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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
 Posted - 07/31/2008 : 16:47:35
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I was dumping a batch of pennies yesterday at my local credit union. As I always do I checked the coin return, which is nothing but a compartment door that you reach inside and sweep your coins out. I put my hand in the compartment and was really upset me to the point of seeing yellowed as apparently someone before me had either put some really nasty coins or dumped some soda or other sticky crap where the reject coins come out. Since I already got this sticky mess on my hands, I just dumped what was in there in my bucket, it was about 17 pennies. I don't believe they came from my batch at all. They were too sticky to run thru the machine.
I put these sticky coins in a bottle with liquid soap and shook them vigoursly for a while and let them sit overnight. This morning, I dumped the bottle and to my surprise was a nice steel 1943 penny in excellent shape.
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Gr33nday43
New Member
Uzbekistan
10 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2008 : 17:00:10
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Why the sad face?
And great find, I've only found 2 of those in circulation so far! |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
 Posted - 07/31/2008 : 17:04:54
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Cool find. 
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2008 : 20:17:14
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Gr33nday43 writes - Why the sad face?
Sad face at first, then happy. Didn't want to give away the happy ending. |
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Delawhere Jack
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1680 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2008 : 17:05:52
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Found a silver rosie in the reject slot once |
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." Thomas Jefferson
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SANITARIUM_INMATE
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 08/02/2008 : 13:17:47
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quote:
Originally posted by Tourney64
Gr33nday43 writes - Why the sad face?
Sad face at first, then happy. Didn't want to give away the happy ending.
Since you are not giving away a happy ending then how much do you charge and if so do you take zincolns? |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 18:10:26
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| I am giving a happy ending, but not at the beginning of the story. Keep sorting and you will find your 1943 steel penny. I found 3 Indians this year before I found my first 1943 Silver. Now I'm up to 4 - 1943 steelies |
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ScottyTX
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
508 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 19:16:15
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| I found my 4th silver dime today in the reject bin. It seems that the coin counting machine at my bank only rejects silver, bent, damaged,ect. coins. I have seen, many times, the machine spit the 90% silver coins back out at people. and nice find as well tourney!!! |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 19:51:23
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| I'd rather have silver dimes. I don't know if mine does that but I have snatched silver Canadian quarters in mine. |
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