Coinstar finds

But what I wanted to post was a 1992-D CLOSE AM that a gentleman found while CRH. Now there are only 15 known examples of this coin. My theory is that it will not grade genuine (probably details) for a couple of reasons. A grader or grading company will not rush to authenticate this coin with a pop 15, without 100% incontrovertible proof, instead they will be looking for more reasons to disqualify it, than to qualify it. The reason I think, is because there is a slight gap between the A and the M. I am not saying it is a WIDE AM, but perhaps this is another variety in between both types. Now there are other Close AM's that allow a slight gap, but for the 1992-D Close AM (pop 15) it is my understanding that the letters MUST touch (2nd photo down of genuine example), and they are going to measure this gap microscopically and determine it's not close enough. So I would like some opinions from dealers, collectors, graders, variety experts. Is it a Close AM? Is it a new variety?

 

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This is what I think. I mean it's a billion to 1. You could look at coins every second for 31 years and still not find this.
Whoops sorry I thought this was the CRH thread. Will repost.

 

A thin SILVER 46 dime in the coin star and a cent on the floor in front of it.

 

Today there were two Canadian dimes, 1975 and 2002.
One was a circulating commemorative.


Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee commemorative 1952 to 2002.

 

I found a Bear in the Coinstar machine:


Canada 2 Dollars 1996

 

Compare the circulation level on that coin to any US small dollar that hasn't been working in South America. When are we going to get rid of the cent and the $1 bill?

 

I was buying groceries and a lady with two girls was dumping a rather large container of change in the coin star.
She took her time, I was patiently waiting for her to finish up before I was done at the register.
The kids finally figured out some coins were hitting the coin return and started scouping them up.
The looked them over and put some back in the mother's purse.
I was done and going to head over to ask if they had any old US coins the machine wouldn't take, but wasn't sure if the mother spoke English and didn't want to explain to the kids about old coins.
It was probably Mexican change it was kicking out anyway.

 

A good day at the local Coinstar machine:
Two CineMark tokens, a Century Theatres StarCade token, a 1971-S cent, and several dimes including a silver 1946-D.

 

Found these in the reject slot, along with a few Zincolns and a dime that I left on the counter:




That Netherlands piece is .640 silver, about the same actual silver content as a US silver dime. I thought it had the color of silver, but when I first saw the denomination and size, I thought it must be some form of copper-nickel. Not this time!

 

A good day at the local Coinstar machine, 14 modern US dimes, two US nickels, a US quarter, three small modern foreign coins, Australia 5 cents 1977, Barbados 10 cents 1995, Britain 5 pence 2004, and the most unusual which looked like a dirty US dime but was a 1943-D US steel cent.

Some of the finds:

 

As for the 1992 Close AM it came back genuine. But even though the FG was the correct marker, and it was close, it wasn't touching. I have a problem with that certification, I never thought it would come back as genuine.

 

Cuban Pete with the Coinstar beat:


Cuba 25 centavos 2018
Nickel-steel, 23 mm, 5.65 gm

 

Thanks for showing the difference in pennies of the wide or narrow America. I have yet to see one, but I am still looking. At 76, I'm not as keen as I was when I was 75, so says my darling wife.

 

A French Euro cent dated 2014.

 

Loaded up today.
One 1956 quarter and one 1944 wheat cent.
Couple from across the border and clad.
There was 2 hand scoops plus and I even dropped a few that rolled under the machine
You just know those were the best pieces.
$3.84 face in US

 

Dang!

 

My first find in a couple of months, 30 cents, but I will have to travel to spend it.
A Cuba 25 centavos 2006 and a Canada 5 cents 1975.

 

Found three foreign coins today, Canada modern 10 cents and 5 cents, and New Zealand 10 cents.

 

Looks like one of my recent hauls! Toys for tots, Canadian, and lots of gum! Nothing a little soap and water can’t fix!