By accident more than likely. They don't examine each coin and just assume what denomination it is. I've gotten plenty of Canadian quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies in change before, not as often as I use to though.
Ever cross your mind that he just doesn't know or care of what he has. To some people, it's just money with the face value telling them how much it's worth. Step out of yourself with all the knowledge you have about coins and step into someone who doesn't care, know or bother to know. I'd say the people who don't care or know outnumber the knowledgeable collectors by 1000 to 1 or more. My older brother would do the same thing this guy tried. I could give him a silver dollar and he'd go spend it as a dollar, cause that's what he'd see on it, "One Dollar".
I worked fast food long ago, in my high school days. It's not worth it and yes, I never eat fast food any longer because of those days I worked fast food. I like real food!
Do you have any proof to back up such bold claims? I mean, it could be someone who go a hold of some loose change that was in a jar that's been sitting for years or decades by a person who wasn't a collector but just kept their change for a rainy day for all we know. Too many assumptions or what if's. I wouldn't make any bold claims without any actual evidence to back up such claims. Just enjoy the story and the cool find I say!
About 10 years ago when I used to work at my parent's store, I would get buffalo nickels, silver quarters and dimes all the time. Used to get peace dollars and walking liberty halves every so often as well. Still have a few in my collection.
Obviously someone saved the dime. If they hadn't, it would have been spent many times by now and certainly someone would have removed it from circulation. I mean, how many wheat cents are found in change today. Although in the past 2 years of roll searching I did find ONE Indian head, I Never found a Flying Eagle. I strongly suspect someone lost part of their collection or hoard. gary
which is harder to find ? a seated dime being circulated ? or a block of cheese for sell at mcdonald's ?
Sort of like asking which came first: the chicken or the egg? The only time I could think of someone selling a block of cheese at Mickey D's is if it was an employee who stuffed it with drugs and brought it in to sell over the counter to someone who knew he was doing this. The only time I could see a seated dime being in circulation is if it was in an CWR or BWR or loose in a coin return from a machine, where it was inadvertently spent. Both highly improbable in the same manner.
Who goes to McD's to buy a "block of cheese"? They wouldn't even sell you something like that. If that's what he wanted, why not a grocery store? This story is bizzare.
I spent a few summers as a Boy Scout camp counselor in the early '70s. I was the assistant Chef, but had to work one day a week in the camp store. It was amazing how many really nice old coins I saw (replaced from the till). I know these kids were "Boy Scouts", but that didn't keep them from raiding their Father's coin collection before heading to camp.