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Valued Member
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This story is clearly a joke. I laughed really hard when I first saw it, however.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This can't possibly true.
And if it is, those dirty you-know-whats deliberately left out all the 1964 nickels just to spite us!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The IRS will refuse payment in pennies, so why would Apple take the same kind of abuse? Besides, one "beelion" dollars today is just like a "meelion" dollars was 15-20 years ago; it's just a fantastic number that people think they can retire on.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Im 100 percent positive I can retire on 1 billion dollars. A million isn't what it used to be but even 20 years ago a million wasnt what a billion is now. Even the most successful of people rarely sniff a billion much less get there
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United States
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Ninamason, not to get off topic, but whats so special about 64 nickels? I've always wondered this. There are a lot of them, and they seem to have a different color than most nickels. Also, when I purchased my house and cleaned out the garage, I found a 22' Peace dollar in an envelope, and also with that I found 4 silver dimes and 6 1964 nickels? We bought the house from my wifes (deceased) grandparents. Were they saving those nickels for some weird reason? I can't figure it out lol |
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Ninamason, not to get off topic, but whats so special about 64 nickels? I've always wondered this. There are a lot of them, and they seem to have a different color than most nickels. Good question. There were a boatload of 64's minted so If they did pay in nickels (which they didn't) it would be unfortunate if we were stuck with a bunch of common 64's. |
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United States
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NOBODY wants 1964 nickels. That's the point. For years they were everywhere. You still get a few in every roll, it seems. Now 1964 dimes or quarters, that is a different story.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The fact that this is a hoax aside: $1 billion in nickels would be 10 million boxes. Each bank box has approximately 1 War Nickel in it (on average). A War Nickel is worth about $1.90. Therefore, $1 billion in nickels has about $19 million in silver hidden in it. ;-) Happy hunting! |
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United States
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JD, 1964 was the most common year for nickels by leaps and bounds. I keep a running tally at work on slow nights just for kicks and giggles and tonight--keep in mind I was just glancing at dates as I put change in my drawer, not actively searching, and that this is a Sunday night and therefore very slow (I'd be shocked if I broke 200 customers), and also that easily half of my transactions are plastic, not cash--I found eighteen of them.
If Samsung wants to pay in nickels, they had darn well better round up the 1964s and start there.
Edited by ninamason
09/10/2012 04:30 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:Perhaps they could pay in Presidential dollars and finally have a use for them! Now that makes sense and is much more believable!  |
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 United States
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Maybe the hoaxster should have gone with one billion baby dollars.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Might have been a little smarter because the Fed HAS a billion of them they would be glad to unload. They don't have 20 billion nickels on hand.
Edited by Conder101
09/11/2012 11:08 am
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I know you're being facetious, Conder, but one billion $1 coins would still be way more than 30 truckloads.... more like 350 :)
The guy(s) who concocted this story are probably laughing their butts off at the amount of controversy and conversation it has generated.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This whole thing bugs me, I hate apple products. I'm a pc guy and I also love my samsung galaxy s. Knock it off apple, you are making me dislike you more.
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