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<p>[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1474959, member: 15929"]Fine. Then let the targeted charity take it to the bank for their dollar. OR, let whom ever is responsible for cleaning the fountain out, take it to the Bank for a buck. I mean, it's not like each and every coin is examined for collectibility when this stuff is cleaned out. Some folks don't have a clue what a Morgan Dollar is and as such, just deposit them at the bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>How many brass tokens need to be looked at by a non-collector to determine which one happens to be an authentic gold piece?</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole point being that whim ever tossed the coin into the fountain certainly didn't toss it in because of it's numismatic value. They tossed it in because it was a buck. Whoever cleans it out may or may not know it has value more than a buck but with the amount of silver that can still be gleaned from banks, there's a lot more that only think its a buck.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would not consider it thievery any more than pulling 90% Silver Half Dollars from bank rolls or asking tellers for the half's that you spot in their drawer which are silver and only paying fave value for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1474959, member: 15929"]Fine. Then let the targeted charity take it to the bank for their dollar. OR, let whom ever is responsible for cleaning the fountain out, take it to the Bank for a buck. I mean, it's not like each and every coin is examined for collectibility when this stuff is cleaned out. Some folks don't have a clue what a Morgan Dollar is and as such, just deposit them at the bank. How many brass tokens need to be looked at by a non-collector to determine which one happens to be an authentic gold piece? The whole point being that whim ever tossed the coin into the fountain certainly didn't toss it in because of it's numismatic value. They tossed it in because it was a buck. Whoever cleans it out may or may not know it has value more than a buck but with the amount of silver that can still be gleaned from banks, there's a lot more that only think its a buck. I would not consider it thievery any more than pulling 90% Silver Half Dollars from bank rolls or asking tellers for the half's that you spot in their drawer which are silver and only paying fave value for them.[/QUOTE]
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