Urinal Coin Hunting

baddbluff

Bronze Member
Apr 22, 2011
2,366
1,417
vegas
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Couldn't help but notice a handful of change in the bottom of the urinal during a pit stop the other day. My question is this: what would have to be down there to make it worth while to fish it out?
A wheat?
Indian head?
VDB on the reverse?
How about a 31-S?
ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1475786156.287899.jpg
 

Upvote 0

beerguy

Bronze Member
May 6, 2004
1,138
1,174
Camano Island, WA
Detector(s) used
CTX3030,
Many more on a rotating basis.
Park Ranger and Pack Mule pouches by Freeloader!
All I see in there is a big pile of NOPE.
 

clv

Hero Member
Dec 23, 2012
714
1,101
santee, ca
Detector(s) used
Current Detectors; Minelab Safari, Equinox 600
TRX Pin Pointer, Fisher 1235x
Have owned; Minelab Eureka gold,
Tesoro Compadre, White's MX5, GMT, MXT Pro,
fisher cz7a pro, go fine 20, Garret Ma
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

DeepseekerADS

Gold Member
Mar 3, 2013
14,880
21,725
SW, VA - Bull Mountain
Detector(s) used
CTX, Excal II, EQ800, Fisher 1260X, Tesoro Royal Sabre, Tejon, Garrett ADSIII, Carrot, Stealth 920iX, Keene A52
Primary Interest:
Other
When I worked at Enrico Fermi II Atomic Power Plant 81-83, we were a multi-national engineering group. Not all of our staff would sit on a toilet seat, they'd squat on it instead. We suffered many broken seats and their aim wasn't always good. Not many of us enjoyed the experience.

But, then we started throwing change in the urinals, and it would often amount to a tempting scattering of cash down there. I know I always made a point to aim at that pile, and I confess there were a couple times I was tempted to grab it myself. Then it would always disappear before I jumped in.

So we were urinal hunting in the early 80's, and danged I never scored except in target practice.
 

fish1on

Silver Member
Aug 28, 2012
3,053
1,403
Farr West, utah
Detector(s) used
Fisher F70 with 6.5", 10" Elliptical, & 11" Search Coil. Garret pro pointer AT, Minelab excaliber II (New machine)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
don't think I would go for the coins......jewelry yes!
 

Owassokie

Sr. Member
Jun 28, 2012
497
422
Oklahoma
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800, Ace 250
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
It's a mental thing for sure. The coins we handle, door knobs, etc, are probably just as dirty as the urinal. But it's a BIG mental thing for me. If the coin was still there after flushing, I'd probably go in for a piece of silver but not copper or clad.
 

aa battery

Gold Member
Oct 11, 2006
10,620
3,240
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Dont know about that but i pulled 2 quarters out of my daughters dogs poop. :dontknow:
 

forkliftdriver

Jr. Member
Sep 15, 2013
39
23
Western Kansas
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
A few years ago at a local bar there were 3 dollar bills on the urinal. About an hour later they were gone...when u need beer money all bets are off!
 

jeff of pa

Super Moderator
Staff member
Dec 19, 2003
85,789
59,586
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
yes it's 99% mental. every coin and even more so, every bill has a chance to carry something. Especially those 100 year old Wrinkled & Stained horse Blanket Bills from the days of Infectious Diseases .

yet just about everyone with a curiosity would Pick this up from the Sidewalk
with their bare hands , on their way into KFC

Untitled.jpg

and Order some finger Lickin' good Chicken.

add to that digging in the dirt with our hands,
getting dirt in our cuts to stop the bleeding.

yes some wear gloves, Use Hand Sanitizers like Purell,
and wash their hands 20 times a day to prevent diseases,
and inadvertently prevent creating antibodies to all the creepie-crawlers out there.
those people need to worry.

but what I think is the majority, who do not fear the environment they live in
would be safe reaching in and pulling those coins out the urinal,
or even the neck of the toilet bowl. even with cuts.

besides a Clorox rinse is always available to me when I get home.
even if I stop at KFC in-between :tongue3:
 

Last edited:

SD51

Silver Member
Aug 24, 2016
4,832
9,956
MI
Detector(s) used
E-TRAC
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Reminded me of something a guy did when I worked at a lumber yard. He tore the corner off of a $20 bill and set it under a stack of garage doors by lifting the stack with a fork lift. No way could anyone remove the $20 without tearing it. Was fun to watch the attempts...
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Latest Discussions

Top