Small Silver Cache Found

[spotz]

At my RV Park, we have a small laundry room. We have two coin operated washers & dryers. On new years eve day 2004, I emptied the coin boxes as I do every Friday. They take quarters & I always stack them by hand to scan the edges for silver before I take them to the bank. Apparently, someone must have mixed up his quarter containers. I found 40 silver quarters. Some Standing Liberty & mostly washingtons. NO key coins but I was pleased. NO one came forward to claim them or complain of the loss so my silver stash grew by 40 silvers. I think that this qualifies as a small silver cache that someone lost & I found it. Spotz

[wooden nickel]

Ok, Ill fess up those are mine.

[cedarratt]

Sweet the other day I got three wheat pennys and a silver dime in change from walmart. Have you ever checked the inside of the dryers? My uncle once found a 50 dollar bill in one.

[gldhntr]

as a kid i would get the paper for my great grandfather. he would give me 5 wheatbacks or a indian head. when i got old enough to go to the store by myself, well, you know where they ALL went. stupid kid. i had hundreds too...it happens all the time.

[spotz]

Someone did it again! Found five more in Friday's deposit. ( 2/04/05) Spotz

[silverhunter/dowser]

had somehig happen to me two weeks ago at taco bell where i worked. I opened my register and found 30+ and that day and the next. all in all i was able to buy 210 out of my register and the safein two days. not bad hah. HH

[spotz]

Yeah! It is a lot less common to get it in change now, but it's still out there. I am really a lot more excited to find it with my DFX. One of these days I'll turn up a good post hole cache. Spotz

[mvSWAT]

I guess if you had to choose......dirty underwear or give up some silver.....I know, I know....keep the silver! Turn those drawers inside out for a few days.

[nick1878]

I recently became manager at a restaurant and have since found a buffalo nickel a 'v' nickel 1913 wow, many wheat pennys and silver dimes. as well as tokens and foreign money that people pass off as real.

I cant believe people just dont know or care what they are spending. Hey thats great for me though.

[spotz]

Yeah! You just need to keep a keene eye out for it. There is still some out there. Good job on spotting it. I just would really rather find a nice BURIED cache some day. Spotz

[spotz]

Hi DigginDee! I think that someones daughter was doing the laundry & needed quarters & founs dad's cache of silver. OOPS! To bad for dad! Spotz

[tammahawk]

At my RV Park, we have a small laundry room. We have two coin operated washers & dryers. On new years eve day 2004, I emptied the coin boxes as I do every Friday. They take quarters & I always stack them by hand to scan the edges for silver before I take them to the bank. Apparently, someone? must have mixed up his quarter containers. I found 40 silver quarters. Some Standing Liberty & mostly washingtons. NO key coins but I was pleased. NO one came forward to claim them or complain of the loss so my silver stash grew by 40 silvers. I think that this qualifies as a small silver cache that someone lost & I found it. Spotz

what is a key coin?

[red]

tammahawk
A key coin is one thats worth more then the more common dates or like the 3 legged Buffalo .

Good find spotz.
When I'm getting change from stores I always glance at the register when its open and if a see a silver dollar or some 50 cent pieces I ask for them,and they always let me have them,the kids working the registers just see them as money not as collectible coins.

Red

[shamre]

I am fairly new to this coin collecting thing. Are there any good websites or books out there that tell you how to identify these "silver" coins and such?
Any info would be greatly appreciated and if you want to email me off the board you can reach me at stephenhamre@yahoo.com

[tammahawk]

I am fairly new to this coin collecting thing. Are there any good websites or books out there that tell you how to identify these "silver" coins and such?
Any info would be greatly appreciated and if you want to email me off the board you can reach me at stephenhamre@yahoo.com

Hi stephan it is not hard to identify silver when you find it its a totally different color than regular change, and it looks diffrent too, such as the faces printed and so forth also another way to tell if you got a silver coin is ,any thing thats a dime or more and the year is 1964 or before its silver! so good luck find them old coins,tammahawk

[snake35]

I still find 40% silver half dollars by buying rolls from the bank. Treasure is in the eye of the beholder.

[aaron7]

Very cool! Don't say anything yet... as they might have more

[Leon]

I am fairly new to this coin collecting thing. Are there any good websites or books out there that tell you how to identify these "silver" coins and such?
Any info would be greatly appreciated and if you want to email me off the board you can reach me at stephenhamre@yahoo.com

Here is a site that is pretty good for learning about different coins: http://coinfacts.com/

Good eye Spots, WTG!!!
Some of them other stories are cool also...
Good luck , & Happy hunting~

[snake35]

Treasure is where you find it. Good luck and good hunting.

[elkman13]

Got my change back last month. As I walked back to the car I was trying to think of what the strange half dollar was that I was just handed. Turned out to be a silver Madison Bill of Rights mint s.

Like a dummy I didn't go back and ask for more change.