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ssbn642blue
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 Posted - 03/19/2010 : 09:27:13
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Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but my wife and I were talking last night about junk silver sources.
She said, why not the laundry mat coin machines. Put in a twenty fiat and get $20. in quarters to sort.
I know quarters are the least % wise, but just another option I guess.
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cecropia_moth
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 11:09:27
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Similar scenario...
Circa early 2007.
Playing in a dart tournament locally the bar has a quarters machine where you can put in $1, $5, $10 or $20 and get an equivalent $$$ amount of quarters. Scored a 1942-S Washington quarter. I had used those machines regularly since 1998 and this was my first and only (to this day) score from them.
So in theory not a bad idea. With the yield on quarters extremely low I would expect that you would need to pump A LOT of fiat into those machines to find anything. Also...somebody needs to fill those machines with quarters from rolls or bags. If said person knows to search for silver then your chances just probably went to zero.
All that said, several weeks ago I spotted a silver quarter and a couple of silver dimes at the local grocery store in their automatic change machines in the checkout aisles. This happened over the course of several visits and the nice young girls from the service counter were more than happy to pluck them for me.
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ssbn642blue
New Member
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 20:16:54
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cptindy
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 20:30:48
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 20:53:56
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| You can find silver just about anywhere if you keep your eyes open. |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 21:03:24
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Originally posted by cptindy
Benjamin Franklin Class Ballistic Missile Submarine: Laid down, 2 May 1963, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; Launched, 16 January 1965; Commissioned, USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642), 10 December 1965; Reconfigured for special warfare operations and redesignated, Attack Submarine (SSN-642), in July 1992; Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 2 April 2002; Final Disposition, undergoing disposal through the NPSSRP (Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.
SSBN Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 7,325 t., Submerged: 8,251 t.; Length 425'; Beam 33'; Draft 29'; Speed, Surfaced 16 kts, Submerged 21 kts; Depth limit 1,300'; Complement 140 (each crew, blue and gold); Armament, 16 missile tubes; four 21" torpedo tubes, forward, MK 14/16 Anti-ship Torpedo MK 37 Anti-Submarine Torpedo, MK 45 ASTOR Nuclear Torpedo MK 48 Anti-Submarine Torpedo ; Combat Sensors, BPS-11A or BPS-15 surface-search radar, BQR-7 sonar, BQR-15 towed-array sonar, BQR-19 sonar, BQR-21 sonar, BQS-4 sonar Propulsion, S5W nuclear reactor two geared steam turbines, 15,000 SHP, one propeller.
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One of my employees got a seated liberty dime from the automated coin change maker at a wal mart check stand last month.
I would have bought as many 41 cent items as I could find !
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ssbn642blue
New Member
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 22:16:42
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Thogey, thank you for your service. We are all on the same team.
Capindy, Served aboard from 1979-1984, Missile Tech. 10 years total active duty. 1 year reserve. The Middle East was ready to explode and I didn't want to participate in it. Got out. |
A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.''
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ssbn642blue
New Member
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 22:19:49
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| Cptindy, Jane's Fighting Ships is great. isn't it. For the Russians.... |
A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.''
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ssbn642blue
New Member
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 23:31:56
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CM,
Played darts for many years, Got my a$$ beat in Scotland by the locals. AND I thought I was good,(PNW champ). And they shot from 10'. |
A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.''
- George Washington
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ssbn642blue
New Member
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 23:38:45
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Capindy,
In regards to your source, WE CALL IT A SCREW. lol, really just kidding. NO, not really. We do call it a screw in the Navy.
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/19/2010 : 23:57:55
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Originally posted by ssbn642blue
Capindy,
In regards to your source, WE CALL IT A SCREW. lol, really just kidding. NO, not really. We do call it a screw in the Navy.
This thread is getting off topic,
But, I used to read Janes descriptions of the weapon systems I was familiar with. They know everything. But, ssbn642blue, you and I were looking at similar checklists decode docs etc. If Janes ever got a hold of that stuff I would be worried. |
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Roberto
New Member
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Posted - 03/21/2010 : 13:49:05
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Hey all:
I always check all of my coins that I receive back in change. HOWEVER, I've only found 3 quarters and about 5 or 6 dimes in the last DECADE. I think the percentage is just too low to make it worth while.
In addition to a laundromat, I think a casino is even better! They have to have "old style" coin machines. You can go from machine to machine cashing out, and then dump them all at the cage when you are done sorting.
I have found some silver using this method! One casino that I go to has a bank of slot machines that pays out in 1/2 dollars. I put in a $100 and spin the wheel a couple of times and then cash out. I have found several 40% and a few 90% halves. I probably went through $1000 to get them though.
I have also done the same thing with quarters at this casino, but I only found 1 silver quarter.
I think I calculated at the time that I was making about $4/hr. searching through the halves. It was fun for a diversion...
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Jason
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 03/22/2010 : 13:34:36
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| Last time I went to the casino the machines no longer spat out coins. Instead I got a audio recording of money falling and a receipt. It's a shame when you can't even run your fingers through money in a casino. |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/22/2010 : 15:54:14
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| I think i did this once or twice in a vending machine, then realized it was much more productive to just get the boxes from banks. Also if you are seriously interested in this type of stuff, try and find the person that takes the coins to the bank after the machine fills. You could probably just buy out the coins they return, if you learned where they dump. |
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