[Ads-l] "dumpster diver" -- early, but is it an antedating?

[Peter Morris]

Here's a reference that appears to come from late 1984: 

http://tinyurl.com/qfyv3ur

Even given Google's untrustworthy dating, I think it's 1984. 
I've found references in the publication to 1985 as a near future date.
See the coin advert here:

http://tinyurl.com/ptdaquw

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