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Pillar of the Community
United States
1424 Posts |
I have a bicentennial glass that I throw mine in when I get one in change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
883 Posts |
I would say that if you happend to find S mint Silver Clads in circulation, they would be worth saving
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1204 Posts |
I saved 2 or 3 I ms but it is it !
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New Member
United States
35 Posts |
I agree they will never be a coin that is a big ticket/profitable coin, but I still hang on to the few I find in circulation or if I come across one roll searching. I am sure if I get a huge hoard of them I will reconsider, but only having about 50 of them doesn't concern me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've told this story before. Back in the late 70's myself and a friend had sort of a contest to see who could accumulate the most of those. After about 30 years of that, he had a few thousand dollars worth and I had close to a thousand dollars worth myself. He won. We went to several coin shows and asked all the dealers if they wanted to buy some or all. Almost all said NO. One dealer said $0.24 each as sort of his way of saying NO. All ended up in a bank. Would rather have had the interest from the bank for all those years. Now every time I get one in change I growl at it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7840 Posts |
Keep one for a type and let the others circulate within commerce.
Edited by oih82w8 08/02/2011 08:49 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
619 Posts |
I got one in my change just last week.
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Moderator
 United States
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My wife always keep them when she finds them and I tend to hold on to them for a while before I reintroduce them into circulation.
I know they are not worth a lot (being that so many were minted), but I fondly remember the bicentennial celebration as a kid (I was in grade school) and seeing the quarters when they came out (but oddly enough, I did not see my first bicentennial half dollar or dollar until about three years later).
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Valued Member
United States
406 Posts |
I save them. No particular reason, I just have always loved that design.
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Valued Member
United States
123 Posts |
I used to save them but recently stopped and deposited them. I do like them a lot, but I have a few proofs so that is good enough for me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3276 Posts |
Quote: I've told this story before. Back in the late 70's myself and a friend had sort of a contest to see who could accumulate the most of those. After about 30 years of that, he had a few thousand dollars worth and I had close to a thousand dollars worth myself. He won. We went to several coin shows and asked all the dealers if they wanted to buy some or all. Almost all said NO. One dealer said $0.24 each as sort of his way of saying NO. All ended up in a bank. Would rather have had the interest from the bank for all those years. Now every time I get one in change I growl at it. i was going to say... "just ask just carl if you should save them or not". lol. by the way, that story is what got me to throw all of my bicentennials back to the wild. I only had a few.
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Valued Member
United States
137 Posts |
Just a few months before he passed away, my grandfather gave me his entire (humble) coin collection in 2 "Lord Clinton" cigar boxes. Included in them were 2 mint rolls of Bicentennial quarters, in the orange and white "1776-1976" paper. So who do you imagine I still think about 18 years later when I see a Bicentennial quarter in my change?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
883 Posts |
 My Father giving me this ^ and telling me about my 3rd Great-Grandfather...  Makes me value Bicentennial coins. I want them to circulate forever. Let freedom ring.
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Valued Member
United States
372 Posts |
I received a Kentucky State Quarter in change this weekend and saved it. I only save Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky from Circulaion.I got lucky today and a Cashier at Wally World let me get 25 LMC 2011 in change today. There has been about 4 varitions listed on the web.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: I keep some of the ones I come across because that's the year I was born you were born in 1776-1976. lol jk.
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