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DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 08/22/2009 8:29 pm I managed to spend $7 in Samoa-D Quarters in downtown Denver today. The bookstore clerk noticed that they were Samoa Quarters. Then again, he was counting them, because most people who buy a $4 magazine ($4.23 with tax) don't pay with 17 Quarters... I also put three Samoa-P's into circulation. The 'killer': Before I spent any Quarters, I had to spend two Polk Dollars first. The first Polk Dollars that I've ever spent... ...went into the parking meter! Edited by DNA 08/22/2009 8:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff

yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 08/22/2009 8:32 pm if olny we all could live next door to the mint Report this Post to the Staff
mowens16 Valued Member United States 120 Posts	Posted 08/22/2009 8:36 pm I feel ill !! Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 8:05 pm Well, since I firmly believe that the very 'cornerstone' of this great hobby/pastime is 'finding collectible coins from circulation', that means that I should make an effort to put at least some 2009 coins into circulation. I've had a lot of incredible finds over the years from circulation, and I would hope that I'm giving some other people the joy of discovering a 'find' from circulation (a feeling you can't get from simply buying a coin!). One 'fly in this ointment' is that the Samoa Quarters are so scarce, the cashiers are starting to notice them. I spent two rolls of Guam-D's with no one (apparently) noticing, but the Samoa's are getting some reactions. If the cashier hoards them, they won't go into circulation. EDIT: I remember the one kid asking if my Guam Quarter was a 'misprint', because (as he put it) 'Guam isn't a State'! Am I the only one on this forum who thinks that something's amiss when cashiers who handle large volumes of coins daily, don't even know that Territorial Quarters exist, unless by sheer 'struck-by-lightning' type odds they get that rare 'customer' who will actually spend a few of them?! Edited by DNA 08/23/2009 8:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 8:47 pm all I was saying was if I could get them like you I would be spending them as well i am still working on spending my home banks washington dollars I get one roll a week they must have had 10 boxes of them because the are still in the labled wrapper all been BU but no errors Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 9:12 pm Quote: yotie: "all I was saying was if I could get them like you I would be spending them as well" Thanks, yotie! At this rate I'll be watching the cashiers beat each other up for the National Park Quarters... Future coin website article: "PCGS AU-50 Samoa-D fetches $5000 at Heritage" A spectacular PCGS AU-50 American Samoa-D Quarter fetched $5000 at a Heritage auction today. A true conditional rarity, only 80 circulated AU-XF Samoa-D Quarters are known to exist. They were all spent in 2009 by one coin collector, known only by the nickname 'DNA'. The other 39,599,920 American Samoa-D Quarters are all still in MS-60 or higher grades. Edited by DNA 08/23/2009 9:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mrwisker Pillar of the Community United States 581 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 9:16 pm Can you spend some here in Pa. I need at least 1 D to put in my album. (the rest can go back into circulation) The P should come easy...maybe I should head to the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 9:49 pm What is the mintage figures for the Territory Quarters so far? Does anyone know? Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 9:53 pm mrwisker, PM sent! I wish I could spend $100 of Territory D's in your neck of the woods, that would be awesome! I did spend three Samoa-P's last Saturday, and even a number of the coin shops in Denver don't have those yet! EDIT: Click here for the 2009 Territory mintages, wheezy! Edited by DNA 08/23/2009 9:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 10:00 pm Thank you DNA. That's what I call community service! Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 08/23/2009 10:26 pm That is so COOL DNA! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 08:48 am Nice thing though is that you can always make an MS into an AU by sticking it in your pocket for a few weeks. I don't know how to make an AU into an MS though...oh, wait - yes I do - ebay! Ken My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
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