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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/03/2010 : 21:30:56
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Not only Pennies but, bristles from street sweepers, various fasteners, any Brass or Copper looking objects and Al beverage containers.
I get lots of funny looks and an occasional, "I can tell how old you are!", from Ladies over a certain age. |
There's profit if you melt things!!
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oly1oly1
Penny Sorter Member
USA
81 Posts |
 Posted - 02/03/2010 : 22:51:56
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I was thinking about this topic as I was runnin pennies through my ryedale.
I'm to embarassed to pick up a penny on the ground?
but I'll go to a bank and ask for $1,000.00 in coin from a teller.
Carry it out the door with every bank customer looking in amazement with all the coin you are packin.
Sort it, then pack another $1000.00 in loose coin in the bank and watch the vault tellers facial expressions when she sees you comin. Then ask them to run it through a counter and bag it.
Anyone willing to do this is surely not embarassed or too proud to bend over and pick up a piece of copper or zinc. Just the curiosity of whether it is copper or zinc will make you pick it up.
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bankmining
Penny Pincher Member
USA
120 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2010 : 02:08:12
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| Always scanning the ground for coin along with Al cans (especially the nice pre-crushed ones in parking lots) |
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2010 : 07:23:22
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| Picking up off the ground has never been a source of embarrassment for me. But after reading this forum, the first and only time I raided the Take A Penny dish for coppers was sufficiently embarrassing that haven't done it again. |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2010 : 13:27:27
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I've especially picked them up when I've dropped a few hundred dollars worth on the floor. Hate it when that happens.
Results of this poll clearly do not indicate the actions of the general public. |
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
2080 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2010 : 13:29:06
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| I'd pick them up. But I'd be weary of quarters. People love to glue them to sidewalks and watch |
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Mcprice302
Penny Collector Member
USA
404 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2010 : 15:24:32
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Originally posted by thogey
I sure have notice a lot less scrap metal opportunities.
Amen to that . |
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Cherokee_Bill
New Member
USA
22 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 15:24:43
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I always pick up change when I see it.I also own a few metal detectors, dig for old bottles, rocks, and crystals.
There is loads of coins and treasure for any who will just open there eyes look for it.
America is great!!!!! |
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 15:28:54
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I was out back at the loading dock of the post office the other day loading and unloading flat rate boxes, when the employee that was helping pointed out a penny on the dock. She said I got paid for my help that day  |
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Junk Woody
Penny Collector Member
Canada
262 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 15:53:23
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I always pick up money when I see it on the ground.
After getting into metal detecting I've noticed that I now sweep my eyes side to side when I look at the ground while walking. |
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psi
Penny Collector Member
Canada
399 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 18:45:08
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Originally posted by Neckro
I'd pick them up. But I'd be weary of quarters. People love to glue them to sidewalks and watch
I've seen that before too. I wonder if they can be removed with say a hammer and cold chisel?
With pennies I always pick one up if it looks like copper unless I'm crossing the road. Sometimes I'll check payphones or vending machine change returns for coins too. |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 21:01:22
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My best finds have been in post office lobbies. They often have postage machines which give change including dollar coins. People may drop one or more, and if it rolls under the machine, they won't kneel down there to get it. So I always give a quick look under them to see. I find stuff WAY more often than you would think. One time I got over $5 in change.
My second best place is restaurant drive-thrus. People ALWAYS drop change there. And they can't open their car door to get it, so they drive away.
Third best place is gas stations near the pumps, and on the floor at the pay counter. I guess it's just the place where people are digging in their pockets to pay for gas.
I remember seeing a webpage where someone chronicled - FOR YEARS - every coin they found, its date, where they found it, and whether it was heads or tails. If I find it I will post a link here. In my opinion, that's a little bit OCD. |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 21:43:00
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Originally posted by uthminsta
My best finds have been in post office lobbies. They often have postage machines which give change including dollar coins. People may drop one or more, and if it rolls under the machine, they won't kneel down there to get it. So I always give a quick look under them to see. I find stuff WAY more often than you would think. One time I got over $5 in change.
My second best place is restaurant drive-thrus. People ALWAYS drop change there. And they can't open their car door to get it, so they drive away.
Third best place is gas stations near the pumps, and on the floor at the pay counter. I guess it's just the place where people are digging in their pockets to pay for gas.
I remember seeing a webpage where someone chronicled - FOR YEARS - every coin they found, its date, where they found it, and whether it was heads or tails. If I find it I will post a link here. In my opinion, that's a little bit OCD.
Don't forget the coinstar return port. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2010 : 23:06:54
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I probably pick them up 90% of the time. The only time I don't is if my hands are full or if I am in a hurry, or it would put me at risk of getting run over. :P
I have found a couple of wheats this way too. :) |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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psi
Penny Collector Member
Canada
399 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 08:37:30
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Originally posted by uthminsta
I remember seeing a webpage where someone chronicled - FOR YEARS - every coin they found, its date, where they found it, and whether it was heads or tails. If I find it I will post a link here. In my opinion, that's a little bit OCD.
That's some pretty dedicated record keeping. In two different cities I've seen older women who appear to do rounds searching for coins in public places, checking rows of payphones or the floor in front of food court counters, which looks pretty OCD but I'm sure there are days where it really pays off. |
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Pachucko
Penny Sorter Member
USA
43 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2010 : 12:23:53
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 21:36:16
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copperhead57
Penny Collector Member
USA
255 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 21:46:34
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| I picked up a 1974 in AU today. It was on the floor at a convenience store. |
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Ember
Penny Sorter Member
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 23:12:46
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I don't usually pick up pennies unless they are at a gas pump or right by a vending machine or something. I always scan the coinstar area and return tray.
Now water features, such as those at amusement parks, drive me nuts. I want to jump in and gather all the coins. |
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oldBPman
Penny Sorter Member
83 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 01:39:03
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| Pennies make dollars and i'll bend over for a profit.might even ask someone to move their car if i saw 2 of them under it. |
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 10:21:35
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Originally posted by thogey
Don't forget the coinstar return port.
lol, Spot on Thogey! I can't walk past a coinstar without looking at/in the return. |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/16/2010 : 16:27:46
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The most I have ever found on the floor was three one dollar bills tucked under the customer side of the check out counter at an office supply store. My normal reaction would be to give it back to the people who dropped it, but it looked to me as if someone purposely set the bills there or accidentally dropped it in there and figured it was not worth it to fish them out. Anyway, I walked over to the bank next door and exchanged them for six rolls of pennies!
The place to really search for dropped coin is at the gas station. I have never been inside one and not found at least one coin. Just yesterday, found a dime and three pennies, one of which was a copper 1965!  |
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 16:47:18
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| I pick up copper and zinc...a zinc can be traded for a copper. |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2010 : 19:30:57
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| I do it all the time. I like finding a lucky pennies on the ground. |
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Jason
Penny Pincher Member
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2010 : 19:43:19
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| My wife prefers to scan the ground for $100 bills, but a penny does fine for me:) |
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