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United States
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I have worked at a convenience store for about 6 months, and I've made some interesting finds. Here is a partial list. Numerous wheat pennies, pre-1960 nickels, Ike dollars, SBD coins, and bicentennial quarters (2) 1943 steel pennies 1912 V nickel(2) 1943 silver War Nickels(30+) silver Roosevelt dimes Barber dime1964 silver quarter (3) Franklin halves from 1952-53 numerous 40% silver JFK halves (2) Series 1957-A $1 silver certificates numerous $2 bills numerous pre-1996 $5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 bills 1917 French 50 centimes silver coin 1861 British half penny Other foreign coins including a 1967 Canadian penny with a bird on it I find it amazing that all of this money is still in circulation. I work at a backwater store in a backwater town. I can only imagine what it's like at a big store on the highway. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow awesome finds and makes me wish I worked at a convenience store lol.  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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10/31/2013 10:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Thailand
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Hi bugo and welcome to the community.
That's just how my world coin collection started taking off. We had a village store for some years, albeit sitauted in a popular tourist area, and we would find world coins in the till almost every day during the summer season.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Nice finds! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1088 Posts |
Great circulation finds! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You might be doing better being off the beaten path -- fewer collectors perhaps? The 1967 Canadian penny features a rock dove on the reverse and was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. You're off to a good start on a collection. I worked a cash register (over 40 years ago) and I still have the coins I found then. |
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 United States
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Nice finds!  to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You've done pretty well for just pulling those finds over the past 6 months. It seems smaller convenience, or party stores, get more than their fair share of collectible coins in payment. I have a buddy who is friends with the local party store owner and the shopkeeper gave him over $600 face value of silver coins to look through. It was two milk crates full of coins; my friend screwed his back up lifting them.
However, if you really want to find some good coins, try liquor stores or tobacco stores (smoke shops). The customers there are always more desperate and will use whatever money is available to buy their 'goods'. I'm going to try to befriend some of these local store's owners and see if I can score some silver.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to CCF! |
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Valued Member
 United States
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For an example, last night I found a 1941 penny and a 1972 Ike. Some nights I won't find anything interesting and sometimes I'll find a V nickel or 10 silver dimes. It's totally hit and miss and completely random. It's kind of like that show about the pawn shop - you never know what the customer is going to pay with. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice finds! I envy you. What were the oldest wheats in there?
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Valued Member
United States
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The oldest wheat I've found at the store is a 1910.
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United States
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I work part time at a small smoke shop and attic guy is 100% correct people are more desperate and will pay with almost anything. The top two examples I have is someone paid in a '78 clad proof 63 Ike dollar in a Littleton plastic wrapper, and a younger girl bought a pack of smokes in 19 silver quarters. That day was amazing |
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Valued Member
United States
223 Posts |
I agree with your theory that the bad economy has caused many to spend their coin collection at face value I had a customer spend 2 Franklin halves in one transaction, and another spend 2 clad JFK halves and a Franklin half in the same transaction. I've gotten several siver dimes in one transaction, and some other oddities. The great thing is that I'm getting these coins at face value. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In desperate times people take desperate measures .... Like spending collectible coins OR using a gun to take what they want. I prefer those people that spend collectible coins!
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United States
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Back in the mid-80s, I worked in a convenience store. I was there for about two years, and aside from some wheaties, I never found anything of note. So you're way ahead of the curve!
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Posted 11/01/2013 04:05 am
