Dumpster Diving "This Thing's Full Of Money!"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ย. 2020
- Howdy, y'all! My name is Mike and I absolutely love scavenging for free stuff, random treasures, lost valuables and other interesting artifacts. I mainly rock the dumpster diving scene but can be found digging through trash curbside as well as scavenging the river bottoms for lost treasures in the summer months. Join me on my epic voyages!
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In a nutshell, I ‘m an avid dumpster diver, scrapper, picker, treasure hunter and underwater connoisseur. I prowl the city streets in search of dumpster loot, curbside treasures & scrap metal as well as scour the river bottoms for lost valuables during the summer months when I can scrounge up enough money for gas. Be sure to stay subscribed to stay up to date with my latest expeditions, y'all! - บันเทิง
I found a little over $2,000 in gold teeth in a bag in the dumpster that was with a whole bunch of old dentist tools and drills from the 60s and 70s from Cal State University...Everything from 14k,16k,18k,22k and 24k! I can definitely agree with you on the fact that dumpster diving pays wayyyyyy too well to not do it! Keep the videos coming big dawg!
Strange you found 22k and 24k teeth. I have never heard of a gold that high purity used because of it being to soft. Most common is 16k but 14k to 18k is not unheard of. Same reason Jewlers don't generally put expensive stones in gold higher then 20k.
. They were probably displays. If they really did find them
I'm a woodworker, I go diving in cabinet shop dumpsters to get the hardwoods they throw out, you can't believe the thousands of dollars I make off of stuff that is thrown out like it's trash!!!! People suck!!! They are incredibly wasteful and it's up to folks like us to try and do what we can to reverse the effects as much as we can!!!! Way to go my friend!!! Keep it up!!!
So glad your dad recovered from cancer. I survived cancer too.
I've watched about 2 dozen of your videos in the last 3 or 4 days since finding your channel and I have to say that the time absolutely flies by when viewing your content. Thank you for your devotion to your craft and providing me and many others with such an interesting thing to watch someone do.
I became addicted a couple years ago! 😂😂
I can just watch and there's no drama or bs. Thanks again.
I used to scrap to help my three kids through college, caught a lot of grief over it from them, guess they thought it was unseemly for a woman but I did what I had to. Never kept a dime for myself. Now they've all graduated I don't do it anymore.
So proud of you. We do what we need to do for our children. I hope they never forget about moma God bless.
There is absolutely no shame in keeping the planet clean.
And you helped your kids.
Good for you times two.
As parents we do what ever it takes to make sure our children's futures are secure. They will get it one day. And one day their internal clock will ring and they will smile.
@@nickiealley1995
I’m surprised that isn’t a Quote from Bryan Griffin...
Scrap sent 3 kids to college? Where'd they go ....hamburger university?
When I was junking back in Los Angeles in the '70's, my old Chevy had a utility bed with a hand-crank Jonny Lift.
Made life much easier... .
Pro tip to wash legos...
Put them into a mesh laundry bag (like for delicates) and then put them on the top rack of the dishwasher to wash. Don't use the drying cycle, but take the bag outside and swing it in a circle to get most of the water out. Lay them on a towel to finish drying.
The orange stuff was sweeping compound, you sprinkle it on the floor and it's supposed to help pick up whatever dust is on the floor and it also keeps the dust down instead of flying up in the air when you're sweeping. It's weird but it works!
Enjoy the money, don’t feel bad about it. There’s no way to know where or who it came from. Glad you had such a great night!
Why would you think he would feel bad?!..let me guess, you're those supper sensitive types who're offended easily, huh?
@@lonelyplanet1080 your spelling is awful! Ha ha who're u kiddin'!! Low blow!
@@lonelyplanet1080 derrr, maybe cuz he SAID SO...
It's less than $100, it's pointless to try to track down the person who tossed it in.
lonely planet I think he has a conscience, thinking about someone accidentally throwing it away. It has nothing to do with “ super sensitive”. Believe it or not, some people have a conscience, not touch me nots!
