What I Did For Lincoln's 200th Birthday

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DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 02/13/2009 11:40 pm I ordered the 2009 Lincoln Silver Dollars (of course), but I did something 'better' as well. I put a roll of mixed 1950-58 XF/AU Wheat Cents in my pocket, and took a one-day break from spending/receiving zinc pennies. That's right, I spent 1950's Wheat Cents in all of my retail transactions on February 12th. The total I spent was 43 cents out of the 50. None of the cashiers seemed to 'notice' (at least not in front of me!), and I'm pretty sure that the Home Depot self-checkout didn't 'hoard' the four cents I gave it! I couldn't think of a better tribute to our great President than to put some nice coins bearing his image back into circulation! Unlike Scott Travers' spending of key-date Cents (commented upon in this thread), my 1950's coins were not so precious as to be a 'crime against numismatics' if they get lost in circulation, and as many as 43 people could potentially get a nice 'Wheatie' for face value. Anyone from a six-year-old to a Morgan dollar Collector could be happy about getting a Wheatie for 1¢! Hopefully, I've made some people happy, even if it was just the cashiers hoarding them out of their drawers after I left... I've had a ton of circulation finds over the years, including many more than 43 Wheaties, so Lincoln's birthday was a perfect day to give 'two-score and three' of the coins with his image on them 'back to the people'. Edited by DNA 02/13/2009 11:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 02/13/2009 11:43 pm That's a really great tribute and it helps the hobby too! Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 02/13/2009 11:44 pm COOL! It's too bad someone didn't notice and say something. You could have explained what you're doing. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 12:00 am In a way, this was sort of a 'test' to see if the cashiers would immediately notice the Wheat Cents. Yes, indeed, if anyone had noticed, I would have explained it. Any cashier who'd notice a Wheatie immediately would obviously keep it for themselves! They could have 'discovered' them before the end of their shift, of course.... (counting the drawer, seeing a Wheat Ear reverse, etc.) My intent was to have them be found in circulation, such as receiving them from a cashier who didn't notice them! The four Cents in the Home Depot machine may even make it back to the Fed or at least Home Depot's commercial bank depository... Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 12:02 am It's funny you mention that DNA, I just spent five Wheats yesterday too! I think this is ultimately good for our hobby. I'm hoping some 10 year old out there will receive them swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Hollywood Pillar of the Community United States 1228 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 05:15 am Thats the patriotic spirit I like to hear about Report this Post to the Staff
ceaton Pillar of the Community United States 1179 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 10:55 am I'm sure some tellers frown upon receiving pennies and do not pay much attention. Too bad for them! Was a cool thing you did, I should do the same! Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 02/14/2009 7:46 pm Actually, in my experiences I find that cashiers like getting exact coin change, because they don't have to give you coins back (which saves them a few seconds). One of my car's wheels got "" by a pothole, and the tire shop guy was amazed that I paid for the new wheel with the exact coin & note change. Yes, that was last Thursday. He would have been more amazed if he had an idea what those Three Cents I handed him were! (but why spoil it, since he was amazed simply because I paid the exact amount, down to the three (Wheat) cents....) Report this Post to the Staff
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