Most change you found

**ChildhoodDream** · 07-29-2015, 11:00 AM

I can't think of any big finds in change. Most times it would be around $20.00 or so at most from a old vending machine or on the rare occasion, the change from within a car that I was taking the seats and carpet out of so I could use the car for storage here at the yard.

One of my more interesting finds was when I took apart 3 of the grocery counters with the black rubber mat that moves. Nice parts in them. But anyway. Down inside the frames I found about $18.00 or so in change with a few coins being silver, but nothing special. I remember that most of that change was dirty and sticky from the years of sitting and the things that would break and leak on the counter surface and work their way into the inside of the counters. The areas I found the coins in were not accesable untill I took it apart to that point.

Another item that I have found treasures in is old "empty" purses and handbags. I would tear open the lining and find coins, jewlery and unused stamps. I think if I do the math on all the things I found in "empty" purses and handbags with the jewlery, coins, pens and such, is STAMPS. I found many dollars over the years in free postage in so called empty purses.

Much the same with old jackets and coats where things end up within the linings.

I have found many a treasure inside of things over the years. Some of a nice value.

I found a wad of new 2 dollar bills in a pair of blue jeans years back. It was over $80.00 in them. They had been wet so they were no good for collecting and they were the new style ones. I was spending some of them at a local store and a person saw them and asked if he could buy all I had left for face value. I said sure as I just planned on spending them anyway. They were not trashed looking, just weird looking like paper money gets when it has been "laundered",lol...

**AdmiralAluminum** · 07-29-2015, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by ChildhoodDream

I can't think of any big finds in change. Most times it would be around $20.00 or so at most from a old vending machine or on the rare occasion, the change from within a car that I was taking the seats and carpet out of so I could use the car for storage here at the yard.

One of my more interesting finds was when I took apart 3 of the grocery counters with the black rubber mat that moves. Nice parts in them. But anyway. Down inside the frames I found about $18.00 or so in change with a few coins being silver, but nothing special. I remember that most of that change was dirty and sticky from the years of sitting and the things that would break and leak on the counter surface and work their way into the inside of the counters. The areas I found the coins in were not accesable untill I took it apart to that point.

Another item that I have found treasures in is old "empty" purses and handbags. I would tear open the lining and find coins, jewlery and unused stamps. I think if I do the math on all the things I found in "empty" purses and handbags with the jewlery, coins, pens and such, is STAMPS. I found many dollars over the years in free postage in so called empty purses.

Much the same with old jackets and coats where things end up within the linings.

I have found many a treasure inside of things over the years. Some of a nice value.

I found a wad of new 2 dollar bills in a pair of blue jeans years back. It was over $80.00 in them. They had been wet so they were no good for collecting and they were the new style ones. I was spending some of them at a local store and a person saw them and asked if he could buy all I had left for face value. I said sure as I just planned on spending them anyway. They were not trashed looking, just weird looking like paper money gets when it has been "laundered",lol...

American $2.00 bills?