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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
If my arms and legs are not aching, I'll pick up anything.
"See a penny, pick it up.
All day long you'll have good luck."
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17946 Posts |
Two years ago I changed planes at Lisbon airport. I went into the men's washroom and saw a bright shiny 1 eurocent coin in the lavatory bowl, reverse side up! There are so many different types of these - especially with all the German mint marks - that I thought it could well be an addition to my collection! I managed to flick it out onto the floor with the toilet brush, then picked it up in some toilet paper and rinsed it in the sink. Unfortunately it was a 1999 French one, which I already had, so it just went into my spending money!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
I'll will never argue with free money. I find a few pennies every week, occasionally I get a dime or a nickel as well, I once found an Alaska quarter on the ground at the grocery... and I immediately purchased an orange! It made me feel kind of cool that a quarter can still buy you something on its own. lol
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Valued Member
 United States
368 Posts |
today I found a 2000-D dime on the ground! I am finding tons of coins so far this year
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Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
I pick up anything. I was in Tempe, Arizona late last year, & discovered that they apparently do not value the dime there. I found as many dimes as I usually find cents!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I pick up ALL coins. I figure over my lifetime I will pickup at least a couple thousand dollars. Found two dimes right next to each other last week.
My biggest score was when I was in college walking to class. I cut through a parking lot and found about $350 US worth of German marks scattered in a parking lot over about 100 yards.
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Try some Verdi care on it.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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New Member
United States
11 Posts |
Lol! I don't think that would do any good for this corroded cent hehe..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Lol I had to do it !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1531 Posts |
Eh, I'm a penny hoarder. I have a drawer in my closet filled with them, mostly zinc though. Someday I'll roll them and sell them, since the zinc ones aren't worth a penny anyway.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1531 Posts |
@AndOr
I cannot imagine what that penny has gone through.
Honestly.
A disposal? Heavy, radioactive acid? A Blenctec Blender? Jeesh!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
I stop a pick up about any coin that I see, if its near. I found a small bank once when I was a kid and cleaning a flower bed. It contained 2 or 3 silver Dollars some WL and franklins about $9-10.00 in Silver coins, but they were common then.
10-12 yrs back I saw a woman driving around the corner with her purse on top of her car and it flipped when she sped up and there were $20,s flying all over the busy street. I'm trying to block cars and grab bills and her purse and wallet and found her name and called a returned most all. She just cashed her paycheck and only lost $20. Made me feel good
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
I did find a 1/2 soverign british gold piece in a roll of pennies or nickles. I cant remember which size it fit since many years have passed and sold to a lcs when gold spiked after 1964
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Pillar of the Community
United States
927 Posts |
I will stoop to pick up anything, except maybe AndOr's sorry looking penny. But I would feel sorry for it.
A few months ago I stooped to pick up what I thought was a nickel in a sidewalk crack and it was a British 20 pence instead. That was a pleasant surprise.
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