Not dug silver, but next best thing...

[bwilly36]

Well, last nite I was bartending at the Olive Garden (great place to find older coins...the cash register) and looked in the cash drawer...1964 canadian penny and 1946 nickel. At that point, thought I had done alright & wasn't expecting anything more for the night. We closed up & I stopped at the Quik Trip on the way home to get my favorite skoal treat...getting out of the truck found 3 clad lincolns in my parking spot...not much but better than nothing. Went inside & made my purchase & in my change from the cashier, a 1937 mercury dime. At that point, I just got a big grin...and asked the cashier if he didn't mind reopening his cash drawer & looking to see if he had any other "funny" looking coins like this one...I showed him the dime & he asked if it was real. I said yes, just "kinda" old & "I would like that back, thank you." I should have bought a powerball ticket right away

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bwilly

 

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[Stormtrooper154]

I got a 64 dime a few days ago in my change also....Although I find it more exciting to actually dig it up

 

[bwilly36]

Well, the Olive Garden cash drawer hits again. Couple weeks ago, found a 56 Rosie, two nights ago 53 Jeff nickel and last night, 43-S washington quarter. Just love free silver!

 

[bwilly36]

Once again, cash drawer was nice to me. '37 Buffalo nickel this time. Not silver but still fun to find. Extremely readable date & some nice toning on the front.

 

[mastereagle22]

WOW there is someone I haven't seen in a LONG time. Stormtrooper where the heck you been hiding?

 

[Obscurist]

I work in a restaurant and usually manage a couple wheat pennies a week, but got a rare silver Roosie last month ('62). I have NEVER gotten a Merc or older type silver coin in change. Some guys are so sharp on scooping up the oldies that they can hear the silver in the register when the drawer opens... or so I've been told.