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Pillar of the Community
United States
996 Posts |
When I go to the local grocery I often ask the Service Counter manager for any foreign coins, halves or Ikes that they have. Usually I end with a few golden dollars, an occasional Aruba or Mexican coin. Once in a while they have an Ike come thru.
I always buy whatever they have as it helps them so they remember me and save the weird stuff for me.
This week they said they had a whole bin of "Big dollars". She went to the office and brought back a bin with 73 Ikes. Of course I bought them and brought them home. When I got home I sorted thru them and for the most part they were typical nothings. Two however were not:
1976-S 40% silver
1977-S circulated Proof
I saved these and now have to figure out what to do with the rest... I usually CoinStar my chaff but they don't take Ikes.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Very good with the two examples that you have retained. Send the rest back to a bank, for as many as they will take. Alternatively, you could dispose of the rest on ebay as a job lot, but due to their total weight, the shipping cost would be high. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1227 Posts |
1 dollar coins are easy to use spend them go to gas station and get 73 dollars worth of gas.
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Moderator
 United States
34393 Posts |
Always nice to pick up a little silver at face value. Well done @n9. As for the rest, yes spending them can be fun.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
The circulated proof makes you wonder about some people.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19108 Posts |
Very cool acquisition. Yes, spend them, or take them to your bank.
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Moderator
United States
94636 Posts |
You could always 'gift' them to Jbuck.  |
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Moderator
United States
187446 Posts |
Outstanding!  Quote:You could always 'gift' them to Jbuck  My suggestion is to use them for tips or wait for the next coin show to spend them.  |
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Valued Member
United States
425 Posts |
If you are a giving person,hand them out to the first 70 children on Halloween night.
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Moderator
United States
187446 Posts |
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If you are a giving person,hand them out to the first 70 children on Halloween night. As a kid, I would have to come back again and again wearing as many different costume combinations as I could create!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3207 Posts |
spend them, in my experience people like them better than small dollars or halves
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
996 Posts |
I actually found a great place to use them! Our community has a Farmer's Market twice a month in the cooler months (desert SW USA) and several of the booth owners love it when I pay for my purchases in Ike's, halves or SBA's. I usually grab a pocket full of them and use them there, some of the guys give them to their kids or grandkids or save them for themselves. |
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Moderator
United States
187446 Posts |
Most excellent!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2280 Posts |
Make sure you check for varieties!
Super easy to spend these, your bank will take them as well.
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2365 Posts |
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You could always 'gift' them to Jbuck. I figured that he could take a drive and drop them (or sell them) into your stash of what-nots! Seriously though..there are some great ideas here!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
634 Posts |
When I get some Ikes, I use them for tipping waitresses.
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Posted 10/17/2022 04:38 am
