Places Where I've Found Coins

I have found more than a dollar to two that way.

Never any silver nor collectible. But I can say that back then I wasn't as into collecting as I am now. I did used to go through thousands of dollars of notes to look for stars or obvious errors. Once upon a long time ago we got a $100 from the 1930's but at the time I was only 18 and there was no way I could have afforded $100 out of my own pocket. I sadly deposited it. It was in great shape too.

No, just straight-up hard spendable cash! The best was the movies geared towards teens on opening weekend. It was like clockwork, the first twenty rows of the theater were littered with the most trash to be sure but also the most money. When all of our sixteen year old employees would come in to clean after a show they always thought I was crazy for going to the dirtiest area of the theater first... they never connected the dots time after time of me pocketing ones and fives and quarters. :)

I find them in those little jars people have beside the till. I get funny looks all the time ;)

Ha yeah, tip jars are great places to find coins !

nalaberong. thats not a bad idea considering silver spot price is so low now. Once inflation hits the economy silver will go up I think.

Silvermetal, do you put a coin in the place of the coin you take at the tip jar?

As a kid, it wasn't uncommon to find a few coins in payphone slots.

A dime on top of a dusty vending machine (note: most vending machines are taller than me so I end up jumping a lot and looking like an idiot), followed by another very dirty dime revealed by a sidewalk-hosing storeowner. I immediately plunk these nasty coins into the nearest vending machine and get acceptable coinage back in change.