1909 VDB...

[280plus]

Found one in my accumulation of wheat pennies. Not the venerated "S" mint unfortunately but still a pennt that's worth about $7. 

"S"mint goes for $900. 

[HankB]

Good for you . . . I've got a couple that were found in circulated coins some years (OK, quite a few years) back. Now it's unusual to find a wheat penny of any sort in change, though I did get a few last year. (Common dates.)

Most interesting recent find was a proof nickel in my change . . . someone, somewhere, must have cracked it out of a proof set and spent it.   

[280plus]

I understand that a lot of old silver is showing up these days in change as those who hoarded it pass on and those that dont know spend it. Good to keep an eye out for it. A silver dime is worth about $3 just in the silver right now. 

[HankB]

It's been decades since I found a silver coin in my change . . . but I'll keep my eyes open.

[280plus]

Found me a dime somewhat recently. 

[CSM Kersh]

I've been looking for a 1943 copper cent since I was a kid, but all I found were the steel cents.  I'm not sure, but I think the '43 coppers are rarer than the 1909 SVDB coin.

[280plus]

I got a couple steel here too. They ain'ty worth much. You may be right about the 1943 copper, not sure.

[280plus]

Here's one, I was digging a late 18th, early 19th century site with the CT archeology people and found me a 1910 dime. Black but looked to be in nearly uncirculated conditon otherwise. Totally irrelevent to the site but there it was.
 
They don't let you keep the stuff you find. 

[Gowen]

Most interesting recent find was a proof nickel in my change . . . someone, somewhere, must have cracked it out of a proof set and spent it.   

When I was a checker at a grocery store years ago, we had some kids coming in and spending Morgan dollars.  They come in one day saying their mom told them they couldn't spend them anymore.  I never got any, but it was funny to watch the other checkers buy them up.

[HankB]

When I was a checker at a grocery store years ago, we had some kids coming in and spending Morgan dollars.  They come in one day saying their mom told them they couldn't spend them anymore.  I never got any, but it was funny to watch the other checkers buy them up.

Some years back, I was talking to a teller who told me about how someone came in with some Liberty and St. Gaudens double eagles to deposit.

They accepted the deposit - face value, $20 per coin.

Teller was happy.

[Tuco]

Edited for the sake of keeping myself and others out of trouble.
 
Tuco.

[280plus]

The dime I found in my pocket just a few weeks ago is a,,,,,1947. 

[280plus]

Heh, still going through the box of old junk change. Found a 1961 Canadian dime. Apparently some but not all silver content. (80%) Worth ~ $1.25  Also found a 1929 Canadian cent. ~ $1
 
1971 S 40% Ike too.


Apparently retired Garden State Parkway tokens aren't worth spit. Just so you know.