Are u.s. proof coins legal tender?.

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to collect89: i wish you could give me one.

 

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I had a little problem trying to spend Kennedy’s at burger king. The manager had to come look over the coins. That was back in 2000.

Just got 2 new mint rolls of Jackson dollars to spend. Hehe wish me luck.

 

A guy I know recieved a Peace dollar while working at a gas station. And I just read about a guy in Numismatic News getting a 1906 $10.00 Eagle from a cashier.

 

I spent a bunch of Kennedys last year, and had no problem. Most people actually seemed really excited to receive them.

 

Sure, they're legal tender.

Occasionally one comes across 19th century circulated proof coins (some are called "impaired proofs"). Many are very valuable.

 

proof vs unc

are proof coins easily tone than uncirculated one?. and why?.

 

Proofs may possibly tone faster because I believe they go through a final cleaning step after striking that the Unc coins do not. This leaves the metal bare and exposed to the elements while the Unc coins may still have a thin oil film on their surfaces which helps to protect them from gases and water vapor.

 

Think this narrative was totally useless ; no expert weighed in on my simple question with a simple answer

 

Here ya go.

 

Franklin Mint coins are NOT coins and are NOT Legal tender.

 

Yeah, I figured you had already done that. Just putting in my $0.02. ;-)

 

Depends on the country whose name they were issued under. There are certainly plenty of them listed in SCWC.

 

Is it commonplace here to resurrect threads which have been dead for ten years for no good reason?

 

Yes.

 

If the boss chimes in then who dare argue?

 

I like to use clad Kennedy halves for tips - most young folk will look at those with the quizzical eyeball - I can imagine how foreign the more obscure US coinage must appear to them and their managers

 

OK, the answer is 3.7