Immy
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Living in Las Vegas for the last 20 years provided me with a golden opportunity for searching the millions of coins in our thousands of machines. But with the advent of coinless slots ever on the increase, the days of casino finds are dwindling.
I've concentrated on nickels and pennies (yes, there are penny machines!) and it constantly amazes me what turns up. A collector can easily expect the following:
- $10 in pennies regularly turns up 5-10 wheaties (once in awile you'll get one in the teens) and a Canadian or two.
- $40 in nickels virtually guarantees 10-20 pre-1960 Jeffersons, and war-time silver is not uncommon!
- I'm sure silver quarters are out there. I've found 40% silver halves, 90% silver halves, a Franklin and a Walking Liberty half (dated 1942). And all this was from a brief dabble in halves off and on for a few months.
- I've found three Indian cents (1898, 1900, 1903), two Liberty Head nickels (1899 & 1912), over 80 buffalo nickels and more than 200 war-time silver.
- Foreign coins also appear now and then. Coins from 13 countries (not counting Canada & Mexico) have shown up in my casino cups.
The best part is you don't even have to gamble. Just ask for $10 in pennies or $40 in nickels, bring 'em home, sort 'em out and bring 'em back. You don't have to re-roll them since the casinos have automated counters.
I bring home $30-$40 in nickels just about every day from the casino I work in. The people in my complex must think I'm nuts always toting cups of coins around.
Next time you come to Vegas give it a try. I feel like I'm the only one who does this. Anyone else having a grand ol' time like me?
I've concentrated on nickels and pennies (yes, there are penny machines!) and it constantly amazes me what turns up. A collector can easily expect the following:
- $10 in pennies regularly turns up 5-10 wheaties (once in awile you'll get one in the teens) and a Canadian or two.
- $40 in nickels virtually guarantees 10-20 pre-1960 Jeffersons, and war-time silver is not uncommon!
- I'm sure silver quarters are out there. I've found 40% silver halves, 90% silver halves, a Franklin and a Walking Liberty half (dated 1942). And all this was from a brief dabble in halves off and on for a few months.
- I've found three Indian cents (1898, 1900, 1903), two Liberty Head nickels (1899 & 1912), over 80 buffalo nickels and more than 200 war-time silver.
- Foreign coins also appear now and then. Coins from 13 countries (not counting Canada & Mexico) have shown up in my casino cups.
The best part is you don't even have to gamble. Just ask for $10 in pennies or $40 in nickels, bring 'em home, sort 'em out and bring 'em back. You don't have to re-roll them since the casinos have automated counters.
I bring home $30-$40 in nickels just about every day from the casino I work in. The people in my complex must think I'm nuts always toting cups of coins around.
Next time you come to Vegas give it a try. I feel like I'm the only one who does this. Anyone else having a grand ol' time like me?
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