The problem is you'll never really know who's money it is.Keep it,you jumped in the dumpster you earned it.
Yep, it would have been in the dump!
Not like it is 1 million on cash. In this case, you know it is real as it is coins!
True, you go back and ask, I bet a million dollars they will say... oh you did thank you it was a mistake... Like Henry said, you jump into that dumpster you earned it...
The dumpster paid you dumpster dive.
I started diving in 1971,am amazed Everytime I go in at what I find. Biggest haul I ever made was 75plus pairs of cross-country and downhill skis,bindings,boots and poles and about 100german pewter beer steins from all the German provinces ofthe20s-38 prewar. Th
At load brought me approx 30,000$
Man, you make me want to go dumpster diving. Knowing my luck, I'd just find dirty diapers and other useless junk. Great finds, man. When I was a kid, my friends and I found a whole dumpster full of half gallon ice creams. Most were still frozen. We all ran home and got spoons! We filled our freezers with the best dumpster ice cream!
😂😂😂😋😋😋
Me my luck I'd find a dead body! I tried one time and got stuck in the dumpster I was laugh so hard some dude had to get me some crates to get out!
No harm in trying is there?
Who knows what you'll find.Hang in there mate.
😂😂😂😂
Once you find something valuable, you're hooked. It took a labtop and tablet in a suitcase, one rainy day..... for me to be hooked
The last time I found someone's personal clothing dump I started checking the pockets and in the end came up with 50 bucks!!
I reckon Mike better start saving the clothing, especially anything with pockets!
💸💰🪙
My sister and law found a purse with $50
I got so excited when he found the bag of Legos. I would have taken the whole bag so I didn’t miss any.
Me too
If I found LEGO in a dumpster or any other trash receptacle for that matter, I would scavenge the lot! All those lost LEGO pieces can come home with me! Damaged or not, I'll find uses for them!
Each time I hear dumpster juice it cracks me up! I can't help myself and start giggling. Refuse fluid, garbage goo, dumpster juice....instant smile makers
I used to dumpster dive when I was a kid. We did it for fun so many interesting things in there. That is how I got alot of school supplies. Pens, notepads, binders, rulers, etc.
When my great grandfather died, my grand mother was trashing everything in his closet, until an old shoe box fell out of the trash bag, with rolls of $100's.
I could only hope ,
I'll bet you and her rechecked everything after finding that!!!
So cool
My girlfriends mum died so me an her brother was moving a wardrobe to my house an 2grand in an envelope dropped out while we was carrying it down the street I don’t know where it was hiding cos we emptied it before we moved it
When my grandmother died my grandfather tasked my mom and all the aunts with cleaning out her dresser. Same thing happened Grandma had twenties here and fifties there tucked into every little spot. I think they cleared over $500 after meticulously picking through everything. You always always have to check older people's belongings carefully! They were from a different generation and hid things differently
Once it hits the dumpster it's fair game! Enjoy your found coinage!!
There's a 88% chance that this guy will be on an A&E Hoarders Episode
lol let's hope not.that's 2 much stuff 4 me.:D
Curb shopping and dumpster diving!! Woohoo 🎉
I was paid to tear down a house and found $3000 in currency and coins just stashed behind wall plates and other spots.. old stuff too..
That was normal back then.
W😮w. I’m dying to Get into something exactly like that One Day buddy 🤔🤔🤔😂🙏🏼👏🏼💪🏼🗑🗑🗑
Might want to check if you got some rare coins you maybe able to retire off a coin 🔥🤙🏾😳
Sweet!!
Just wondering, what did you do with the fortune 😉?
Mike's gotta be immune to just about anything in existence at this point lol
They come to him for a blood sample to derive the active ingredient in the tetanus shot! Lol
One of the benefits of working in garbage and around sick people is your immune system is rock solid.
@@craig_ramjet990not always, there have been many doctors and nurses that have gotten sick and some died.
