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<p>[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 1855044, member: 60292"]I've thought about ways to get circulated coins. There are a few shopping centers near my home that have restaurants and eateries. Most of them have tip jars with lots of coins in them. I've thought about offering the cashiers to exchange the coins in the jar with bills. I would offer to round up to the nearest dollar to maybe make it worth their while. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the grocery stores in town also have those coinstar machines. I was thinking that owning one of those has to yield some nice finds. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins have an interesting history. Around the time I purchased my first liberty nickel, I read an article about the toll roads in the U.S. being 5 cents (on average). So I imagined people driving their cars in the early 1900's through a toll booth and handing a liberty nickel to the attendant. I think of it just about every time I go through a toll now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Endeavor, post: 1855044, member: 60292"]I've thought about ways to get circulated coins. There are a few shopping centers near my home that have restaurants and eateries. Most of them have tip jars with lots of coins in them. I've thought about offering the cashiers to exchange the coins in the jar with bills. I would offer to round up to the nearest dollar to maybe make it worth their while. Some of the grocery stores in town also have those coinstar machines. I was thinking that owning one of those has to yield some nice finds. Some coins have an interesting history. Around the time I purchased my first liberty nickel, I read an article about the toll roads in the U.S. being 5 cents (on average). So I imagined people driving their cars in the early 1900's through a toll booth and handing a liberty nickel to the attendant. I think of it just about every time I go through a toll now.[/QUOTE]
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