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    I just had to report this.

    And no mintmarks!
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 28, 2020 at 4:09 PM in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    Awesome, thank you! Anyway, this clad composition could fool vending machines that used to accept silver-composition coinage, right?
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 23, 2020 at 4:21 PM in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    Well, isn't that a given by now? I mean, five cents just CAN'T buy the metal used to make a nickel! Is negative seigniorage acceptable? It...
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 21, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    Well, the new coining metal will "be seamless" in operating vending machines. That's SUCH a great idea. What could go wrong..?
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 20, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    I haven't seen a cigarette machine since the late 1970s...
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 20, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    ooof.
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 20, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    So much for expecting people to read legends on coins...
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 20, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    You know, I never once ran into a clerk or manager who wouldn't accept halves or dollar coins. Not yet. If anything they'll ask, "are these 50...
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 19, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    Then why not punch the coins from solid 75% Cu, 25% nickel coining metal? Why did they have to instead "sandwich" it?
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 18, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    How many will you buy ??

    I'll probably buy. One.
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 18, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    I always wondered why the USA wanted to sandwich copper between two pieces of copper-nickel. Sounds like a difficult or more expensive way to...
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 18, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    Check this: [ATTACH]
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 18, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    Oh snap! There we go. ONE example of a machine accepting halves nowadays! Thanks for the info!
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 18, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    You found GOLD?? WTH?
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 18, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Have vending machines motivated the issue of certain coins?

    These are some good examples, everyone. So far, I have: DDR: 20 Pfennig. New Zealand: Redesigned $2 coin USA: Eisenhower dollar Any others?
    Post by: mlov43, Oct 18, 2020 in forum: Coin Chat