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United States
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I agree that these coins would be a huge deal to a child breaking into collecting. I can only imagine my 6 year-old daughter, who's only been part of this hobby for under a year, receiving a huge boost to her collection like this. So yes, if it were me, I'd give these away to a child to spark his/her interest in the hobby. But it's ckrakowski's collection and ultimately his choice what to do with it. Just like all of us have the choice with what to do with our own collections. Somehow this reminds me of this specific XKCD: http://xkcd.com/871/ |
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Australia
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I laughed out loud at Yokozuna's reply. Thanks Ben, that doesn't happen often enough these days.
Glad I don't know any of these coins going out into circulation, ckrakowski would have trouble spending them here in Australia.
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United States
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Come on over. There's a coin show that weekend if you are interested. Ill keep my eyes peeled CoinDog...going to the Jefferson County show? I'll be there in the morning probably. |
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United States
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Interesting idea. I'm not sure what to think. It's nice that you CAN just throw these coins away like this, but also, like others, have said , seems like a huge waste. Again, it's your collection, so do what you wish, but I still am leery to that idea. I like what others have said: give them to a little kid to spark an intrest and tell them a little bit about the coin itself.
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Valued Member
United States
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Catch and release! I guess the fisherman in me thinks it'll be really great if a kid catches a few cool 'fish' out there in the ocean of coinage. Fun idea!
-Jay
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Valued Member
United States
331 Posts |
Sounds crazy to me. But what the heck we need crazy people too.
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Valued Member
United States
217 Posts |
As a person who got their start by checking out the coins that went into my drawer and tip cup as a clerk, I can say that this is pretty awesome. Will some of these end up in some silver collectors horde? Maybe. Will some end up lost, thrown in the street or worse? Maybe. But the thought that these might inspire a person to start a collection or will boost a collector who is only picking State Quarters or something and they find this treasure is enough, to me, to justify occasionally setting a few coins free. As far as hearing back about them, unless you are engraving your email or something on them, the chance is non-existent that you will hear back about them. But, again I am speaking on my own, the thought that they might end up some place where they are appreciated is enough for me. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yokozuna, that is truly touching.  |
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the reason I am spending these coins and not giving these coins to a young kid is because I do not know of any that is starting to get in to collecting.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Wow - it would be fun to get any of those in change. I'd have thought a Flying Eagle cent might get noticed - wrong color for a start! I've sometimes spent old foreign coins that have been duplicates from my collection - never silver though. I've spent a few low grade late 19th century Swiss 10c and 20c coins on a trip there, and have spent a few dateless Buffalo nickels and one or two grotty wheat cents in the USA! |
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As strange as it sounds, you may have trouble spending some of these coins. If people don't recognize the coin, they may say "We only take US coins." I had this happen for about the first 3 months of spending the SBA dollars and even now I've had cashiers look at Presidential dollars and tell me they couldn't take them because they though they were "Play Money" or because they didn't have a date on the coin. I'm always dropping scratched or corroded wheat cents into my spending change and having them turn down steel cents as fake or try to give me change for a dime. Let us know if anyone questions any of the coins. Ben ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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well I leave for colorado at 1 pm so I should be in colorado by 5 pm. I will update this thread when I get back on the 26th. it will be in 4 categories:
1. easy to spend. ones that are easy to spend, no trouble
2. a little trouble. where I had to tell them what denom it was but they took it.
3. hard to spend. where I had to tell them what the denom was and yes it is still legal to spend and they took it after a while.
4. too hard/not spent. coins where they either refused to accept them or I did not get a chance to spend them.
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As strange as it sounds, you may have trouble spending some of these coins. If people don't recognize the coin, they may say "We only take US coins. i have had this happen quite a few times. all I do is say it is an united states of america coin what denom it is the year it was minted and they take it. |
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United States
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ckrakowski, I for one like your idea  although warnings about the silver going to melt should be considered. I personally like to put dateless Buffs into circulation, especially around the holidays. There's no issue with them being melted and, although they are of relatively little value otherwise, they do excite folks who find them. Besides Buffs and the most beautiful US coins ever minted; even worn to the point of datelessness they are amazing works of art. |
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