat. lol

 

Nice finds.

 

Today broke open a nickel roll and found a 2005 1 peso coin from Mexico in it.

 

It wasn't me, but a few months back a friend of mine who works at a Vegas casino in a cashier's booth, had an old lady come in and want to exchange two rolls of quarters for two new rolls because hers wouldn't work in the machines. He naturally had to check them, and found both rolls were silver Washingtons, all 50's dates. He bought them at face and cashed them in at the coinstore for a nice profit. Lucky devil!
Guy~

 

From roll searching, I think I have at least 5 of those 1 peso coins. Funny thing, I have at least 1 of the copper peso and 2 of the nickel peso from searching half dollars.

 

1950 s wheat cent and a 1902 ihc!!!

 

in my change i found a gold vermont quarter

 

Having worked with cash registers 20+ years, the list is kind of long. A full roll of 64 Kennedy halves Unc, several IHC from 1897-1907, 3 Buffs, tons of wheat cents, quite a few war nicks and many silver dimes and quarters and several silver certificates. The only one that stands out was an AU 1944 D/S Lincoln (the less valuable one) that was covered in gunk. I carefully washed it off with soap and water, found the over mintmark and it turned out to be a better example than the one in Cherrypickers guide. (Probably an earlier strike since the S was a bit more formed) I sold it on Ebay for $90 and the buyer was thrilled. If I hadn't been broke at the time, I would have kept that one!
My crew thinks I am the worlds biggest geek for keeping a magnifying glass handy, but it is a simple pleasure that breaks up the day.
Things I have tried to find but never have: any Web notes at all, any state quarter errors, any presidential dollar edge errors, 1994 DDR Lincoln, 1980D/S Lincoln, any paper money errors at all.
This week a youngster came in with his dad and spent 4 rolls of mixed wheat and Memorial cents. There were 43 wheats including a 29-S and a 1918 both in VG or so. I will give the kid a few dollars next time I see him to encourage him to collect coins. My impression was that he and dad raided dad's old Whitman so the kid could buy the game he wanted.
While that list may seem long, it is based of of thousands and thousands of hours behind the til, and some of those finds happened in the late 70's. Silver halves came around fairly often back then, and the 40% guys were common even 10 years ago.
Keep looking and learning. Finding the 44D/S was one of the coolest moments I have had and you will have something like that come along if you watch carefully. Mike

 

Got this 1968 D Quarter in change today , on it`s way to NGC tomorrow

 

my last register grab...not sure how it came to be in circulation but I got it now..lol

 

nice 68 d quarter!!! dont see too many of those i had a hard time finding mine

 

pupa, Doug is right save your money. Machine doubling. No extra value on that 1968 quarter.

 

Twiggs, what's with the date on that dollar 2010. Is that some kind of commemorative dolllar?

Lou

 

An 1858 small letters FE cent with EF details a little more than twenty years ago when I was working at a car wash. It came back from NGC in a body bag because of a dented rim. Still a very nice looking coin.