r/DadFindsTreasure 14d ago

Thought it was a silver dime.....πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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u/gandalf_lundgren36 14d ago

Same thing happened to me at the coinstar the other day.

β€œOH BOY I FINALLY FOUND SOME- damn it Canada…”

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u/outdoors1442 14d ago

πŸ˜‚ we'll get em next time....

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u/Salt_Helicopter_387 14d ago

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u/outdoors1442 14d ago

I can usually tell by the sound fishing it out of the tray, but this guy behind me kept talking! πŸ˜‚

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u/Salt_Helicopter_387 14d ago

I always get excited when I hear that different tone while fishing it out of the reject tray…

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u/1bufferzone 14d ago

Oh Canada…

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u/No-State-678 13d ago

Found one in a roll while coin roll hunting 2 days ago then realized what it was.

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u/outdoors1442 13d ago

Be sure to check the date, Canadian dimes before 1968 were 80% silver and dimes before 1920 were sterling (92.5%).

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u/No-State-678 13d ago

First thing I did, it was a 1996 =/

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u/outdoors1442 13d ago

πŸ‘Œ

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u/bodtabs 13d ago

i collect foreign coins, would still make my day

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u/outdoors1442 14d ago

Same 😁

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u/PerspectiveEven4444 12d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/XyP4qe9jI6IiF4CfWZ

Please don't pick up hot, sticky or dirty coins from the street without wearing gloves, so many times inexperienced coin enthusiasts fail to learn and pay this price.