10/28/2026
Donโt be like Dale.
Florida Man Steals $33,000 Rare Coin Collection, Cashes It into Coinstar for $29.30 (less after fees) to Buy Natural Light. ๐บ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Meet Daleโฆ
Faced with a 95-degree Tuesday and zero b**r, he found his uncleโs locked stash of historic gold pieces, Civil War-era silver dollars, and rare pennies.
To a collector, it was a priceless lifetime achievement. To Dale, it was โchange that didnโt require rolling.โ
He hauled the box to Winn-Dixie and dumped a fortune into the green Coinstar machine. The machineโbuilt for swear jars, not museum artifactsโgroaned and violently rejected an $8,000 gold coin. Dale shoved it back in, whispering, โDonโt disrespect me.โ
The final damage?
๐ฐ Total Value: $33,000+
๐งพ Coinstar Voucher: $29.30
๐ Minus the 11.9% fee: $25.81
Dale marched right to the b**r aisle, bought a 24-pack of lukewarm Natty Light, and was arrested 20 minutes later on the curb. Cops found him trying to scratch off a lottery ticket with a 1943 steel penny.
The local coin expert literally wept while digging scraped Carson City silver dollars out of the machineโs metal gears.
Only in Florida. ๐ด๐
