Radon
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Today I was at a nearby Shaw's and checked the Coinstar reject bin. It was full, and took a while to dig all the coins out. It looks to me like someone's coin collection was run through the machine.
The highlight for me is the 2 steel 1943 cents. One is in rough shape, but at least I know the date. The other US coins added up to $1.10. There was also a Costa Rican 10 colones and a 50 Euro cents piece from the Netherlands. There were 3 Canadian coins, including a 1940 King George cent, a 1953 young Queen Elizabeth 5 cents and a 2009 old Queen Elizabeth 5 cents.
There are also a bunch of British coins. At first I thought I had some silver with 3 old shillings (1948, 1957, and 1963). However, I learned that silver in shillings ended in 1946. Other coins were a 1973 10-pence, 1971, 1978 and 1978 2-pence, and 4 1-penny coins.
For the tokens, there are 8 different copper tokens with readable markings, along with 5 slick copper disks. And just for fun, there is also a vintage Heads/Tails adult flipping coin. I'll have to do a little more research into the tokens.
Thanks for looking, and happy hunting!
The highlight for me is the 2 steel 1943 cents. One is in rough shape, but at least I know the date. The other US coins added up to $1.10. There was also a Costa Rican 10 colones and a 50 Euro cents piece from the Netherlands. There were 3 Canadian coins, including a 1940 King George cent, a 1953 young Queen Elizabeth 5 cents and a 2009 old Queen Elizabeth 5 cents.
There are also a bunch of British coins. At first I thought I had some silver with 3 old shillings (1948, 1957, and 1963). However, I learned that silver in shillings ended in 1946. Other coins were a 1973 10-pence, 1971, 1978 and 1978 2-pence, and 4 1-penny coins.
For the tokens, there are 8 different copper tokens with readable markings, along with 5 slick copper disks. And just for fun, there is also a vintage Heads/Tails adult flipping coin. I'll have to do a little more research into the tokens.
Thanks for looking, and happy hunting!