Pocket Change Finds; Post Your Results

Discussion in 'Coin Roll Hunting' started by Kevin Mader, Jan 31, 2020.

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Should this thread be created to capture finds from change and leave CRH threads separate?

Poll closed Feb 14, 2020.
  1. Yes

    91.7%
  2. No

    8.3%
  1. Kevin Mader

    Kevin Mader Fellow Coin Enthusiast Supporter

    Another common Star Note received on the 4th…
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  3. Troodon

    Troodon Coin Collector

    Really nice $20 bill I found in the cash register where I worked, just had to buy it:

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    Very lightly circulated for a 35 year old bill too; just slightly folded. Less and less of these are around anymore so had to give it a home outside of circulation!
     
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  4. Troodon

    Troodon Coin Collector

    Cash register finds today:
    1952-D Lincoln wheat cent
    1950 Jefferson nickel; sadly not a 1950-D, but still, semi-key!
     
  5. Kevin Mader

    Kevin Mader Fellow Coin Enthusiast Supporter

    This reminded me of a 1934 $20 I got from a customer when collecting on my paper route. I was a coin collector, but something about finding a 50-year old bill in circulation had me giddy. So, I kept it. Decades later I took it by a LCS near me, where I bought and traded coins, and asked him what it was worth.

    "$21." LOL I was shocked. I could have played in the arcade all night back then...but I missed the opportunity! :)
     
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  6. Troodon

    Troodon Coin Collector

    Lol... I'll be honest, yeah, my $20 bill here is probably not worth much more than face value right now. But the point is, I have it, and I enjoy looking at it more than the amount of enjoyment I'd get out of spending it. It just reminds me of a time where having a $20 bill felt like a bigger deal. And I always loved the scrollwork on the obverse for some reason. It feels impressive somehow in a way more modern $20 bills just don't.
     
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  7. Troodon

    Troodon Coin Collector

    Oh and, find from the cash register today (I didn't buy it though): Series 1977 $100 bill. Everyone was looking at it, wondering if it was genuine (we get fake bills from time to time). The machine didn't like it, but on close examination I am 90% sure it is genuine.
     
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  8. Kevin Mader

    Kevin Mader Fellow Coin Enthusiast Supporter

    I kept my 1934 $20 too...has a fun story to it now and my oldest piece of US Currency. To add to the LCS story, the owner brought me a crisp 1934 $100 bill. It was in a vinyl sleeve. He told me to flip it. Price tag had $107 where he said, "Oh...and the vinyl sleeve is about $2 of the cost."

    A good lesson was learned that day. :)
     
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