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38 pounds of clad

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steve herschbach

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I mostly hunt jewelry in parks, beaches, and tot lots. At least when I am not out nugget detecting. The coins are not really what I am after so they tend to get tossed in cans or other containers in my garage, often with a pile of trash

I am cleaning up around the house and made three piles - trash into the garbage, coins, and interesting stuff (cheap jewelry, etc.). The coins ended up weighing in at 38 lbs. Kind of amazing how much stuff we dig up when you put it in piles. I have a small garbage can full of aluminum stuff I dig jewelry hunting I have to take a picture of next, just to illustrate all the trash that gets dug for a ring.

Anyway, figured it was worth a picture before I haul it to a Coinstar machine and dump it.

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Steve Herschbach
 
That is amazing! Imagine how much is lost all over this earth! I remember reading an article (can't remember where as it was many years ago) how there is more money lost (coinage wise) then there is in circulation. How true that is I do not know but just the thought is incredible.
 
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They say that there is more than $100 billion lost in coins alone all over the planet.
 
I actually reached into the little dumptray where the rejected coins go and pulled out a lonely wheat :thumbup:

Good job on the finds! that's alot of coinage!
 
Daaaaaamn! Bring a chair with you, and go really early in the am! Like you and the rest of the respondents, I too am amazed at how much money is just out there laying around!
Mud
 
You may want to check your area, but some banks and credit unions have coin machines, usually without a percentage taken from your loot. Coinstars 7 or 8 % adds up after awhile.
 
Finally got around to sorting and cleaning. Probably lost about a pound of coins as too corroded to cash in. I took to Fred Meyers and ran through a Coin Star machine that offered 100% return on an Amazon Gift Card and ended up with a $314.32 credit. Not bad for "junk" finds! Better yet is the coin counts you get on the receipt. I am amazed at times by the sheer number of targets we dig, and of course the good is vastly outweighed by trash targets.

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wow, that represents over 4500 times you had to bend over to dig a target.... its all good though....helps pay off the machine and whatnot... happy hunting...
 
Heh thats cool. Especially impressive, since 1 Dollar coins are such a rarity, and you don't have higher ones. Here the one and two Euro coins make the lions amount, while the 1 to 5 cent coins are usually discriminated due to their steel core.
My last years finds in modern coins here in Germany went also up to around 4 kg per year and about 400 to 500 Euro for the special detecting equipment account. So the DEUS paid itself almost (but there is still enough accessory which cost is better not known by spouse).
I only hope, that electronic payment methods will not replace coins during my lifetime.

Best greetings from Germany
Olaf
 
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