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Valued Member
United States
309 Posts |
with the new 50th Anniversary Kennedy Halve being gold and identical with half dollars how long till a thief or a family member takes it out of its casing and thinks this isn't worth anything and spends it, deposits it with a bunch of other halves, or some other crazy way these rare coins wind up in circulation...... i was lucky in a box of halves I pulled three silver half proofs, it a was a good day for me, opening up that roll and the edge was screaming  hi ho silver and away ( for those of the younger generation that was the lone rangers saying).... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That would be sweet for the person crh and super sad for the prior owner!
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United States
115 Posts |
that would be life changing
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just got an 1885 O Morgan form my cashier at the gas station. Cage is always on the hunt for me. In excellent shape other than being polished.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1217 Posts |
Thought it was maybe fake as it looked odd. But it weighed within 3 hundredths of a gram of where it was supposed to and was not magnetic  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
We used to throw the 40% back
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Valued Member
United States
446 Posts |
Is the gold JFK the same size as its base metal counterpart?
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Valued Member
United States
179 Posts |
I keep hoping to find old Commemoratives like the 1892 & 93 Columbians!! But a gold JFK would be sweet!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
Gold JFK will be great but realistically I expect to find the silver version and uncirculated clad version.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is no way on earth one of those would make it through a coin counter, so you would only have a shot if you were to search customer rolls.
But, given that people have done crazier things to fill coin rolls, I don't doubt that at least one gold half will find its way into a roll eventually.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can just see a 19 year old cashier at the local Gas & Cigs Mart "That ain't no coin, Man. The 'Nited States ain't never made no big yellow coin like that, take it back and give me two quarters, man."
What is it that some say "I don't understand it so I don't like and its stupid."
Maybe I am just getting old...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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To be completely honest, I probably wouldn't take a coin as payment if I couldn't immediately identify it. Cashiers can identify all (commonly) circulating coinage and notes, but some bosses are real sticklers when it comes to balancing one's till, and it's always better to err on the side of caution rather than lose your job over a counterfeit or accepting funny money. Heck, if I wasn't the type to risk 2 quarters on a novelty, I wouldn't take a gold half even if I was aware of the commemorative. Who's to say this isn't some privately-issued novelty made out of *really* heavy fake gold?
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New Member
United States
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I found a gold-plated quarter a couple months ago in a box of hand-rolled quarters. It was a Wisconsin State Quarter. |
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United States
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Well, finn235, I am a cashier and as such I am responsible for my drawer and what goes through it. I have seen coworkers refuse Silver certificates and IKEs because "The'Nited States ain't never made no big ole coin like that." So yea, I can see some know it all throwing a fit over a gold half. I would throw a fit too.. I would not be able to get two quarters out of my purse near quickly enough.
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United States
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That would be crazy to find.
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Posted 09/14/2014 3:33 pm
