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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I had stopped doing it, but reoccurrences from the past repeated again on a trip to Walmart last week.. I still have lots of nickel dollars an 50 cent that I use as beer tips at the golf course. A nickel dollar to the cart girl, who most all have never seen them, makes it a sure bet that she'll be back around before you finish with a nickel dollar or $1.50 in hand for a tip.. For some reason, I had a 50 cent piece in my change pocket and my bill came to $7.64, so I paid with 6.65 using the 50 cent, and she wouldn't accept it. I explained that Canada had been making and using them for the last 100 years, but she wasn't buying it. She, being maybe 20, called over the 35 year old manager and the same thing. The manager wouldn't accept it, so I put down another loonie to make up the $.65. Boy, how soon people forget .... I guess since the cash register drawers don't have enough holes for the 50 cent to be allowed one. Edited by okiecoiner
12/27/2025 09:30 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've been handing out $1 and .50 for years and it's the same thing you have to tell them yes it's real.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5584 Posts |
Yes, I showed them on the coin "50 cents", as well as "Canada", the portrait and the date..... no dice, no can take!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
I used to send the kids to dollarama with 50c and dollar coins, they thought it was so cool until one lady wouldn't accept them.
So I went over to spend them and the lady told me they're counterfiet,I argued with her they're real and she kept saying no they're fake , called the manager over and she also said fake.
Went home and put in a complaint to head office they agreed they are real and should have accepted them , they told me they informed the store about them and sent me a $10 gift card.
I went the next day and the same lady and manager still wouldn't accept them and told me if they're real why not take them to the bank.
Since then I like to screw with them.
Last time I went and bought something that came to $1.13 so I paid with a dollar bill a dime and 3 pennies the same cashier told me it's $1.15 I did no it's $1.13 it says it right on the till this went back and forth a few times until I finally said I will pay with debit that's when she finally said fine I will take it this time but not again,
I left but my wife was next in line and not knowing she was my wife the cashier told her I don't know why he is trying to pay with pennies they've been discontinued for years,
Funny thing is she had no problem accepting the dollar bill lol
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
Funny thing I regularly go to banks asking for coins and bills and you would be surprised how many young tellers have no idea what 50c and dollar coins are, I have to carry some with me to show them what I'm talking about, you would think the people who handle our money would know what money is
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've had similar experiences......a couple years ago, I had a water damaged 1975 $50 note and the TD Bank teller said "she had never seen it before, so it must be counterfeit"......She's probably a VP now.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Gidgit, your payment with a nickel dollar is legal, but 1, 2, and 1000 dollar bills are no longer legal tender in Canada, so they would be right to refuse a one dollar bill as payment. You can however exchange it at a bank/credit union for a loonie
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Valued Member
Canada
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no longer legal tender as per government order SOR/2019-146 for 1,2,25, 500, and 1000 bills. If you have a $500 bill to spend, I'll give you 2 for one credit, lol  |
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Boy, how soon people forget .... It is only going to get worse.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
402 Posts |
Even tellers at the banks have no idea 50 cent coins exist/are legal tender, most don't know what nickel dollar coins are ....trade dollars are regularly mixed into nickel dollars at cash window drawers....
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Valued Member
Canada
491 Posts |
Last week I took to the bank a one 100 dollar bill and a 50.00 dollar bill to the TD bank. The tellers had to be in their early twenties. Had to call a manager over because they had no clue that these bills are legal tender. The manager came over to look at them. After answering many questions on why I had them and looking on the computer to see if they were real. After 20 mins the bank took the notes. The tellers were amazed that those bills were real and thanked me for bringing them in. PS Tim's has refused my 2 dollar bills as they have no idea if the bill's are fake or real.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Tim's has refused my 2 dollar bills.... Of course they did, two dollar bills are not legal tender, been that way for over five years now. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Last week I took to the bank... PS Tim's has refused my 2 dollar bills... Wow.  Quote:
Of course they did, two dollar bills are not legal tender, been that way for over five years now. Oops.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Read above...you should still be able to take the 2 dollar bills to a bank and exchange for coins or toonies, if you have bank tellers/manager who knows.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5238 Posts |
I could'nt be bothered wasting my time trying to convince stores to accept old coins and bills. Just spend them at a coin store or coin show, or take them to a bank.
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Posted 12/27/2025 2:21 pm
