DSMITH Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Its really amazing just how much clad adds up when you do not count it for a long time back when I was living in Ohio I had a 1 1/2 gallon plastic jug I would throw all my clad coins in after I would detect,when I moved to Arizona I had forgot about it well I opened a box that I had packed and brought back to AZ with me and low and behold I find the plastic jug with all my clad coins from Ohio keep in mind the only place I ever detected while in Ohio was my own yard and under my house in the crawl space, well I counted all the clad that was in that jug excluding all the pennies so just quarters,dimes and nickels were all I counted there was $293.00 in just clad coins not counting the pennies there is probably another $50 in pennies give or take it was like a savings account that doesn't collect interest there was at least 2 1/2 years of clad in that jug a lot of the pennies I am going to throw away because they are literally disintegrating but it just amazed me just how much it adds up 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal_Cobra Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I put all of my detecting clad, and pocket change into a glass container, and every Memorial Day weekend I cash it in donate it at the Tonopah Station 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 It always amazes me when I stop and look at how much stuff I dig. Tens of thousands of items per year. As just accidental by-product clad pays for a lot of my detectors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSMITH Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said: It always amazes me when I stop and look at how much stuff I dig. Tens of thousands of items per year. As just accidental by-product clad pays for a lot of my detectors. i had never really thought about it until I counted this,would be a good way to save up for the Equinox or a PI detector think I will just start another plastic jug and forget about it,but by the time I save enough for a PI machine that way I would probably be in a pine box and six feet under 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachHunter Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I have every coin I’ve ever found in see thru jars. After all the digging it’s hard to get rid of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I've only been detecting since 2014 but I've got a 5 gallon bucket that is overflowing with clad coins that I plan to cash in at some point. I've been wondering how much is in there lol strick 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I let the common coins pile up for years. Last time I cashed out was spring 2013 so it might be time for spring cleaning again. Here is the 2013 result - 38 pounds of coins. Screen and wash with a sieve to get out the large chunks of dirt and small trash that sneaks into the pile. After that I put them in a five gallon bucket with water and soap and stir/agitate vigorously, adding clean water until it stays clean. Then dump, dry, and pick out obvious corroded coins that won't pass a Coinstar machine. Just most of them - Coinstar will sort the rest. Then take to a Coinstar machine, and cash in for an Amazon card (for example) as the fee is waived if you get a gift card instead of cash. And you get a neat printout showing you not only the value but how it all broke down. Over 4000 recovered coins. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Great tip about Amazon. I've been tumbling mine so they are extra clean... strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I don’t think that was even a third of a five gallon bucket - you are probably sitting on around $1000 in your bucket strick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSMITH Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 the 1 1/2 gallon jug I had was only about 3/4s full so I couldn't imagine what would be in a 5 gallon bucket full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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