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the pouch of benjamins I keep asking for hasn't materialized yet, I notice.  I must not be looking in the right place.  |
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Nice finds MrPink2018.  Errers and Varietys.
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the pouch of benjamins I keep asking for hasn't materialized yet Mr. Pink, I used to do a lot of work on beaches (think "biological surveys of many miles"). My fantasy was to find a duffel bag of Benjamins tossed overboard during a smuggler bust. Never happened, of course. But hey, your stash is still growing! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Nice finds MrPink2018. yes, E&V!  I did nearly the same tonight, picking $1.60 in well-scattered change, despite all the standing water... rain water and sea water (king tides). tonight's pickins brought the 30-week running total up to $280.71.  I'm still standing by my prediction of $287.55 by thanksgiving. Quote:
I used to do a lot of work on beaches (think "biological surveys of many miles"). that sounds very interesting, Hondo. Quote:
My fantasy was to find a duffel bag of Benjamins tossed overboard during a smuggler bust. Never happened, of course.
But hey, your stash is still growing! every now & then we'll see in the news that someone somewhere in the Keys fishes an errant bundle of something from the ocean, typically a parcel of either white powdery or green leafy. honestly, i'd get more of a buzz from a duffel of Benjamins.  indeed, the stash is going to see some new additions very soon. 8 days to go.  |
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Nice finds! |
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I did nearly the same tonight, picking $1.60 in well-scattered change, despite all the standing water... rain water and sea water (king tides). tonight's pickins brought the 30-week running total up to $280.71. I'm still standing by my prediction of $287.55 by thanksgiving. Congratulations!  Errers and Varietys.
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i picked this off the pavement somewhere tonight.. how neat it is to still be able to find a very decent copper '74-D LMC.. nearly 50 and still lookin' great:   ..i find a lot of roadrashed/roadkill/junker coins, I gather at least several every night, so I'm amazed & grateful that coin looks as good as it does.. glad it didn't get destroyed before I got to it.. |
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MrPink2018, that's a pretty nice one. Errers and Varietys.
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Quote: I picked this off the pavement somewhere tonight.. how neat it is to still be able to find a very decent copper '74-D LMC.. nearly 50 and still lookin' great: Excellent! |
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the black friday update: cycle 15 ended at $285.25 ($2.30 short of my prediction). the conversion of base metal & paper to PMs has been initiated. every cent & dollar went into the cauldron. double, double my golden bubble,
aurum rise without a shovel,
grow my stash from trash and rubble,
double, double my golden bubble.  cycle 16 begins tonight.  |
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Looking forward to seeing your new treasure, Mr. Pink!  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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me too, Hondo! I was telling helder (hfjacinto) a few days ago how gratifying it is.. from my email to him: Quote:
it is so gratifying to save save save and aim for a goal over time with the savings than it is to have vast sums of $$ at my disposal so I can just run out and buy stuff on a whim. all of the pedaling around night after night.. the danger, freaks, bums, bad weather, police interference, etc etc.. i basically scratched up $9.19/week for 31 weeks and traded it for something more valuable. riding my bike around for two hours a night isn't particularly taxing, but it is challenging, due to the many aforementioned hazards. i didn't find much last night & figured I probably wouldn't. not a lot of commerce going on during thanksgiving, therefore not much coin on the pavements. but the night before I picked $1.15 in well-scattered change, plus a bottle of water. bonus: all my street kitties got some turkey last night!  and they'll get more tonight, I've hardly made a dent in all the leftover turkey scraps. |
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tonight I picked $1.43 in well-scattered change, plus 7 bottles of water:  anytime I see the plastic wrap from a case of bottled water sitting up on end like that it means there likely are bottles still in the wrap. in this instance I was riding thru publix' parking lot and spied this one near a trash can. someone probably loaded a cooler in the parking lot earlier on friday & left behind whatever wouldn't fit. nice score!  glad I had my bike with a basket, I didn't have to schlep all of that on my back. a fine start to the new cycle.  |
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Nice scores MrPink2018!
Errers and Varietys.
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My best find in a few months!  Even though I find nowhere as much as MrPink, it adds up, this is over the last months, just for walking the dog. I finished the Nickels and Dimes today. I'll deposit this tomorrow to my coin fund.  |
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