Thanks for keeping things that can be recycled and garage sale items out of the landfill. GODSPEED!
It always makes me cry when I see Legos on dumpsters... 😩 Take them Mike!!!
People should not throw away Legos. They are full of memories. Give them away, pass on the love.
Yeah, I read somewhere, years ago, that LEGOS should NEVER be thrown away. If they get damaged, you should try to send them back to the manufacturer!!! I always tell my kids and grandkids to never throw out LEGOS!!!!! I have LEGOS that are probably more than 50 years old. Not much anymore, but still a little.
My dad loved to dumpster dive. He found a whole electric Lionel train set w/tracks some store threw away after using it for a Christmas store display.
A few things I notice is that it definitely helps to be in shape and strong. And also the knowledge you get from finding things and learning what everything is.
I have been wathing you for a while and like your heart, you put into the art of scrap.
I started diving in the early 70's, such profitable FUN! Always loved finding guns and money! Hated the "juice"
In regards to the money, it was probably thrown out by someone who thought it was just an old can. I can't believe someone would throw that out on purpose.
If someone threw out 20 rolls of bare copper wire weight 50 pounds each, it would be a larger find value wise.
YOU WOULD!!! BE AMAZE!! WHAT PEOPLE PUT INTO THE GARBAGE!!!
It was not a can.. It was plastic & see trough... 22.58..one could not miss coins, if looking at it...🤔 Maybe trow out by misstake in a hurry... 🤔 Blessings 🙏🌟
Or just too lazy to deal with it, not knowing the value.
You work very hard for everything you have and it's a blessing for you to find that. Be at peace!
That Canadian Nickel has a beaver on it, not an otter. :)
Yah that’s why I like curbside diving
Mike... If I was you, I'd un-roll those other coins & Make Sure they didn't mix some Silver coins in with the rolled up ones !! Happy Hunting !
Dang dude you're about as quiet as a sack of marbles in the clothes dryer
Now that thar was funny🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!!!!!!
@@Legna1826 I have
Lol
What is one man's trash is the other person's treasure...
LOL
THAT WAS EXCITING!! Makes you wonder and I'm sure we'll never know why the coins were in there!! Congrats Mike, they were meant to come to you (Y)
I had to laugh he said the Canadian nickel had a otter on it 🤣and it's an older one too!
I made a living doing this for several years , miss it, love it ...
It is so good to see people like you try their best to keeping the land fills less and earth clean...Granny89
Gotta say, you are definitely fun to watch. I just love your attitude.
That bag was definitely a veteran or dependents’ old stuff. Tough to see considering what may have led up to such a disposal of clothes, legos, and even iPhone cables, among other items.
You know its getting cold when you see Mike wearing jeans !!
A easy way to check if quarters are silver is to check the edge for the brown or copper looking line. No line means silver. Good score Mr. Mike!
Any US 'silver' coins older than 1964 is real silver. Since 1965 they're all copper sandwiched between 2 sheets of nickel.
@@Jimbo_McBacon Correct.
To be more accurate, the outer layers of 'copper nickel clad' coins (1965 to present) is 75% copper, 25% nickel.
It was first used on the 'Three Cent Nickel' of 1865 - 1889, then on the Five Cent Nickel from 1866 onward.
That buffalo nickel is sweet! Open up those rolls, there may be more silver in there
Pretty kool find on the money. 😮
" it's got the otter on it" lmao 😂 oh my man thats the proud canadian beaver!
When i worked at the Salvation Army warehouse you wouldnt believe the $ i found in jeans, jackets, purses, etc. My thoughts were people never thought to check pockets before they donated or when family members die they just donate their stuff without knowing.
