Looks Like I Got A 1921-D Merc!

Congrats ... good find

I think this happens more than many people think.

I help out at local coin shops, and I am amazed at what people bring in from getting in change or working cash registers.

Several months ago a guy comes in with two .. yes two 1909 S vdb, laid them on the counter in front of me and ask if these were what he thought they were. Said he just got them in change at the Winn Dixie, half mile from the shop. My boss went to the Winn Dixie a little later and ask the checkout if she heard of a guy getting some old pennies .. and she said yes .. he seemed happy to get them. The guy bringing them to the store did not want to sell them .. just wanting us to check them out.

Over a year ago I picked up my 1921 D walking liberty about the same way .. guy got a bunch of half dollars in change and brought them in.

I never get rare coins in change, but I do get wheat cents, a few silver coins and War Nickels. The last War Nickel I got from Wendy's ... it was very nice... maybe AU.

This is just a small town in Florida .... can you imagine what happens in the rest of the world.

Treashunt
I think this is happening all over.
We have a bad economy, people are spending or selling old coins they have,
just to help with living expenses. And with the bad economy there are people
breaking into homes and stealing. Many of those coins get spent.

There are also hundreds of WWII era people ..passing on... everyday.
Many of these people leave old coins, and family members have no idea
of the value these coins have ...and just spend them.

Recently Justcarl posted he got silver dollars from a bank, that someone had just
deposited.

I see this most days at the coin shops.

Also....just noticed you spent 20 years in the Air Force.

Thank You!

Got you!

I'm sorry, I was trying to be confusing on purpose. It's one of the few joys in my life.

The Canadian nickel changed from copper-nickel to multi-ply plated steel (with most other Canadian coins) from 1999-2000. These coins have a "P" composition mark below the Queen to denote their new material. Some are extremely rare - the 1999-P nickel is more like a pattern, and goes for about $30. The 2000-P nickel, however, enjoyed a limited mintage of about 3,000,000 (most 2000 nickels were copper-nickel). It's the second-lowest mintage of a Canadian nickel, coming behind the 1925 (202,000) and ahead of 1970 (5,726,000).

I've found two, one in a $100 box and one in a vending machine on Mount Royal.

When I bought a whole bunch of dimes from a guy I know, there was a 1916P Merc. Anything can happen.

This is a legit find. I'm fully aware that I cannot prove that statement.

That being said, my job gives me the opportunity to go through huge amounts of boxed coin.

This is not a find from a cash register.

Signed,

Dime Magnet

Is it too late to change my screen name?

Now that is the way to get coins. Face value. Keep on looking. As pointed out, more and more people are digging out jars, cans, boxes, etc. of old coins and just taking to banks.