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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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For fun 've dropped a few dozen cull wheat cents into circulation over the years--commons, nothing like a beat-up '14 D. Earliest was a horribly cleaned '16 Philly.
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Valued Member
United States
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A rather banged up 1928 Wheat penny I had happened to find somewhere. I already had that date in my (modest) collection, and had no reason to hold onto it. This was in 2018 so it was 90 years old at the time.
Edited by SquareCircle 09/21/2023 2:37 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I recently spent a few dateless bison 5 cents and a few wheat cents. The cashier pocked the change. The oldest Wheat cent was a 1917.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Someone gave me a box of very old/worn Buffalo nickels and I spend those occasionally. Most have no date so could be 1913-1938.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I spend cull Indian cents regularly, some dating to the 1880s.
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Moderator
 United States
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SquareCircle, I merged your new topic in with an existing one. 
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote: SquareCircle, I merged your new topic in with an existing one. OK. I've accordingly edited my post so it looks like it's just another entry instead of an attempted new topic. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@coinfrog, if you ever have a need to spend cull gold coins, please let me know. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I've spent a few dateless buffaloes on my various trips to the USA, but the oldest coin I've spent was a grotty 1892 V nickel with an attempted piercing and environmental damage that I used when buying a transit ticket from a vending machine in Orlando, FL, in December 2021. I have almost certainly spent older coins. As a kid I may well have spend English bun pennies (1861-94) if I replaced a poor specimen in my collection with a better one, and I spent an 1880s 10-rappen coin once in Switzerland - it was AG and harshly cleaned and I'd upgraded it in my collection, so it just went into my bag of loose Swiss change to spend on my next visit to the country. I think it went towards a coffee on a train ride.
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Quote: OK. I've accordingly edited my post so it looks like it's just another entry instead of an attempted new topic. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't keep any pennies or nickels after 1960. And obviously any 1965 quarters and later also go back into the world.
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United States
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I keep all Wheats and any silver but usually spend all Jefferson's regardless of the year unless the grade is exceptional.
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