Scored at Chipotle today! Cleaned up the burrito merc *update*

[Gimmie The Loot]

So an hour ago I made my trip downstairs to the local Chipotle as I was feinding for a post-Christmas burrito. I ordered, and got to the cashier, took out my wallet and was about to whip out my debit card when I remembered that I had a nice crispy $50 in there from Christmas. I paused and thought, "hmm, i could get a lot of change back if I paid for things with this $50." So I gave her the bill, and noticed right away there was a wheatie in the pile of 73 cents! I showed it to my colleague who gave me a semi sarcastic, "awesome" and we went back to the office. Back at my desk now, I took out the change and was so shocked to see a dark weird looking coin in the pile. Its a mercury! What are the chances of that!? A wheatie and a merc as change. I have hunted all year with the Garrett to find my first merc and all I had to do was pay cash for a burrito!

 

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[Lowbatts]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver?

Score!

 

[Joe Hoo?]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver?

I'm going to get me a burrito, lmao wish me luck!

 

[Clad the Impaler]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver?

YOWZA!!!! I found a merc crh'ing earlier this fall, but I've never received one in change. My oldest coin has to be the '40 wheatie I got at Burger King about a month ago. GREAT SCORE!!!

 

[soupie]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver?

A couple keepers
It doesnt count though....
However,I could be swayed to rule the other direction,a burrito ought to cover it....

Soup

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver?

i want a merc in change -- $2.00 + worth of silver --score!!! I would not even mind a wheatie in change -- I once scored a 1915 wheatie out of the pick a penny / leave a penny dish -- I traded a crappy zinc cent for it

 

[filthyflyer39]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver?

we were talking to a coin collector in town here and he told us that he got 09 VDB S wheat from a lady who found it in change at a gas station. he then sold it for $1000

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver?

MASSIVE...anything is possible

keep putting urself in position to find the small treasures

AND SMEDAY U JUST MIGHT HIT THE BIG ONE.

 

[Gimmie The Loot]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver? *Update*

I was tired of having such an ugly merc so I took some silver cleaner to it and damn she is a beauty! I doubt anyone would have used it at the burrito shop if it had been this clean.

 

[Lowbatts]

Re: Scored at Chipotle today! Does this count as my first silver? *Update*

I was tired of having such an ugly merc so I took some silver cleaner to it and damn she is a beauty! I doubt anyone would have used it at the burrito shop if it had been this clean.

Depends on whether or not I had my glasses on....

I went to work one day long ago with one pocket full of silver digs and one full of clad and went to the vendoteria. Long story short I noticed the clear silver rim of one of the last of the four quarters I had put in and hit the change return..

'nuff said.

No, I bring my own lunch these days.

 

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

Great eye to catch the silver lady.

 

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

Great eye GTL to catch the silver lady.

 

[soupie]

Is there an echo in here....

Cleaned up nice Gimme....ready to get out and dig...

Soup

 

[dirtyJohn]

Nice score on the merc and wheatie!
Years ago I used to work as a cashier in a liquor store and used to find Indians, mercs and silver quarters, dimes, etc. Alot of those old coins were brought in by mexican customers, so I figured it maybe was money their parents had saved up years ago to give them then they came up here. I also remember getting old silver certificates too. You never know when they'll turn up.
HH
John