1964-D Mint Mark Silver Washington Quarter I Found At Wal-Mart Coinstar Kiosk

 

Yes it's true, this is the second time I've found a silver Washington quarter at a Wal-Mart coinstar kiosk. I have a job next to a Walmart so I try to check the coin star twice a day and it's been worth my troubles. I once found a handful of silver with three quarters and two dimes in it, all silver. You have to check these coin counters every time you walk by the or you'll miss out.

I don't know why these machines spit out the silver but they do. They also seem to have problems with steel wheat pennies. This 1964-D silver Washington Quarter may be the most common date but it's free so I'm not complaining. These coins are valued at five dollars each in average circulated condition and I see them selling for more than that on auction sites and at many local fleamarkets. Keep coin roll hunting but don't forget those easy finds in the change machines.

1959-D Silver Quarter I Found At A Coinstar Kiosk

 

So some crazy things happened and I haven't posted on this blog in almost seven years. I know thats a long time but life happens and maybe someday I'll talk about it but now I  want to start posting again. 

Anyway I've been keeping busy and because of some financial issues I don't have a laptop anymore or a scanner so I will be using my smartphone to do these posts which I can tell you so far is a big pain in my backside but I want to keep this blog going. Quality of images may be a little off as a scanner gets a lot better image in my opinion but I'll be getting a new computer in about a year. If you see any pics that are not centered correctly I'll try to fix it but it may take me some time 

I've actually kept collecting for awhile now so I'll be showing off some other new acquisitions in my growing coin collection. I have lots of old silver junk coins and copper pennies to post pics of and I have even bought a few things from local coin shops.

Stay tuned and I'll have an extravaganza of rare coinage to share with you and I'm still working my way towards some giveaways in coordination with my other blogs. This is still all a work in progress and all good things take some time putting together.

This is a quarter I found the other day while shopping at Wal-Mart. It is a 1959-D silver quarter and it's extra thick most likely because it was originally a part of a silver proof coin set. These coins are double stamped which gives them a thicker appearance than most normal coins. This one is also in pretty good condition for its age but it is obviously still worn down enough to be considered a circulated coin. 

This is the reason I always check the coin return at the Coinstar kiosks whenever l go to Walmart. For some reason whenever people use these coin counting machines they usually don't look at the coins they reject or they will try to put them back in and then get angry and leave them behind. For some reason these machines seem to reject all the old silver coins and a lot of older non-silver coins as well. I've found steel wheat pennies and even Indian head pennies this way. 

So next time you're  out shopping or at the bank be sure to check those coin counting machines and you might get a nice surprise, I know I get a lot of valuable coins for free that way.