Found in change

A 1964 Roosevelt dime, in VF20. I'm not sure when or where I got it; it's
just always a pleasant surprise to find one...although I'm not sure why. g

A second coin of interest found in change, but by someone else FWIW. The
Mrs. and I were at a well-known ice cream parlor, and the clerk, seeing me
examine an older looking cent in the change, mentioned that she'd found a
1952 wheatie. Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell me about the
counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a few days previously.
She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to my question said that it was
obviously underweight and that was the giveaway. I asked if they still had
it, and she said no, she thought the owner had thrown it away.

I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

Honus wrote:
Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell
me about the counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a
few days previously. She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to
my question said that it was obviously underweight and that was the
giveaway. I asked if they still had it, and she said no, she thought
the owner had thrown it away.
I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

Probably threw away a rare "dime stock quarter" error.


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"Honus" wrote in message
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A 1964 Roosevelt dime, in VF20. I'm not sure when or where I got it; it's
just always a pleasant surprise to find one...although I'm not sure why.
g

A second coin of interest found in change, but by someone else FWIW. The
Mrs. and I were at a well-known ice cream parlor, and the clerk, seeing me
examine an older looking cent in the change, mentioned that she'd found a
1952 wheatie. Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell me about the
counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a few days
previously. She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to my question
said that it was obviously underweight and that was the giveaway. I asked
if they still had it, and she said no, she thought the owner had thrown it
away.

which may mean owner recognized an error and it'll be on eBay soon.
mk


I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

"Jim Menning" wrote in message
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Honus wrote:
Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell
me about the counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a
few days previously. She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to
my question said that it was obviously underweight and that was the
giveaway. I asked if they still had it, and she said no, she thought
the owner had thrown it away.
I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

Probably threw away a rare "dime stock quarter" error.

Don't think something like that didn't cross my mind.

In article ,
Honus wrote:
A 1964 Roosevelt dime, in VF20. I'm not sure when or where I got it; it's
just always a pleasant surprise to find one...although I'm not sure why. g

A second coin of interest found in change, but by someone else FWIW. The
Mrs. and I were at a well-known ice cream parlor, and the clerk, seeing me
examine an older looking cent in the change, mentioned that she'd found a
1952 wheatie. Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell me about the
counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a few days previously.
She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to my question said that it was
obviously underweight and that was the giveaway. I asked if they still had
it, and she said no, she thought the owner had thrown it away.

I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

I once got a quarter in change from a vending machine that looked funny.
It wasn't a sandwich, but was too recent not to be one. The sheen was
all wrong, and when dropped on a tabletop the ring sounded different.
I showed it to Mr. Benveniste, and he said it was a silver proof.
Weirdness...


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"Paul Ciszek" wrote in message
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In article ,
Honus wrote:
A 1964 Roosevelt dime, in VF20. I'm not sure when or where I got it; it's
just always a pleasant surprise to find one...although I'm not sure why.
g

A second coin of interest found in change, but by someone else FWIW. The
Mrs. and I were at a well-known ice cream parlor, and the clerk, seeing me
examine an older looking cent in the change, mentioned that she'd found a
1952 wheatie. Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell me about the
counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a few days
previously.
She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to my question said that it
was
obviously underweight and that was the giveaway. I asked if they still had
it, and she said no, she thought the owner had thrown it away.

I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

I once got a quarter in change from a vending machine that looked funny.
It wasn't a sandwich, but was too recent not to be one. The sheen was
all wrong, and when dropped on a tabletop the ring sounded different.
I showed it to Mr. Benveniste, and he said it was a silver proof.
Weirdness...

I'd considered that possibility and asked the girl about it. She was clearly
familiar with silver coins though, which I have to admit kind of surprised
me as she was only about 20 years old, and it seems not too many that age
are. And the silver coins are heavier than the clad, so the counterfeit
being so underweight ruled that out as well.

Nice find for you.

On Jul 21, 11:15 am, (Paul Ciszek) wrote:
In article ,

Honus wrote:
A 1964 Roosevelt dime, in VF20. I'm not sure when or where I got it; it's
just always a pleasant surprise to find one...although I'm not sure why. g

A second coin of interest found in change, but by someone else FWIW. The
Mrs. and I were at a well-known ice cream parlor, and the clerk, seeing me
examine an older looking cent in the change, mentioned that she'd found a
1952 wheatie. Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell me about the
counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a few days previously.
She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to my question said that it was
obviously underweight and that was the giveaway. I asked if they still had
it, and she said no, she thought the owner had thrown it away.

I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

I once got a quarter in change from a vending machine that looked funny.
It wasn't a sandwich, but was too recent not to be one. The sheen was
all wrong, and when dropped on a tabletop the ring sounded different.
I showed it to Mr. Benveniste, and he said it was a silver proof.
Weirdness...

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i have also got a silver proof quarter from a vending machine....
crazy the machine took it...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:23:31 -0700 (PDT), The Young One
wrote:

On Jul 21, 11:15 am, (Paul Ciszek) wrote:
In article ,

Honus wrote:
A 1964 Roosevelt dime, in VF20. I'm not sure when or where I got it; it's
just always a pleasant surprise to find one...although I'm not sure why. g

A second coin of interest found in change, but by someone else FWIW. The
Mrs. and I were at a well-known ice cream parlor, and the clerk, seeing me
examine an older looking cent in the change, mentioned that she'd found a
1952 wheatie. Ho hum...but she then proceeded to tell me about the
counterfeit state quarter that the store had taken in a few days previously.
She'd only handled it briefly, but in answer to my question said that it was
obviously underweight and that was the giveaway. I asked if they still had
it, and she said no, she thought the owner had thrown it away.

I sure wish I'd gotten to see it..

I once got a quarter in change from a vending machine that looked funny.
It wasn't a sandwich, but was too recent not to be one. The sheen was
all wrong, and when dropped on a tabletop the ring sounded different.
I showed it to Mr. Benveniste, and he said it was a silver proof.
Weirdness...

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pciszek at panix dot com | in the Middle East by selling Weapons to the
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i have also got a silver proof quarter from a vending machine....
crazy the machine took it...

I do not believe the coins given out in change are the same coins
people put in. Change coins are loaded by the vender, unless I am
mistaken?

Jon Purkey wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:23:31 -0700 (PDT), The Young One

i have also got a silver proof quarter from a vending machine....
crazy the machine took it...

I do not believe the coins given out in change are the same coins
people put in. Change coins are loaded by the vender, unless I am
mistaken?

It works both ways. By default, coins inserted into the machine go into the
changemaking tubes but when they are full, they then drop into the machine's
cash box.

If the tubes are fairly low when the machine is serviced, the operator can and
will often refill them.

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