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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 11/19/2007 : 11:55:34
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While helping my parents move out their old dressers over the weekend we found a coffee can tucked in the back corner of the bottom drawer. It turned out to be a change can they never got around to taking to the bank and was forgotten. I was like a kid in a candy store going thru it. Inside I found no coin dated past 1969!!
The good stuff was:
-263 copper cents
-102 were wheats,many BU with the oldest a 1915 in Fine
-28 silver dimes
-72 silver quarters
-12 90% silver halves,oldest was a 1939
- 3 40% silver halves
- 2 buffalo nickels both 1937-D but no 3 leg(rats!)
I am glad I was there when the coffee can was found or else my mom would have dumped the change in with the current change jug and go to the bank and throw away $300.00 in silver!!
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 11/19/2007 : 14:29:46
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Great story Hirbonzig! Congratulations. You might want to offer to take care of that current change jug for her too.. no telling how many copper pennies or other coins of interest might be in there.
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
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Crash
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 11/19/2007 : 14:47:10
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| I had a similar experience this weekend(although it wasn't NEARLY as good as yours). My mom let me sort through her pennies she's had for nearly 15 years. It was about 2.50 total and I sorted out 121 coppers. That was nearly as much that I culled from bank sorting on Saturday, which was 134 out of $10.00. I feel fortunate for the haul, but I'm envious of your find, Hirbonzig. |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 11/19/2007 : 22:00:37
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| Im gonna go thru that jug someday, but the coins are a pain to get back out. It's an oversized clear water jug with a long narrow neck that makes it easy for coins to get in,but they bunch up when tipping it forward to get them out. I have to saw off the narrow neck to get them all out at once,but ma&pa like it and don't want it damaged. |
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pencilvanian
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 11/23/2007 : 19:22:44
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Here is an idea if you ever want to try it Hirbonzig-
Get an old teaspoon that you are willing to mess around with, one you won't miss if it gets damaged (a cheap one form a thrift store or dollar store will work.)
With a large pair of pliers squeeze the sides of the teaspoon so it will fit easily into the opening of the jug, make the edges curved as best you can (maybe hacksaw off some of the edges of the spoon)
Tie or glue a long stick to the handle end of the spoon so it can reach deep into the jug
Rest the jug on a several plillows but have the jug tilted at an angle, somewhere between 45 and 90 degrees, make sure the jug won't roll aroung and break
Carefully use the modified teaspoon to dig out the coins
This is more theory than an actual produced product, though it should work with some patience and care on your part.
Good luck.
Even penny candies sell for a quarter nowadays.
Inflation, bah humbug. |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 11/24/2007 : 22:32:00
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| Thanks for the idea pencilvanian, I'll give the modified stick method a try. I also was thinking of heating the neck of the jug(plastic) with a hair dryer and making it soft enough to expand. Either way it is gonna be a slow process to get at those coins. I am also not in a huge rush cause they started filling it about 5 years ago and the possibility of a silver find is low, plus there is a little of everything in that jug-from dice to dog food |
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