We had a huge thrift store around here (long gone now), but this place was the size of a supermarket, I remember my father buying some stuff one time when I was about 12, he brings the stuff home and finds a bill in the pocket, I overheard him telling people about this, and being obsessed with money as a kid, I figured "I'm gonna go check this out", So a day or so later I walk over there, and go up and down these long rows of clothing racks, checking every single pocket on the pants, and then a day later, on all the jackets, and scored over $300 bucks, I went home and stuck it in my room somewhere and didnt say anything at the time, and a day or so later I come back from school and here he is, looking pissed like I did something, I went "whats the matter", and he flashes this wad of bills and goes "Where the hell did this come from >:o ?" as if he had just caught me red handed in the middle of some illicit scam or something, I mentioned overhearing his convo and told him where it came from, and then like the typical ass he was, he says "well good, I'm holding onto it until you need it because you're not using it to go buying a shitload of candy or anything like that which you dont need"... needless to say a short while later when I was about to go to my grandmothers for the weekend (his mother), I told her in advance that he was scoffing my $ and wasnt gonna give it back, and that I wanted it for some fishing equipment I wanted to grab this weekend, and when she came to pick me up, she went inside and made him hand it over and I got it back from her when we left !
@@justinfirsch4690 so did you buy candy, or fishing stuff?
@@tre420gaming4 if I remember correctly it ended up being some fishing stuff, food from the snack bar down the pier and probably other misc junk
That dumpster soup was really deep in that first one!
On the Canadian nickel, it’s a beaver. I Love watching your stuff man keep it going. New fan.
You need to open them rolls of coins. Never know what you might have there. Check to see if you have any double stamped or anything collectible. Nice score.
That's what I'd do, maybe whoever rolled the coins might have rolled a few silver coins without knowing it.
@@javalily really? Never knew that. What is the value of the quarters from 64 back and the pennies from 82 back then?
@@noahsmith5339 as of today, may 15th, 2021 with the price of silver each quarter is worth about $5, dime about $2.50.. half dollar around $12/13 I’m just talking about common junk coins that would be bullion.. example.. that liberty, or merc dime, is a 42.. known error is 42 over 41.. it’s a couple hundred for that coin alone. You can see it pretty good, the 1 and the 2 almost look like a combined 12.. date looks like 19412
@@daveweber5334 ok, thanks
@@javalily Correct.
Many people don't realize that 1965 - 70 Half Dollars (only) are 40% silver.
Damnit! I think that family of racoons are back in our dumpster again! *looks out the window* Ah it's just Mike the Scavenger...
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
My day is a little bit brighter after watching your videos
Im a retired nurse. Love your channel!!
Hope I can find a video of you sorting your haul at the scrapyard. I would like to see how it's sorted - in real time - for maximum profit.
Just because some of the coins aren't old doesn't mean their not valuable. Look for varieties also. Amazing finds 😎
@john d all denominations of coins have varieties. It's amazing how much value your change can possibly hold.
Welcome to the truck ..best line of the evening.
Hey Mike I have to say that watching you makes my evening complete, Love ya man.
22:54 Why would you throw money into the dumpster? Crazy!
Max, it was probably a collection of a parent that had passed away, & it was just stuck in a plain old container, kids cleaning out the house just thought it was trash. It had to have been thrown away by accident. Just sayin’
@@hummingbird275 an old relative of mine passed away a few years ago. She had a backyard shed full of junk. We're just tossing stuff away because we were tired of dealing with all the stuff. Just by chance I noticed a $100 savings bond in a box. Ended up finding 53 of them. Why she would keep that in a shed out back where mice or thieves could get to it is beyond me. But, you just never know what you're gonna find.
Scrap and Pallet Man, Paul, must be praying for you, Mikey! Not nuts but blessings.. Awesome score, bro!!!
Yes! The minute I saw those pallets. I thought of Paul!
I’ve been dumpster diving and scrapping for the last 40 years. I’ve made a lot of money at it at times and made no money at it at other times, but it is fun and I enjoy it as a hobby. I would love to own a scrapyard that would be my dream job.😂😂😂😂
You should invest in a hand truck if you haven't found one scrapping yet....mine goes with me every time I go scrappin....really helps in situations like the condenser and any other appliances
In some cases, folks would buy up whole rolls of quarters, dimes, etc, to see if any pre 65 coins wound up mixed in with the current mintings.
