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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Once at Tim Horton's I paid for my lunch with a 1937 $10 bill. It was not in the condition of the one in the picture. Mine was ripped, torn, dirty and believe me, was only worth the $10 that was printed on it. It was worth it though as her reaction was priceless. If you've got any stories, post them here!  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I sometimes spend GeoV cents and nickels as well as nickle dollars.Never would spend a 1937 issue note.They`ll remember you at the Tim`s for a long time to come,unfortunately when they relate the story it will begin with "some crazy guy" ;)
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Several yeas ago I bought a large coffee at Tim's and paid with 4 x nickel half dollars. The teen cashier yelled for her manager who wasn't much older. After they both stared at the money and examined it for what seemed forever when your waiting for your "morning fix", they accepted it while looking at me wearily! Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
613 Posts |
You get the same thing over here in the States nearly every time you pay with an Eisenhower dollar coin. |
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Valued Member
Canada
306 Posts |
One of my friends asked if I had 50 cents change. Since he had already asked me for change once that day I gave him a nickel 50 cent piece.  He then put it in a Coke machine and it gave him a dollar credit. I have also tried spending nickel dollars before. Most cashiers look at you like you have two heads! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36878 Posts |
I cleaned out all my old low grade currency months ago and spent all of them. Most were 1934 series FRN's and every where I used them, no one noticed and accepted them as the norm.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
987 Posts |
I have spent 1973 issue Canada $1 bills as well as nickel dollars and 50 cent pieces. It is amusing to see the puzzled look on cashier's face while they decide whether or not to accept them. I was actually refused at a gas station when I handed over a pile of the 50 cent pieces. Rather than create a scene I payed with my debit card instead.
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Pillar of the Community
980 Posts |
about a month ago I spent a 1911 V nickel on lunch and the guy who took it said did you mean to spend this? I of course said yes I did. he even asked me what it was and did not believe me when I told him it was a nickel that was minted in 1911. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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bought 3 ounces of silver with old 1973 worn out 1$ bills, (when silver was at 27$) that's a lot of 1$ bills.
i have paid at tim hortons with 50c pieces and nickel dollars!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
Dressed up in old clothes and pretending to be a time traveler works best for confused looks.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:You get the same thing over here in the States nearly every time you pay with an Eisenhower dollar coin Or when you pay with a $2.00 bill, they act like they are unsure of what it is worth. Edited by denco7
12/11/2012 10:36 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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About 12 years ago, my daughter had a soccer tournament in Montreal. I was on a very tight budget at the time. On the way home, I had to use a 1937 $100 bill to buy gas. The station was somewhere off the 401. I wanted to return to get back that note, but didn't remember where it was.
I was hurt for several years. I keep reminding myself the note was in terrible condition :-(
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1177 Posts |
if it was in terrible condition there is not much to loose :)
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Australia replaced the One Dollar Note with a One Dollar Coin in 1984.
Within a year or so, there were no One Dollar notes in circulation, but they have remained Legal Tender.
In 1998, I found a stash of about 20 VERY circulated One dollar notes, worth no more than face value.
I gave them to my kids to spend. At least, THEY had a lot of fun!
There were two main reactions at the cash registers:
Refusal top accept by younger checkout operators, and
surprised acceptance by older checkout operators,
who used their own coins to replace the notes received in the till.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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After reading this post, I brought $5 worth of Nickel 50 cent coins to work. I just spent them on snacks next door. The cashier went and put them directly into his wallet and replaced them with a bil.
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Posted 12/11/2012 02:22 am
