Zach - of all those listed, I would let everything but Stone and Sierra Nevada go into the dumpster if I was desperate for bottles. And because I have plenty, I don't use SN bottles, because of their dimensions (they don't fit right into standard case boxes.
Corona, Corona Lime: Untinted - no light protection.
Heineken, Heineken Light, Stella, Dos XX - green bottles (poor light filtering) and/or European size standard (see my first post).
Coors, Coors Light, Bud, Bud Light, MGD, MGD 64, Miller Lite, Miller High Life, O'Douls, Michelob Ultra - probably all twist off.
FlyGuy - I've heard many people say that twist offs are fine with a bench capper - but a new brewer is unlikely to have one. When I've used a butterfly capper, I just don't get a good seal. In fact, I can pull the caps off with my bare hands. While an experienced brewer with top notch equipment can probably use twist offs with no problem, I would not advise a new brewer to start with them. It seems like it is setting him up for disappointment and frustration.
Edit - I never buy empty bottles - here in Philly, I can get a case of Yards, any style, for $29, and they have the easiest labels I've ever seen to remove. So if the bottles are worth $20, its like getting a case of great beer for $9.