Just rolls? Back in 2019, I was buying entire *boxes* of coins to search for silver... and I found it often enough too!
Half Dollars are a better bet.
Many people don't realize that 1965 - 70 Half Dollars (only) are 40% silver.
I found an old folgers can full of old mercury dimes in my crawlspace a few years ago. Still got them, all silver and around 1000 total
That's AWESOME - Have ya crawled back under since, that's the way the "old timers" did it back when some folks didn't like banks, I bet ya there is some more Folger's under there. I think they even made a movie about a map showing buried cans in the barn. I'm an old timer and can't remember title 😀. Get crawling, those other cans may be close.
I sure did. I do post and pier work. I was down there replacing old posts in the new house. Neighbors told me later on that the old guy that lived there before was a coin collector. He past away, so finders keepers.
Value?
@@daphne4983 this was at least 6 years ago. I took them to a coin shop and each one was around $1.20 just on silver value. I couldn't bring myself to sell them though. Still got em. Maybe someday they be worth more
Andy teran that’s way cool man. I wouldn’t sell em either. Great find
There was about 15 Morgan silver dollars and there was only 1 real gold coin= very small but I sold it for $80 and that quite a bit in the early 2000's! And there were full coin sets and paper money and lots of fun stuff!! I still own most of it! 😃
The rewards for what you do are awesome! Keep going!
If that was real Lego, I would pick up every piece of it ;-)
And people wonder why we are having a coin shortage!! Lol
Broke my heart when you started throwing the coins on the ground.
KEEP THAT MONEY !!!
The way only certain coins were in the small coin bags says those were being protected which means they are quite possibly minting ERROR COINS which can be worth A LOT so research and CLOSELY examine EACH OF THEM in those bags before just spending them.
Excellent find.
He went and bought a cola with a 1944 copper penny.
@@jamesh4966 Since ALL 1944 pennies were copper and only the 1943 pennies were steel that would make sense , but it'd still be sad to spend a wheat penny needlessly even if it doesn't have much value
@@todddenio3200 They were bronze, actually, and they were cents.
Pennies were British.
'Off metal error' cents of 1943 bronze and 1944 steel do exist and tend to have very high value.
Coin collectors were cringing when you were throwing that silver quarter on the ground.
Nice coin find and it's yours because it was in the garage. 💪😎
Maybe somebody put it there to help out divers. Like, here you go diver. You work hard. Here’s a little jingle jingle. :)
you don't have to go to the gym, you get your workout doing this lol
Nah that isn't a flux capacitor that is a ghost trap from Ghostbusters.
Just remember the number one rule ..... DON'T cross the streams !! 😉👍
WOW! Can't believe some of the cool stuff you find while scrapping!
Mike, i found over $500.00 in a dumpster from a house that the family was in a hurry to sell. I know there was a money order for $1200.00 in one of the boxes but didnt have time to find it. Asked the person doing the job and they said it was mine cause they wheren't going to take the time to count it all.
Need to check those coins! True recycling ♻️
Make sure you unwrap those 5 rolls of quarters.........might be some more silver there :)
Then after checking them.........roll em all back up :D
I had people coming to my Yard Sales all of the time,looking for LEGOS!
You are the hardest workin diver I ever saw, you get it all brother lol, no leave behinds , people give you advice to help you succeed, thats a good thing!
Loved your reaction to the money !! The Canadian nickel has a beaver on it !
Yes it does!
And the 25c has a moose
10c has the bluenose
No more 1c that had the Maple Leaf unless one uses debit- goes right to the 1 cent
Other wise to the nearest 5 cent
CANADA here 🇨🇦
Every drop on the ground takes off grading points lol. Omg, if he found that the quarter he's throwing on the concrete is worth more than 2 er 3 digits he'd feel like throwin himself back in the dumpster...Don't test em that way pple..plzz
Absolutely love your videos. Amazing some of the things you find! You've got a fan here. Keep on scrapping y'all!
