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New Member
United States
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I just started going through my change jug (which is a plastic water 5gal jug about 3/4 full WOW it is alot of coins) and here is what I've found so far. Indian Head cent1886 Wheat Pennies 1914p 1917p 1937p 1941p 1942p 1944p 1946d I found a bunch of wheats and LMC I just listed a few 1911 Barber dime1936 Mercury dimes (2) 1936 Washington quarter and a 1921d Morgan I did not know that was in there its in real good condition. sorry for the crappy pic I did with my web cam   Edited by Chadstacey69
01/21/2011 12:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1406 Posts |
I have a little jug I throw all my coins in on top of my dresser. I'll even throw things people ship to me for trades, coins in flips, silver, whatever! It makes it really fun to go through because you forget what you have put in there. Looks like you have a nice jar! Must have been a blast to go through!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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WOW !! ........  I wish I had such a jug !! I so carefully go through each and every days coins, that I can never expect anything from my "spare change jug"...... 
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New Member
 United States
45 Posts |
Finding that 1921d Morgan was a shock I don't remember putting that in there as a matter of fact I know I didn't. I've never seached this jug Its been sitting in my closet ever since they switched from glass jugs to plastic so that's been quite a long time ago.
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01/21/2011 10:53 am
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Moderator
 United States
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Very nice!  Maybe someone put it in there for you to find one day. Maybe. |
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Valued Member
United States
310 Posts |
My grandfather filled an Esso glass brick bank from the 1939 worlds fair with pocket change. no pennies. When I was five my grandma let me try and get some of the coins out. I did manage to get some super mint Mercury dimes out.(maybe 5). 4 of the nicest are 1940 and 1941, so I'd suppose that the jar was filled by 1941. I had chip the lip on the bank a little getting the coins and my Aunt didn't want me to mess with it anymore. My aunt has the bank now since my grandmother died about 10 years ago. Who knows maybe one day I'll get to see what else is in there.Being a glass bank, it's really nice to look at on it's own. I can see SLQ's Walking liberty halfs, early Washingtons, Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels. It's essentially whatever would be in your pocket from 1939-1941. Going through old change jars is so much fun |
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New Member
United States
45 Posts |
I'm thinking way back now, my grandfather gave me a old 1gal glass milk jar full of coins when I was about 7yrs old. since then the coins were moved from container to container several times until I got the plastic water 5gal jug and that has to be 20yrs ago I'm 40 now so who knows whats in there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
809 Posts |
1921 Morgan! Nice find!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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One of the main problems with searching a large volume of coins such as this, is that your fingers can get very metallically dirty. Thank goodness for soap!
That is a problem for me at dealers and coin shows when searching through junk boxes, and I happen to get hungry. My hands start to feel horrid, especially when there is nowhere to wash them.
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Valued Member
United States
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sel, wear gloves :) I tend to wear disposable gloves when going through dirty coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
I never look at my change, I throw it all in a bucket and when it gets full I carry it to the bank and have them throw it all in the counter. I sometimes wonder what I have given them but since I could care less about modern coins or any Lincoln Cents I just can't bring myself to look through all those things
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Here, why don't you buy one [eBayItem]260676428385[/eBayItem] and give it to your Aunt and ask for the change in the one with the chip?
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Valued Member
United States
310 Posts |
That's the brick :) I don't think she'd go for that lol. Well my aunt is 67 now, so who knows maybe she'll grow tired of it. My mom likes to keep coins too, it drives her nuts that she can't go through it either. I just look at it as my aunt's. I can kinda see her point. It looks really awesome with all that old silver and old "liberty type coins" I do remember seeing a few 30's Washington quarters in there, but don't recall any Jefferson nickels. My family is originally from PA. (Not terribly far from Philly) so I doubt any super rare things in there like 1916-D Mercs, etc. Maybe a 1916 SLQ? :), but really it would probably be some super mint 30's stuff. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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No offense, how old are you that you have these amazing finds in a change jug lying around your house?
My coffee can is full of bronze, I need a new can.
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Valued Member
United States
287 Posts |
The only good stuff I find in my change is when I show someone a silver half or something, then come home and toss it in the drawer to be found a few months later. I don't think I've found silver in change in 5+ years! But, I don't pay with cash much either.
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New Member
United States
45 Posts |
I'm 40yrs old I just got into coin collecting about 4 months ago when my father gave me 3 CC GSA Morgans 1880, 1883, and 1885 and I started researching old and new coins and boom now I'm hooked. My wife hates it lol. As I said in an earlier reply my grandfather gave me a bunch of coins when I was a kid I never went through them even as I was switching them from container to container I just kept adding coins for a nice vacation or something in the future I dont know lol. I just found 2 SLQ really worn cant see the dates gonna research them and get some pics up as soon as I can.
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