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Valued Member
United States
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Yes.. I throw all my change into a quart jar, when it is full I will dump and look at it. If I see something I want or need then into the safe it goes, I put all the quarters into a bag for use at the car wash, the rest I roll and put into my bank account to spend on more coins. A full quart jar of coins will be approx $75.00 to $85.00 in change. Cladking had some excellent advice...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Every Christmas we empty our large change jar and I go through it. I have found impaired proofs, a couple RPMs on cents, a couple wheat pennies, and a few other things I don't remember at the moment. It was fun and I enjoyed it. So yes, well worth the time.
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Valued Member
United States
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Yes, I've found two old proof coins in great shape in pocket change along with a few wheat backs. Def worth a quick look.
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Valued Member
United States
449 Posts |
its worth it just as long as you are aware it could take a long time to find something worth keeping. when you finally do get a wheat or whatever you like its cool
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ABSOLUTELY!
I check my pocket change and even glance at the change cups at stores and at work. I'm not shy about trading pennies at stores and I've snagged about $5 in silver from the change cup at work. (I think someone doesn't know what silver dimes and quarters look like.) I find wheat pennies all the time, in fact, I just found another one 3 days ago. I've not found anything very rare or of any big value, but it doesn't take much time and you never know what's out there unless you look.
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New Member
 United States
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Wow, overwhelmingly unanimous response! Thanks guys, it won't be possible for me to not be observant moving forward.
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Moderator
 United States
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Wow, overwhelmingly unanimous response! Add me to the mix as well. Looking through loose change is how I filled most of my holes until I had a real job.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you are a collector, you will inevitably be inclined to check your change (and anyone else's in the household). You'll see some collectors will even scan the Take a penny-Leave a penny dish adjacent to a register to see if there's a hidden 'treasure' there. Odds of finding anything of significant value is extremely low and finding anything rare...remote. But as has been said; collectors collect when opportunity presents itself. All my daily change gets a quick scan and then it's pocketed to be put into a jug for later sorting and investigation. In the course of a year, you'll find several coins/varieties/errors with numismatic value and interest. For many here, the process of collecting is as rewarding (or more so) than the results (which aren't shabby). Good luck on the hunt!!
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New Member
United States
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I found these quarters sitting in a pile of loose change my wife set aside. How can I tell a silver quarter from a normal one? Also...I notice the obverse has different states with a symbol to represent something within each state. How common are these?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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They are just commom US mint circulating coins. They've been putting 5 different designs per year for over a decade now.
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03/05/2018 4:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3472 Posts |
These common US mint circulating coins are the beginnings of many future collections. We all start somewhere and new members to our hobby shouldn't be discouraged with such dismissive posts.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I have been searching my change for the last 50+ years . I would also search each member of my family's change almost on a daily bases . When everybody got together to play poker I would be there checking everybody's pot . Found a lot of good coins throughout the years . So yes it is worth it to check your change. If You Don't , Then you can't call yourself a Coin Collector.  |
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Moderator
United States
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These common US mint circulating coins are the beginnings of many future collections. We all start somewhere and new members to our hobby shouldn't be discouraged with such dismissive posts.  |
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Valued Member
United States
392 Posts |
All of those quarters are new designs to me. I bought a nice 2015 blue ridge parkway quarter last week because I didn't check my change back in 2015 and missed those coins.
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New Member
United States
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Yes. I examined my teacher's penny jar at the end of last year and found several rare wheaties. I let her take care of the rest. I have a full tube of Lincoln wheaties from combing through car change. Also, a "worthless" "dirty" coin from the bank teller. The Peace dollar was in my new house's attic.  Edited by surprise123
03/05/2018 6:36 pm
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