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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Today I went to the bank to get some boxes and to my surprise they had a box of halves  and I also picked up a box of pennies. When I was about to leave, I asked the teller if she had some dollar coins, she gave me a couple sacagwea dollars and Ike's. I see many people hoard the Ike dollars, is there a reason why? *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
1153 Posts |
most banks don't have Ike dollars. You just typically don't see them in circulation |
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Moderator
 United States
188440 Posts |
Because they are awesome!  Okay, I admit bias. I would listen to what others have to say.  |
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United States
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Quote:I see many people hoard the Ike dollars, is there a reason why? Because they are hard to find at banks and in circulation and because they are large and shiny John1  |
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Valued Member
Canada
174 Posts |
Because of giantness. Thats why I like them, dont find them in canada all that much. And they confuse people |
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United States
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Because of giantness. Nice. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
Because they can look like my avatar.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
711 Posts |
I love them for the reverse.  Haven't thought about it much, but probably the best reverse of all US coinage. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1191 Posts |
I like the reverse as well :)
So are they worth keeping even though they take a lot of space?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6478 Posts |
If you like them, then yes, they are worth keeping.
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United States
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So are they worth keeping even though they take a lot of space? Yes! Again, bias.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1119 Posts |
If you are worried about the space they take up I will gladly take them off your hands. Edited by Steele
07/26/2015 4:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1191 Posts |
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If you are worried about the space they take up I will gladly take them off your hands. Thanks for the offer but I'll keep them  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
I seem to get Ikes weekly from the bank. They really don't do anything for me, but I keep the nicer ones. The rest I toss into a drawer until the one bigger coin show comes along. I then use them to trade for things I really want. Usually I get about 20 cents over face per coin. It's a better return on my money than letting it sit in a savings account.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2589 Posts |
I've nearly completed a set from circulation, I'm just missing the 1973D. Whenever I find a bank that has any I get them and them save up the spares until I have 100 and then list the extras on ebay. |
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United States
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Thanks for the offer but I'll keep them Good call.  |
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Posted 07/23/2015 2:53 pm
