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Nic- yes, a lot of people don't even think of their change as money. I had a friend who saved all of his change in a bucket since "it is not like [he could] spend it." Just to prove a point to him, I offered him $20 for the contents of the bucket. He eagerly accepted as though he was ripping me off. I rolled it all up and took all $400 of it to the bank. I did this not to rip my friend off. I was planning to cash it in and give it to him (minus the $20). When I told him he just got annoyed and refused to accept the $380. I made sure to cover him whenever he needed to borrow a bit of cash & such and conveniently forgot about it for a while after that as a way of trying to pay him back. So it just shows you that many refuse to think of coins as money.
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did you search through them first?!?
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United States
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coretj- yes, I did. Since this was only back in 2003 there was not too much out there that would differ from today. So I found a lot of copper cents, a 1964 dime, and a 1940 George VI Canadian cent.
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thanks archraz, reminds me of my 1964D roosevelt silver dime which I got as change from the driver of a Philippine passenger jeepney. At that time the Philippine 10 cents were of the same color and diameter as the USA roose dime. My silly response at the time was (translated) "hey! change this 10cent with another 10cent!" But fate had other plans, the driver just glanced, no response, my destination to drop off the jeep just came around, and the coin was kept and left inside my shirt closet drawer, year 1967 and it's still with me today
The Philippine 10cent coin today is now copper red, so a mix-up wont ever happen again
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Nic- that's interesting that the driver seemed annoyed by your rejection of a coin given as change. Usually it is the other way around. In fact, I remember going to a arcade when I was a kid and taking a bunch of dimes to the register of the attendant in order to swap them for quarters (which many people did all the time). I didn't realize that a clad Irish 5 pence coin was in this small bag of dimes. The attendant got mad, refused to accept any of them, and kicked me out of the arcade.
It is just interesting how insouciant some are regarding what they receive as change, while others are alarmed by any small irregularity.
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Bedrock of the Community
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My standard response to the "why would pay $100 for penny" comment is to point at their car and ask what they paid for it. After they tell me I as "why would you pay that much? Steel is $50 a ton."
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Nice answer, but most cars seem like they are made of plastic.
Edited by nod2003
02/10/2010 2:43 pm
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My standard response to the "why would pay $100 for penny" comment is to point at their car and ask what they paid for it. After they tell me I as "why would you pay that much? Steel is $50 a ton." Something that might work better than breaking down the price of the content of the vehicle might be showing the appreciation in value of a rare or collectible car. IE How much would you pay for a fully stock, matching Ser#, 1956 Chevrolet Corvette with less than 2,000 miles on it? If they say " I don't know" then you could ask "Would it surprise you if I said between 50,000 to 100,000 dollars?" They are going to say no if they have any clue about cars then you say... "It doesn't surprise you that someone would pay up to $100,000 for a car that originally sold for $3,500 50 years ago. But you have trouble understanding why I would pay $300 for a coin that was originally $1.00 150 years ago? |
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United States
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So last night I paid with a few dollar coins at a bookstore. The cashier looked at the portrait of John Adams on the obverse and said "man, this is one of the strangest renditions of that Indian woman I have ever seen." haha
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United States
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Nic. We used those Philipine 10 centavos in vending machines on the base and on our ships in the Navy.They worked great for dimes and a great discount for sodas and chips.I still have a few.
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02/13/2010 10:00 am
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United States
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I used two Taylor's to buy a beverage the other day. When I dropped them into the cashiers hand, he looked at them and said right away "Oh, those fancy coins". I smiled and said, "Yep". He then said, "I just asked the other day if we took these"  "... if we took these?" I thought to myself. All I could do was smile and say, "Yep".  |
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United States
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schmidty- yes, we all get such strange reactions to dollar coin. I used a few a couple of weeks back and the cashier said "so why are they making the State Quarters golden-y now?" I just told him that they were dollar coins and he accepted them. |
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United States
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So last night I was at a crowded restaurant and overheard two male teenagers talking. I overheard one say to the other "man, my dad is dumb. He, like, bought a bunch of big silver coins. I mean, he paid a lot for them, but he could have just, like, gotten a bunch of change. All dimes, quarters and nickels are, like, silver, right?"
Obviously this guy's father knows something that this teenager does not. haha
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Australia
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I pulled out a coin to show a friend awhile back"look what I just got from the mint",i was a bit confused when his six y/o asked for a look,then started sniffing it,"It doesn't smell like mint" he said.Kids hey!!
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