So I walk into my local Circle K (It's a gas station for yall east coasters) and buy a fountain soda for $0.86. Give the cashier a five dollar bill and when the cashier hands me the change he looks at the second dollar bill like its counterfeit or something and suspiciously hands said bank note to me. Upon receiving the bill I examine it its a lovely $1 Silver Certificate from 1957 (Not too rare but a nice addition to my collection) How many do you think are left in circulation & whats the best way to come across them?
What makes you think Circle K's aren't around here? That's where you can find all of the Lincoln cents on the side of the buiilding when the day laborers' lunch is over. Cool find! Chris
I tried using an old silver certificate at the liquor store, and the cashier called the other cashier, who called the manager. He looked at it, reached into his wallet and gave the cashier a dollar, and kept the silver certificate.
I doubt that very many - if any - remain in circulation. Rather, the occasional Silver Certificate that is found most likely had just reentered circulation before being plucked from circulation. The reasons a Silver Certificate (as well as a silver coin) reenters circulation are varied but are primarily hardship (spending your collection), ignorance (not knowing the note or coin is worth more than face value), criminal (thieves spending their loot), and mischief (kids spending a parent's collection). When a Silver Certificate (or a silver coin) reenters circulation it will probably not circulate very long at all before someone recognizes it and pulls it from circulation.
lamo I figured this was the truth behind it maybe it's time I invent the time machine so I can get real valuables. Back when the USD was actually worth something Any mathematicians to calculate the odds of finding these treasures in circulation??
years ago, and i mean many years ago, i worked at a small convienience store / gas station. One day, this rather eldery woman walked in to buy her husband a couple packs of cigarettes ($2.00 a pack at the time) and handed me 4 $1 notes with some change, the notes were all silver certs. 2 of them were crisp in sequential order. I told her what they were and how they may have had value. She told me they were only worth a couple packs of cigs to her. Always made me wonder if she was angry with her husband for saving them all those years lol
Haha. I have a time machine in my future basement. It somehow didn't make it back on my last trip. :/
