PENNIES AT THE BEACH

tcornel · May 31, 2016

I am in Myrtle Beach doing some beach detecting. Primarily wet sand but I detect the dry sand on the way out and in, of course.

On Thursday? of last week I found a partial roll of pennies on the way to the water. Kind of curious find, I think.

Yesterday I found the other part of the roll! Really?

The last thing I expected to find on a beach is a roll of pennies. Why would anyone take a roll of pennies to the beach?

against the wind · May 31, 2016

1. Sometimes people scatter pennies intentionally to mess with the guy with the metal detector.
2. There are some religious cults that perform baptismals that include casting coins upon the water.

I have witnessed these activities first hand at a beach some us often hunt. We call that place, Penny Beach.

Carolina Tom · May 31, 2016

Oh I can tell you exactly why they are there...

People like to throw them out into the sand and watch the MDers pick them up one at a time... 100 pick ups equals $1.00.

Myrtle Beach, or as we know it, The Redneck Rivera is rife with riff raff!

Subterranean · May 31, 2016

Agree with Skippy, fist pack from either the Sharks or the Jets when they were rumblin' under the boardwalk...

adamBomb · May 31, 2016

Weird. Never see that kind of stuff in wilm. I really need to head to myrtle one of these days. If anyone in my area wants to make the trip some morning let me know.

trapperart · May 31, 2016

Congrats

tcornel · May 31, 2016

It appears to be all 2013 Zincolns. I think Skippy may be correct. At 50 cents per hand it is a lot cheaper the weights!

Honest Samuel · May 31, 2016

It is good that you had found all the pennies together. Good hunting and good luck.

Professor of Engineering · May 31, 2016

I think it was a very productive hunt; two holes - 50 cents! Great coin to hole ratio! :occasion14:

Peyton Manning · May 31, 2016

Wow I must be growing up
I just typed a post with an immature reply, then thought better of it

villagenut · May 31, 2016

Carolina Tom said:
Oh I can tell you exactly why they are there...

People like to throw them out into the sand and watch the MDers pick them up one at a time... 100 pick ups equals $1.00.

Myrtle Beach, or as we know it, The Redneck Rivera is rife with riff raff!

Yes they do this, but at least this time they made it an easy pickup.

WildWildBill · May 31, 2016

Check all the pennies out. If nothing else, remember that pennies from 1959 to 1981, and the first half of 1982 are copper. Each is three cents worth in copper. Been saving mine for about ten years now. This is excluding wheat pennies because of course you know the deal with them.

Peyton Manning · Jun 1, 2016

you keep out the wheats because of gluten?

Msbeepbeep · Jun 1, 2016

At lest they were in the roll and not scattered, that is a plus!

stewielouie · Jun 1, 2016

villagenut said:
Yes they do this, but at least this time they made it an easy pickup.

Lol, I know people that actually do this when they fo to the beach. Its their entertainment,

Davers · Jun 1, 2016

If they were all or mostly Zinc that would be good , it would be Meaner to plant Nickels .

UnderMiner · Jun 1, 2016

against the wind said:
1. Sometimes people scatter pennies intentionally to mess with the guy with the metal detector.
2. There are some religious cults that perform baptismals that include casting coins upon the water.

I have witnessed these activities first hand at a beach some us often hunt. We call that place, Penny Beach.

From the same general area as you I can attest to this as well. Alot of religious folk toss low denomination coins in the waters out here - and not just US pennies but other low value coins from other countries too. There's a place not to far from me that I call Offering Island, because it is always full of low denomination coins and religious offerings of all sorts.

Terry Soloman · Jun 1, 2016

Carolina Tom said:
Oh I can tell you exactly why they are there...

People like to throw them out into the sand and watch the MDers pick them up one at a time... 100 pick ups equals $1.00.

Myrtle Beach, or as we know it, The Redneck Rivera is rife with riff raff!

That is so yesterday dude! First you grid the section you want to trash, THEN you spread Brass / Copper BB's! :skullflag: