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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 22450, member: 1101&quot;]I found out the likely cause of the problem of so few silver coins in circulation when I tried to SPEND a silver quarter a couple years ago.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The modern machines (vending machine, etc.) do not accept silver coins.&nbsp; I am not sure if the coin counting machines are as closely calibrated, but I would imagine that they are in order to reject counterfeits and foreign coins.&nbsp; So, if someone accidentally tries to spendone, it gets thrown back at them, and they would likely recognize it for what it is.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So…silver would only show up in a roll if it were done by hand.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>(BTW – I was spending a silver quarter I had counterstamped – I tried to get a souvenir into circulation as a nice surprise for someone down the road, but I had a heck of a time doing it.&nbsp; I even had one cashier reject it because she said there was something funny about it.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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