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Freedom Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 08:24 am The vending machine thread got me thinking about my other hobby/fun. I alway make a trip to the local coin operated car washes in town at least twice a month. I usually take $100 in $10 denominations. I run $50.00 through each car wash and keep the quarters. I have recovered roughly 70 silver quarters over the past six or seven months doing this. The remainder I just take back to my CU and run through the coin counter. Weird I know, but it is a source of uptapped silver that I have found. Report this Post to the Staff

TripAces Valued Member United States 185 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 08:32 am No wonder why I can never wash my car there..... Report this Post to the Staff
drdave Pillar of the Community United States 721 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 08:33 am Maybe I should get into the car was business just to score some silver! lol Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter53562 Pillar of the Community United States 2049 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 08:33 am Wow 70 silver quarters? That's impressive! Report this Post to the Staff
Gothic Florin Pillar of the Community United States 2541 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 08:46 am I think I may have to take you up on that one... Report this Post to the Staff
Rsxtacee Pillar of the Community United States 737 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 09:35 am Wow! Guess I'll have to give this a shot. Report this Post to the Staff
numismaniac Valued Member United States 361 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 09:59 am Wonder why the car wash is such a super spot to pick up silver? Anyone care to venture a guess? Report this Post to the Staff
SilverRoosevelt Pillar of the Community United States 917 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 10:45 am If you can find silver at a car wash change machine, wouldn't it also be fruitful to try say, a laundromat or a video arcade that uses quarters instead of tokens? Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 10:47 am WOW! That's an amazing silver find rate! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Freedom Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 10:52 am 35 of the quarters came in one stop. It appears that they dumped more quarters into their machine. Got extremely lucky to say the least. Of course I ALWAYS stop at that one first. And a side note, 1/2 of them were proofs. I think somebody got into daddys stash for some candy.... Edited by Freedom 05/27/2011 10:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
BluesZone Pillar of the Community United States 524 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 10:53 am I tried that a few times but didn't get anything. It seems our car washes just recycle the same coins forever. Someone buys them out of the machine,puts them in to wash their car and then they go back in the machine for the next person. Like anything I guess if you keep at it it might pay off eventually. Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 05/27/2011 1:20 pm Oh my goodness..My question is WHY didn't I think of that before!!? Report this Post to the Staff
boatman Valued Member United States 109 Posts	Posted 05/28/2011 3:09 pm Super Find The Best I Have Done Is To Find Non-Silver On Top Of The Machine Good Job Boatman Report this Post to the Staff
jarwulf Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/29/2011 9:43 pm I went to the local car wash and although it is coin operated it was one of those ones where it isn't obvious how to get quarters without getting the actual car wash. I put a quarter in and pushed what I thought might be the return button but it kept the quarter. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/31/2011 2:09 pm Does the car wash have a bill changer? Usually placed in a central location. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jarwulf Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/31/2011 2:42 pm Does the car wash have a bill changer? Usually placed in a central location. It looks like it takes bills as well as coins...I'll get a pic up when I go back but there doesn't appear at first sight to be a way to test it without risking 5-7 bucks on a car wash. All the auto car washes around this area have similar machines installed. Report this Post to the Staff
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