Cool find in the Dryer Lint

[memphis]

My brother owns several coin op laundries in the worst parts of town... When doing repairs on the machinery, after taking the face off the dryers, I'll usually find anywhere from once cent to $5 in coin or bills - Yesterday, I found something much different and unexpected... A large copper coin --- cleaned the lint off only to find an 1862 10 centesimi coin from Italy with the Milan mint mark - in excellent condition --- worth anywhere from $10 - $50 depending on buyer...

very happy

 

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[Mississippi Yankee]

Yeah, but the coin has been cleaned

 

[Nana40]

Wow memphis!!

That was a great find!!!

I bet you are very happy!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I have heard about different cleaning techniques..but this is the first on drying....do you use liquid softner or the sheets ?

 

[memphis]

i just dusted off the lint no cleaning solution --- am an avid coin collector

 

[Southcacalaky]

Cool Find, HH Art...

 

[ZumbroKid]

Best find my first wife ever found at a laundrymat was a plastic baggie with mushrooms in it. What a night!

 

[Paul in WA]

I service about a hundred machines as part of my job, and you would be suprised what you find inside those things. Good find! I haven't found anything that old yet.

Paul

 

[JakePhelps]

Nice find! I too find some really weird things in dryers, bags of who knows what, coins, buttons, pins, bullets, keys, coins, anything lol.

 

[memphis]

I've found bullets ( .45 and .38 and .22), condoms, jewelry (all worthless cheap imitation junk), $20 bills, combs, driver's licenses, food stamp cards, phone cards, women's underwear,


you name it... commercial laundries are treasure troves... over the past year, when we do coin collection to drop the coins back in the changer, I've found probably 200 silver quarters...

all of the rare coins are going into my coin collection which my daughter will inherit one day...

 

[JakePhelps]

Hate it when someone leaves gum in their pocket and it sticks to the inside lol I don't really use the coin a wash but its on my way home so i jsut look inside the machines for money to buy some food at the store next door

 

[Paul in WA]

I have also been given the job of collecting the coins from them every month. The end of this month will be my first collection day, and I will certanly keep an eye out for the silver ones.

Paul

PS,
Gum is the worst!

 

[memphis]

I have also been given the job of collecting the coins from them every month. The end of this month will be my first collection day, and I will certanly keep an eye out for the silver ones.

Paul

PS,
? ? Gum is the worst!

Use a plastic bucket, look in the bucket as you dump, they'll stand out like a sore thumb... eeven in $1000 worth of quarters... they'll sound different when they hit the other quarters... You'll see it as soon as you find your first...

If he has the jumbo front loaders, you'll probably clean the drains on those... usually those coins are so corroded and covered in residue, etc...? ?but those I clean soak in hot water, and place them in my piggy bank - -- use them to buy stock for my daughter- -- about $500 this year...

P.S. Don't forget to look thru the vending machine coin boxes if you get that opportunity - just found a 1958 D Nickel this week in the snack machine!!!!

 

[rmkayak]

Best find my first wife ever found at a laundrymat was a plastic baggie with mushrooms in it. What a night!

The address of this particular establishment would be appreciated!!!!! LOL!

Renee

 

[memphis]

told the attendant that I collect coins and she brought me a fistful of silver quarters, halves, dimes, and some nickels.... let me have it for $5 - technically not a find...

 

[Paul in WA]

technically it is.........you found the $5 in your pocket to pay for it!

Paul

 

[Huntin' 59er]

Congrats Memphis ! It looks like you really CLEANED up !

Huntin' 59er

 

[rasrandy]

I once found a giant diamond ring in an empty dryer.
Too bad it wasnt real.HHs

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice find! My family had a small appliance business when I was a teenager, too bad my step father was a schlong. Amazing what you can pull out of a dryer. HH, Mike

 

[memphis]

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