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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jeankay, post: 394531, member: 12159&quot;]<b>Coin Hoards</b></p><p><br /></p><p>My dear friend gave up collecting coins for her grandkids because they do not appreciate her efforts. </p><p>I have sorted through several hundred Lincolns, only three being wheats, and many being copper, the remainder are zinc mems. I kept the coppers separate and let her know the local coin dealer will give her 1 1/2 cent for each coin if she prefers to go to the trouble of driving there.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She told me when she took the leftovers to her credit union there was a line to the change machine so she went to the grocery store... where there was also a line. Instead of waiting in line she decided to go back the next day and discovered the machines were out of order.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The point of the story is she lives in an area of town that is highly populated by senior citizens like herself who are on fixed incomes.</p><p>In some cases a stash of coins is seemingly the last bastion of hope for our seniors when they cannot keep up with the economy.</p><p>I am saddened and alarmed at what is happening to the people who made life possible for all of us.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>jeankay[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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