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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 3499128, member: 25357&quot;][ATTACH=full]927157[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]927158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]927159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]927162[/ATTACH] It&#039;s been a long time since I posted on this forum.&nbsp; I used to be a regular here a few years ago.&nbsp; But haven&#039;t followed this site for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>This week however something pretty cool happened that I know some of the members on this forum will appreciate.&nbsp; I was visiting my 80 year old father with my kids.&nbsp; We travel up to see Grandpa every other month or so.&nbsp; It&#039;s about a three hour drive.&nbsp; One of our favorite past times is to play poker with him.&nbsp; I had forgotten to bring the poker set with chips.&nbsp; So after we took him to dinner at a local diner in the DC area, I asked the owner of the diner if I could buy some change from him so we could have something to play poker with.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a roll of quarters, a roll of nickels and a roll of dimes for $17.&nbsp; I gave him a $20 bill and he gladly gave the three rolls of coins plus 3 $1 bills in exchange.</p><p><br /></p><p>So imagine my surprise when I get back to his place and we crack open the roll of quarters.&nbsp; I was expecting to see the usual assortment of clad quarters.&nbsp; The first one I look at seems to have a clear silver edge.&nbsp; I&#039;m thinking to myself, &quot;Cool, I might have found one silver quarter in this roll.&nbsp; But then I notice that every quarter appears to be silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole roll is silver except for one coin which is a 1976 Bicentennial commemorative quarter!&nbsp; There are 35 pre 1965 90% silver quarters, 2 Standing Liberty Quarters with the dates worn off, one 1976 Bicentennial commemorative quarter and a couple of clad quarters in the roll.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not a bad find![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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