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I was getting lunch at the taqueria I usually frequent. The burrito I get is $9 and change, and I usually just pay with a $10 bill and put the remaining 40 cents or so in the tip jar. Today, however, I noticed that the quarter seemed awfully bright... Turns out, it was a 1964 Washington quarter in MS condition. I've found a few silver dimes in my change in years past (although it has probably been at least 15 years), but this is the first time I have ever encountered something more substantial. It's in such nice shape that I have to wonder whether somebody liberated it from a collection or something, but I guess I'll never know for sure. It's hard to believe nobody noticed this coin, but I guess the younger generation probably doesn't even realize that coins used to be silver... |
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Pillar of the Community
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Woohoo! Always exciting to come across some silver in change. It doesn't happen often.
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United States
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Silver in the wild and MS to boot! Congrats!  |
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Australia
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Nice, maybe it was just sitting in a junk lot of coins. Could have sat in a vault with other dollars for a long time. Remember silver was at 3to7 dollat for a long time.
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I have to wonder It does make you wonder, right? My last silver thrill was 3+ years ago (posted it here. 1964 quarter too). 54 years somewhere, and all of a sudden, boom, it's in your change. My favorite story along these lines was around 1976 working as a soda jerk, a guy comes in and pays with a 1934 $5 silver certificate in pristine condition, not even a wallet fold. Weird stuff but fun when you're on the receiving end! |
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The burrito I get is $9 and change, That's more amazing than getting silver!! |
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Congrats on your find!  |
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United States
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Nice find... Maybe some hungry teenager raided his dad's coin collection to by a taco!
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The burrito I get is $9 and change, That's more amazing than getting silver!! If it was special enough, I would pay $9 for a burrito.  That doesn't present itself too often, though, even in Tejas. Nice catch on the silver! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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I guess the younger generation probably doesn't even realize that coins used to be silver... Sadly, the younger generation doesn't even use coins! (I have two teens). A big silver found sure is a thrill, I can remember getting silver Kennedy halves in change from time to time back in the eighties. I did find a '64 quarter in my change jar a few months back, not sure how that ever ended up there as I have educated my wife and kids on coinage over the years. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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I don't know if you guys are saying $9 is surprisingly expensive or cheap for a burrito, but it is a big burrito and in the downtown area near my office it's impossible to find any food for lunch that's cheaper, even from the food trucks.
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Congratulations  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nothing special, just a normal 1964 quarter. But here you go:  |
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Excellent! |
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Posted 06/06/2018 10:31 pm
