Yesterday a neighbor's friend that knows I am a coin collector said he wanted to know if I wanted well over a thosand dollars worth of change. He works in a Barr. I said of course. Exactly how much do you want for it all. He said no idea, you go count it and give me face value for it all. So I started just looking through it for anything of value. My intension is anything I don't want I'll take to a bank, deposit what they count out in my account, withdraw the same amount the next day so they don't get mad at me and pay the guy. So with a little excitement I started going through all that stuff and that is exactly what it is turning out to be, just stuff. So far I don't see anything that looks worth my time but I've got to try anyway. I've already gone through over half and absolutely nothing. And as to someone saying coins don't smell, they should smell these. Many of these coins appear to have been found on the floor of the barr he works. What happened to the good old days of finding good coins in change.
with that much change, I would be suprised if you did not find some Wheaties and Silver. There has to be some in there. Sounds like a tough job. Good luck to you!
Her sweaty hands, his sweaty hands, their beer-foam drenched hands, the metermaid's hands; who knows how many people handled the coins and what got on their hands before they touched them? And being dumped together in a jar or whatever for years! Whew! Clinker
No doubt, money is just about the dirtiest thing that we encounter on a daily basis... and yet the matra... DON'T CLEAN YOUR COINS!!
I look at my own hands after going through 10 rolls of lincolns and try to imagine the vast assortment of germs I host...
Also, be careful not to touch your face after handling currently. It is a possible source of conjunctivitis (probably spelled wrong). I worked in a bank and had to warn the tellers repeatedly not to touch their face if it itched, wash hands first.
