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Saratoga-S coin report
2 spent at Kansas Turnpike East Lawrence rest stop for coffee, 1/29/16
1 spent in hotel vending machine in Bethany, Missouri, 1/29/16
2 placed in tip jar at Chinese restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa, 1/30/16
1 spent in hotel vending machine in West Des Moines, Iowa, 1/30/16
76 coins left.
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Valued Member
United States
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3 spent at a truck stop in Winston, Missouri
2 deposited in credit union savings account in Lawrence, KS
71 coins left.
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Valued Member
United States
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4 spent at Starbucks
67 coins left
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Valued Member
United States
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If anyone cares, 12 additional Saratoga-S quarters have been placed into circulation in Lawrence, KS in the last few days via various means.
55 left.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Me want  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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We care! I wish I were in Kansas for this... it would be a great Easter egg hunt.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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2 Saratoga-S used in parking meter
53 left
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We have our first hit! My son (who knows about this project) came home excited from school today. It seems that yesterday his best friend (who does NOT know about the project) went to the car wash and was so struck by one of the quarters she got from the car wash change machine that she mentioned it to my son, describing how neat it was to find a new quarter that stood out from the old grimy ones otherwise dispensed by the machine. It was a shiny brand new Saratoga-S quarter. "I didn't know they named quarters after battles" was her comment. She is a history buff like my son and wanted him to know that they were making quarters "about battles" now. I note that this car wash is about 500 feet from the Starbucks where I have spent numerous of these Saragota-S coins. My guess is that someone got it in change from Starbucks, then went to the car wash and spent the coin, putting it into the car wash coin flow. Unless there is someone else out there putting Saratoga-S coins into circulation. But that seems less than likely.  Edited by FDRLincoln
02/04/2016 9:36 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Awesome! This is a whole new Where's George!
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Valued Member
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10 more placed in circulation around town today.
43 left to distribute.
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Pillar of the Community
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While neat, I could not justify the loss I would take each time I spent one.
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United States
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Well I figured I would get enough enjoyment from the idea to make the loss worthwhile...would I get $15 (mint premium plus shipping) of amusement from doing this? Yes. Less than it would cost to go to a movie and enjoyment would last longer.
That said, it is not something I can afford to do very often.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Your making me think about opening my bags and spend them.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Ok I have decided .... I am not going to spend mine .. ---------------------------------------------------- So .. did you spend the rest of your? |
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Posted 02/01/2016 11:40 am
