T-Man
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I think I pulled .75 in modern clad out of 1 once. Other times I'll see something, reach in and grab it and just a couple of modern pennies that stick to your hand.... gross. Into the tumbler they go with the rest.
Coin star scam
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Mud-puppy
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Great 1001 post there Wom! 
steve in so la
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Here's a pic of all the nickels I found at once a few weeks back in the Coinstar. Keep on looking, Steve in so la
Here's a pic of all the nickels I found at once a few weeks back in the Coinstar. Keep on looking, Steve in so la
Silversmith45
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I always check the coin Stars for coins. When I do find some they are usually chewed up zircons. I also never pass up coins (mostly pennies) lying on the ground. I have been about knocked over several times when I stop to pick up a coin in front of someone. The other day my car died and I had to walk home. I found two quarters in that distance. Both had been run over several times but they should still be spendable.
Joe88
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Our local Coinstar is right next to the exit of the grocery store, so after paying for our groceries I'll push the cart right in front of the Coinstar while I check the grocery receipt to make sure the prices charged were accurate, and then I'll glance down to see if anything is in the Coinstar reject tray before leaving
LMAO!! I've done this method, too!!
Now I let my kids check for me. Once my son went to check and he came back yelling, "Dad, I found a silver dime!!". I was great, but shhhhhh..lol
diggin4clad
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Just because you didn't score a silver coin you feel that others are just making up stories about coin star finds? Every time I post something about Coinstar finds it's the TRUTH. I look for silver in the dirt just like you but don't score one every time. NOT A SCAM !
joe4077
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I have on occasion have found a couple of silver dimes in the Coinstar machine when I first started using it. However, it seems that they were in my coin jar when I dumped them in the hopper. The only coins I have ever gotten were foreign coins and clad when I came upon a machine. The Coinstar machines do reject silver coins but it is entirely possible you can find some that someone left behind. You just have to get lucky.
MrNovice
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So others won't have to "suffer", coinstar silvers as "promised"?
Wow, I can't believe you fell victim to your own choices, yet blame others for them. How screwed up is that?
I think you need to reread the definition of "scam" again. Seems you walked away with free clad, but somehow you've been taken hostage... by the voices in your head?
You should have that checked out.
Wow, I can't believe you fell victim to your own choices, yet blame others for them. How screwed up is that?
I think you need to reread the definition of "scam" again. Seems you walked away with free clad, but somehow you've been taken hostage... by the voices in your head?
You should have that checked out.
Ohiodigger
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I have pulled 7 silvers so far this year from coin stars, have been in a dry spell as of late though, havnt gotten one in about 3 weeks, did get a nice EF 1923 Canadian nickle yesterday from one, turns out its a low mintage year as well....I acually bought a whitman Roosevelt dime folder (the 1946-1964) that I am only putting coinstar dimes in lol so just keep looking, and remember to look when you first get in the store, and if you are in the store for longer than 10 minutes, check it when you leave too....I have learned it only takes people about 3 minutes to dump their change and walk away!! GL!!!
GKL
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Here's a pic of all the nickels I found at once a few weeks back in the Coinstar. Keep on looking, Steve in so la
Congrats, that was quite a haul !!!!
I think I remember reading somewhere that some Coinstars have deeper reject trays than others, the one I check is pretty shallow and likely might have coins overflowing on the floor if that many were rejected at one time
Yep, you don't want to advertise for competition at checking the Coinstar !
We can picture it now
So others won't have to "suffer", coinstar silvers as "promised"?
Wow, I can't believe you fell victim to your own choices, yet blame others for them. How screwed up is that?
I think you need to reread the definition of "scam" again. Seems you walked away with free clad, but somehow you've been taken hostage... by the voices in your head?
You should have that checked out.
Read my reply to diggin4clad. Life is short buddy. Lighting up
No Scam...
Works for real. Its hit or miss... I have pulled hundreds of coins from my local coinstar. Sometimes as many as 25coins per hit... I have pulled rosie's,wheats and merc's and even a few washingtons. I even pulled a canada silver dime once. many coins from all over the world. A few watch batteries and tokens. My Girlfriend works at a store that has a coinstar and now she checks it. She has also found silver. HH
Works for real. Its hit or miss... I have pulled hundreds of coins from my local coinstar. Sometimes as many as 25coins per hit... I have pulled rosie's,wheats and merc's and even a few washingtons. I even pulled a canada silver dime once. many coins from all over the world. A few watch batteries and tokens. My Girlfriend works at a store that has a coinstar and now she checks it. She has also found silver. HH
diggin4clad
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Apparently I wasn't the only one.Really? You took all this seriously? Well, excuuuuuuse me!
Jamflicker
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My son and I have found 9 silver coins in the coinstar and 7 of them this year. all Rosies and one GW.
wasatchau
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I have a regular coinstar route to check. Last year I got 15 silver and $40 in clad, plus a grundle of cool foreign coins and tokens. Got an undated SLQ and two rosies so far this year, plus a pound of other coins.
Call it a scam if you want, but I'll keep checking.
Call it a scam if you want, but I'll keep checking.
Ron 71
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Our local Coinstar is right next to the exit of the grocery store, so after paying for our groceries I'll push the cart right in front of the Coinstar while I check the grocery receipt to make sure the prices charged were accurate, and then I'll glance down to see if anything is in the Coinstar reject tray before leaving
That is too funny, I do the exact same thing when I check the coin star, usually empty but sometimes there's a Canadian or two.
Sven
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I'm up here in Canada, after 2 years of taking a peak at the reject bin, low and behold a coin, miserable penny.
Either somebody makes the round at all the machines or folks don't use them as they rip you off with the 11 or 14% fee when you do use them.
I don't look anymore, waste of time. make a better score checking the interior of cars at the junk yards...so I have heard. Too bad as kids we didn't think of that, lots of old abandoned cars in the woods...
Either somebody makes the round at all the machines or folks don't use them as they rip you off with the 11 or 14% fee when you do use them.
I don't look anymore, waste of time. make a better score checking the interior of cars at the junk yards...so I have heard. Too bad as kids we didn't think of that, lots of old abandoned cars in the woods...
