| GuyPerfect Catgirl Level: 68 Posts: 646/1096 EXP: 2662790 For next: 66010 Since: 07-23-07 Since last post: 1.6 years Last activity: 207 days |
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| After some considerations, and realizing I only ever spend my $1 notes on food two at a time, I decided I'd give dollar coins a go and see how I like it. And I like it! Nothing like taking exact change to a fast food joint and giving them a neat little stack of coins with no big, crumply pieces of paper in the way. I likes my dollar coins, and I've adopted the spending thereof as one of my many deliberate and trademark quirks. What about you guys? Do you ever use the dollar coins? The oldest ones you're likely to encounter are the Eisenhower dollars, minted in the 70's. I saw a guy just the other day who had a couple of these in a fistful of change while counting out smaller coins for his food. Then there's the Susan B. Anthony from 1979 (through 1981), as well as 1999. Nowadays, dollar coins are those gold-colored ones featuring Sacagawea and the presidents. These are the only ones I'll accept from bank tellers, as I'm kinda picky about using coins that are still current. Anything older becomes a collectible, and I'm in it for the purchasing power. So far, my quest has been a bit interesting. Banks never seem to have very many on-hand, and a lot of cashiers have never seen the presidential coins before, despite having been minted for two years. In any case, I'll make my little impact on the world one meal at a time! Oh yeah, any tips on where I might be able to get ahold of full, $25 rolls of these things would be appreciated. I'm not interested in spending $35 at the US Mint website, though, as buying money at face value and still coming out short has its ethical implications. |









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