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<p>[QUOTE="Tingalingdingding, post: 3686692, member: 106708"]I used to work at a coin op laundromat and was responsible for emptying the machine coin trays. $1500 in quarters per week, and in 4 months I found 3 silver Washingtons.</p><p>A 1948, a 1954 and a 1961, all from the same machine. </p><p>However, two years prior, I bought lunch at Wendy's. I received my change and voila! 3 silver Washingtons. I was 5 minutes away and a light bulb went off. </p><p>I went back and bought a water for 99 cents and paid with a $5. Since tax brought that to $1.06, I got $3.94 back, and there they were... 3 more silver quarters. I did this one more time and the teller said. .."we received a roll of silver quarters from the bank along with the other rolls. She told me she had bought $3 worth... (that's all she could afford) and was giving out the rest as change. I was the only customer who had caught on. I bought 7 more silver quarters from her, all that was left. </p><p>You just never know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tingalingdingding, post: 3686692, member: 106708"]I used to work at a coin op laundromat and was responsible for emptying the machine coin trays. $1500 in quarters per week, and in 4 months I found 3 silver Washingtons. A 1948, a 1954 and a 1961, all from the same machine. However, two years prior, I bought lunch at Wendy's. I received my change and voila! 3 silver Washingtons. I was 5 minutes away and a light bulb went off. I went back and bought a water for 99 cents and paid with a $5. Since tax brought that to $1.06, I got $3.94 back, and there they were... 3 more silver quarters. I did this one more time and the teller said. .."we received a roll of silver quarters from the bank along with the other rolls. She told me she had bought $3 worth... (that's all she could afford) and was giving out the rest as change. I was the only customer who had caught on. I bought 7 more silver quarters from her, all that was left. You just never know.[/QUOTE]
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