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United States
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I've released a few variety coins that I found; knew something wasn't right but at that point I wasn't clear on what/which coins to target. I recall really struggling at the time to release the coins, but I did only to learn I had made the mistake. Now I have the Jbuck syndrome; afraid to release any potential keepers!
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United States
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I don't think I've ever spent a coin that I didn't mean to. I've probably missed several wheat cents CRHing and put them back into circulation. Hey, I'm still young; 16!!
I remember back when I was 7 or so I had a Series 1985 $1 Crisp UNC note. It had been the oldest dollar bill in my collection, and for some reason I kept it in my wallet. I spent it one day along with another $10 on a browns jersey that my mom refused to buy for me so I bought it myself. The only clothing related item I've bought for myself w/ my old money since LOL.
I only wore the jersey once.
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Australia
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I don't regret putting any back into circulation, especially foreign ones. They annoy me.
That especially applies to coins issued by our near neighbours.
There a few gold coloured World aluminium bronze bronze coins that are physically very close to the Australian $2, but with much less buying power in their own country.
Complete loss if I keep them.
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United States
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When I was about 10 years old, my grandmother let me go through her gallon jug of change to fill out my Mercury dime folder. When all was said and done, I had all but the 2 rarest mercs. Probably 2 or 3 years later I raided that folder and spent them all at face value for something I thought I really needed but now cannot even remember what it was! |
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United States
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Circa 2002 I spent all of the star notes I had been saving over the years because I needed gas money  Edited by jack jeckel
05/03/2015 9:38 pm
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All of them?  |
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There a few gold coloured World aluminium bronze bronze coins that are physically very close to the Australian $2, but with much less buying power in their own country. The Swedish 10 krona coin is almost identical to the Aussie $2, even remember I got one in change once. I'm pretty sure it has less buying power than $2 but not much. I surely didn't spend it here though. |
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United States
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Was this recently or back when silver still circulated?
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United States
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These stories make me cringe... I am young enough though that I don't remember putting things back in circulation since I have been looking at coins for about half my lifetime (10 years about). Wait scratch that I do remember I had about 20 P/D Eisenhower dollars I got from working at a CU and I was going to keep them because they were awesome but figured I would rather spend the 20 dollars on some silver coins sold I deposited them. That is the only story I have that I somewhat regret. |
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United States
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When I was 6 (in 2006), I didn't know much about coins, but had amassed a number of Mercury dimes. Many probably got mixed in with my change. But, unfortunately, I made the decision to dump my coin jar into the Coinstar machine without checking it. (gasp) The memory haunts me to this day. However, I can feel a bit better, as 2 years later, when I was 8 and knew what I was doing, I caught my mom as she was about to spend a 1963-D quarter in a vending machine. I still have it. Edited by Numisma
05/18/2015 02:03 am
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If those dimes were rejected someone had to of found them and went walking off with them, if not then they went to the bank and got sent to be destroyed.  |
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United States
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I hate just knowing that coins (or anything old in general) are going to be destroyed, even if it doesn't have direct consequences on me. BTW- forgot to mention another one (doesn't really fall into this topic, but I'll post anyway), around the same time I found the 63-D, my grandfather gave me a 1943-P War Nickel from his coin jar. Upon examination, it was- guess what- a 43/2, Red Book value $50 US. (I'm now suspecting he may have bought it for me to find, that's the kind of thing he would do) Unfortunately, I haven't seen it in 4+ years . On the bright side, though, I'm fairly certain it still exists. |
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United States
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I took about a decades hiatus off. My uncle who is a mechanic was saving all the old pennies he has gotten out of the vehicles. Sure as anything a couple months before I really got back into collecting I went to the TD bank and dumped them without even looking in it. Boy do I cringe to this day and this was a little over a year ago only. Got back collecting last June and I check every piece of change I get now. Keep 81 before coppers,all the wheats I find I keep as well. Heck I even have my truck loupe to look at change that I get from stores haha. People look at me like I am crazy when I whip out my loupe in a 7/11 and start zooming haha.
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