Might’ve already been said but I bet you used the flux capacitor to go back in time and leave yourself some rolled change just to mess with yourself!! Always love the content!
You deserve some good luck, you work hard❤️😷🏴❤️
Always keep wooden boxes, take them to second hand shops, crafting, or antique shops, flea markets to sell them. Of course, due you research some boxes wiith advertising are worth money!
Most scrappers look at a dumpster and say "Money". You get to a dumpster and it literally has money. The scavenging gods smile upon you.
Dumpster juice!! 👍
You can also use a 2X4 about 8' long. One end on the ground and the other end on the tailgate, Make a ramp out of it a slide the AC unit up the board. This way you dont have to pick anything up. All the weight is on the 2X4...
That's an Australian 5 cents. That's so cool to find something like that. Keep up the great work.
20 cent coin mate to big to be 5 cents
With all the movie references "Back to the future or Willie Wanka" I was expecting to see some chocolate .
One time I found a pretty big old coing collection! About $500 worth! 😃 I called the cops though and they checked it out. Apparently the Owner died and the Family didn't know who it should go to because it wasn't in the will so they just tossed it out! Luckily I came across it first. 😃 The Cops said="You know what,it's your now!"
Nickels are only silver between 1942-1945 and are 35% silver fellow scavengers. 🤘
Keep in mind however, not all nickels minted during those years were silver war nickels.. they of course will be within that year range but they also must have the larger capital mint mark on the reverse above the memorial. There are several during those years that are just normal nickels. 😉
@@fatalexception4730 All 1942D were the usual 75% copper, 25% nickel as used since 1866 for the Five Cent 'Nickel (first used on 'Three Cent Nickels, 1865 - 1889).
The 1942 Philadelphia 5C were changed mid year, so both 'nickel' and 35% silver were issued.
All 1942S and all 1943 through 1945 U.S. 5c were of the 56% copper, 35% silver, 9% manganese alloy.
As you've stated, the 'War Nickels' (35% silver) have the large mint marks, the 'P' being the first used for Philadelphia.
DANG, MIKE!!!
I sure could stand to stumble onto a dumpster like that one about right now!!! 😊
Glad he got over it. It was 9 months from the time my dad was diagnosed til the end. He was already stage 4 before it was even identified.
My brother worked as a gardener his whole life. He would often stop to scavenge thru dumpsters and made extra money from what he found.
Nice load, Mike! Anyone else thought "Ghost Trap" from Ghost Busters at 20:46?
Yep
Smoke on the water deep purple one of my favorites hell yeah
Except for silver war nickles
You got a small token of appreciation for recycling 😂 People seem to throw out anything...but money?? Great dumpster diving this night
Mike make sure you check the rolled up quarter rolls. You never know they could be all silver quarter or could have old or a few silvers in the rolls. There are also coins called double dies where a coin has been struck more than once a during the stamping of a coin when made. You are so lucky. Makes me miss the dumpster diving back in my younger years. Me and my mother use to go together. I would be the one who had to climb in after all the goody treasures lol. On some days me and one of my sister's would go dumpster diving or between me and my favorite cousin. Especially when mom wasn't feeling up to getting out on certain days but we'd still hit the good stuff but not as good as when me and moma went together. Moma knew all the good area dumpter's and the best days and times that had all the good merchandise that was still in a box or was still new stuff in the original wrappers. Well good luck on finding another dumpster with a nice bucket of money in it. That was one awesome vidio. I kept saying to myself out load, look for more lol. Take a double look in that same area and you did lol. I pray u have more good finds on other days when you go looking for more scrap and sellable items. I just wanna thank you for posting your video’s and also especially for bringing back my good ole days of many cherished finds in all those ole dumpter's with my mother who is no longer with us since 2004. God bless you and your family and many more awesome happy findings okie dokie. Thanks Mrs. Dory
I kept saying “no fucking way” out loud.