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Valued Member
United States
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I once saw a silver quarter in a closed tip jar. I told the guy i'd give him 50 cents if he would get it, and he did. Same thing with a Mercury dime at subway. Silver quarter was 1960 AU, Mercury was 1924, VF.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
603 Posts |
I have always glanced in those trays as I pay for whatever I am buying, and if I see the wheat stalks or an older looking coin I will flip it over. I always tell the cashier I am trading, and leave the pennies I just got in change or a nickel or dime. It is why I almost always pay cash, so I have replacement coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I check everyone one I see at the store. And no one has ever said anything to me. I will leave a cent for a cent
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just one more advantage of being old. I have long ago lost that funny thing called pride or whatever they call it when you are afraid to ask for an old coin. Every time a cash register opens I look in carefully and if I see something I like I just blurt out Hey could I have that? I'll give you another coin for it of course. On the way home from a small store one time I noticed several Mercury dimes in my change. I rushed back and asked for all the funny looking dimes if they didn't mind. I ended up with 10 for a dime each. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
336 Posts |
i just toss a replacment penny in and the wheat is mine!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1031 Posts |
I've done it for a Wheat cent. Grabbed it, tossed in a zinc one and away I went. Of course I told the cashier I was making a trade and they didn't mind at all. That gives me an idea. Carry a pocket full of zinc cents and trade an even amount for all the copper ones. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh !..I like this thread ! ....That has been killing me ! ...I ALWAYS "look" from a distance, but I've never seen one just laying on the top, and I've never "dug through" their tray !....But I'm just dying to ask if I could look through it.....unlike Carl....I think I'm too shy and I don't want the "look" from the cashier ! LoL Ha ha.....  Edited by eaglefoot
03/26/2008 4:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
528 Posts |
i always want to jump into the pools with the wish coins in them.
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New Member
 United States
41 Posts |
I just can't figure out why people throw away good money!?
Makes me want to start putting out wishing wells at the local markets...'cept that I'm against those things, too.
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Valued Member
United States
328 Posts |
I'd like to put out a wishing well, and take all of the coins from it at the end of the day.  |
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Valued Member
United States
336 Posts |
i have found 2 wheats like that.i alway put a penny in for the penny I take out.
that money in the wishing wells is use to repair them.
i found my third one today! 04/03
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04/03/2008 4:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"i found my third one today! 04/03" Hmmm...what is that?  |
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Valued Member
United States
336 Posts |
my third wheat back in the penny tray.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19966 Posts |
I need to examine those more! LOL
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