A Crook's loss

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The M6 scored well in 3hrs. of dirt and wood chips yesterday . $5.59 , a 1957 Canadian Nickel and a bit of trash.
I found my second Dollar coin of the year also .The most unusual find was a quarter carefully drilled for weight distribution with a piece of yarn attached . I had no idea this was a retrievable coin designed in this way to be used to rip off vending machines until I was told by a fellow on another forum .I don't know which I like better this Crook's quarter or the two-headed quarter I got in a coin roll a few years back . :thinkingabout:
 

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Thats a cool find!!
Whats the gold coin? A rat token ? lol
You got yourself a nice pile of clad there!!
Can't wait for this snow to go 8/
Nice haul!
Congrats :grin:
 
Thats a cool find!!
Whats the gold coin? A rat token ? lol
You got yourself a nice pile of clad there!!
Can't wait for this snow to go 8/
Nice haul!
Congrats :grin:

Actually Timmy , it's a Cat .It's a token for arcade games at a local movie house. Here's a couple of better views .
 

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That drilled coin is different for sure,looks more like one of those twirly twine toys that you get it spinning and pull in and out on the strings to make a buzzing noise,all of the crook coins i have seen only have one hole and a piece of monofilament line attached,not that i have ever used one of them :rolleyes: :grin:,you sure busted the clad on that hunt for sure,keep them coming,Dave
 
Good haul !! We used to put a magnet on a string to get the bottle caps
out of the machines \:hammer: you could win prizes with the right Caps :grin:...long ago
 
If a machine takes in money and gives out goods you can be sure someone will try to rip it off. That crook probably made a new one right after that one was lost. >:\
 
Hey, gimme my quarter back...I haven't ripped off a machine in a week now lol Nice finds and good clad $$$. 2 headed coin? That is cool too :clapping:
 
Good hunt and finds thumbsup01 pretty unique find on the quarter with the piece of yarn tied to it, dental floss would have been the thing to use probably :yes:
 

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