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Time for Spring Cleaning! Found a bag of dateless Buffs in an old coffee can. I used to get these in change at coins shows, but not in a long while. Time to put them back in circulation. If you live around Boston, check your change, you might find one.  |
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Sounds like fun. Enjoy the spreading!  |
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Have you checked them all for errors and varieties?Might there be a 18 over 17 in the bunch? John1  |
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Good for you. I put at least 100 cull Indian cents (with dates) back into circulation every year. |
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That sounds like a nice endeavor  I see two 1928 dated, a 1923, and the reverse of a 1913 type one... |
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I like it! I purchased a Mills 5c slot machine for my dateless buffs.
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@John1 - No, I don't check for errors or varities - I leave those for future collectors and their eagle eyes.
@mrwhatsit - There are some weak date coins in there, but I have to focus my collection and have no real reason to keep bags of low-value coins.
@Coinfrog - nice to hear about those Indians! I dropped a bunch into circulation last year, maybe 50 or so I don't remember.
@jacrispies - that's a great use for Buffalos! I love to play the slots (but the new machines just use tickets and cards - blah!!)
Edited by jeffbuckes
04/09/2024 8:26 pm
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don't forget to check for key dates first  Have fun spending them - just watch the expression on their faces.. |
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@Dearborn - yes, that's the fun part!
On a related note, I've been spending $2 bills for the last few years and get lots of comments. Last year I dropped a red-seal $2 bill in a tip jar and watched the clerks examine it. They were excited!
I'll use many of these Buffs in fare vending machines on the MBTA in Boston. So I wont see the reactions but they'll still be out there.
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That'll be fun for the next person that finds them.  Errers and Varietys.
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I spent a couple of Buffalo nickels when I was in the USA at the end of 2021. I also used a cull V nickel in a vending machine. As I collect elongated coins, I save any cull IHCs and Wheaties so that I can roll them in penny machines - copper cents roll much better than Zincolns. |
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@NumisRob - great to hear stories like this! Even at my advanced age I'm excited to find something as simple as a common Wheat cent in my change. So finding a cull V nickel or Indian cent etc is really fun. I think a lot of people, even non-collectors, get a big kick out of finding these old coins in the wild. A smile is always priceless. Edited by jeffbuckes
04/10/2024 11:05 am
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Love that idea. I have been doing the same (releasing) dateless buffs for years. That raised date platform like the SLQ's was a terrible idea that lasted for way too long. I do hold on to the SLQ's though, but I can't find them anymore.
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I wonder how long before a clerk looks at one of your Buffaloes and says, "This isn't a nickel!"
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Posted 04/09/2024 4:47 pm
