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<p>[QUOTE="BostonMike, post: 182214, member: 7251"]I wish i knew. </p><p><br /></p><p>One time i got a flat on the highway so i had to pull over and change it. While i was putting the flat in my trunk, i noticed a lot of change on the shoulder of the highway in the breakdown lane. I think i picked up $5 just in that one spot. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a job that puts me out on the highways as well since i'm a state contractor. I get into places the general public can't and find lots of change and such. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found a '40 and '57 wheatie on the street a couple weeks ago..along with a '56 quarter. Different spots, but that's my last months "keepers" from off the street. </p><p><br /></p><p>Best find ever was about a year and a half ago was when i was doing a job underneath a bridge built in the 20's. There were a series of peirs under the bridge that held the navigation lights. Well they were original and needed replacing so we had to pull up boards and such. This was directly under the bridge where a sidewalk was. As we pulled up boards i was finding wheat cents, buff nickels, merc dimes and everything that fell down onto the peir and got caught between the boards. Some was in very rough shape from the salt but a few were nice. I was in heaven!</p><p><br /></p><p>I found a '29 Standing Liberty quarter underneath an old drawbridge console i replace last winter that was put in sometime in the late 40's. </p><p><br /></p><p>I love working in old buildings and locations <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BostonMike, post: 182214, member: 7251"]I wish i knew. One time i got a flat on the highway so i had to pull over and change it. While i was putting the flat in my trunk, i noticed a lot of change on the shoulder of the highway in the breakdown lane. I think i picked up $5 just in that one spot. I have a job that puts me out on the highways as well since i'm a state contractor. I get into places the general public can't and find lots of change and such. I found a '40 and '57 wheatie on the street a couple weeks ago..along with a '56 quarter. Different spots, but that's my last months "keepers" from off the street. Best find ever was about a year and a half ago was when i was doing a job underneath a bridge built in the 20's. There were a series of peirs under the bridge that held the navigation lights. Well they were original and needed replacing so we had to pull up boards and such. This was directly under the bridge where a sidewalk was. As we pulled up boards i was finding wheat cents, buff nickels, merc dimes and everything that fell down onto the peir and got caught between the boards. Some was in very rough shape from the salt but a few were nice. I was in heaven! I found a '29 Standing Liberty quarter underneath an old drawbridge console i replace last winter that was put in sometime in the late 40's. I love working in old buildings and locations :)[/QUOTE]
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