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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1467782, member: 13650"]I've got a change bank I use that has tubes for nickels, dimes and quarters. As they stack up,the dollar amount is listed along the opening to see what the stack is worth. Cents I throw in a bag. When I walk in the door, I hang up my keys and empty my pocket change into it every day. When the bank is full, I dump it into the bag and start filling it up again. I usually cash it in once a year and it usually goes to the next coin show. I've been thinking about saving a few years worth for the heck of it and getting something nice. </p><p><br /></p><p> It's not uncommon for me to have $50 to $100+ of pocket change around here. If you really want to go in-depth into this, you could list paragraphs of where change goes and sits. Or gets lost. I took a car door apart the other day and a quarter fell out. Think how many vending machines there are. Think how many rolls are sitting at banks going unused. I metal detected my yard and found state quarters that were a couple inches deep! How much coinage is in the ground? In couches? Wishing wells and ponds? How many have fallen in rivers? It's hard to comprehend how vast the US is but when you do, it's understandable where it all goes. Besides that, so much new comes out every year, that the old doesn't need to circulate much. I get 1964 nickels all the time that look pretty nice. I got a 1985 Lincoln the other day that was full of luster about like a 2009.</p><p><br /></p><p> The economy is bad for some people but it isn't for everybody. For the vast majority, nothing has changed. Even if there is 20% real unemployment, 80% of the people are employed. That's an overwhelming majority that probably hoards change to one extent or the other. My pockets are full enough as it is. I can't imagine adding a handful of change every day. All it would do is fall out anyway. </p><p><br /></p><p> If I have change from a previous transaction, I'll spend it at the next store if I need to. Once I get home though, it goes in the change bank and sits for a year or so. It's a habit and I figure if I do it, there's probably 10s of millions of people who do the same thing. There's probably billions worth hoarded at people's homes. Just look at the people who have basements and storage sheds full of wheat cents themselves. It makes sense to me. </p><p><br /></p><p> Look at the mintage figures for 1965-1967 quarters when they were trying to replace all the pre-64s that were disappearing. Just as one example. You'll understand why you can practically get one of those dates in change almost every day, to this date. I know I do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1467782, member: 13650"]I've got a change bank I use that has tubes for nickels, dimes and quarters. As they stack up,the dollar amount is listed along the opening to see what the stack is worth. Cents I throw in a bag. When I walk in the door, I hang up my keys and empty my pocket change into it every day. When the bank is full, I dump it into the bag and start filling it up again. I usually cash it in once a year and it usually goes to the next coin show. I've been thinking about saving a few years worth for the heck of it and getting something nice. It's not uncommon for me to have $50 to $100+ of pocket change around here. If you really want to go in-depth into this, you could list paragraphs of where change goes and sits. Or gets lost. I took a car door apart the other day and a quarter fell out. Think how many vending machines there are. Think how many rolls are sitting at banks going unused. I metal detected my yard and found state quarters that were a couple inches deep! How much coinage is in the ground? In couches? Wishing wells and ponds? How many have fallen in rivers? It's hard to comprehend how vast the US is but when you do, it's understandable where it all goes. Besides that, so much new comes out every year, that the old doesn't need to circulate much. I get 1964 nickels all the time that look pretty nice. I got a 1985 Lincoln the other day that was full of luster about like a 2009. The economy is bad for some people but it isn't for everybody. For the vast majority, nothing has changed. Even if there is 20% real unemployment, 80% of the people are employed. That's an overwhelming majority that probably hoards change to one extent or the other. My pockets are full enough as it is. I can't imagine adding a handful of change every day. All it would do is fall out anyway. If I have change from a previous transaction, I'll spend it at the next store if I need to. Once I get home though, it goes in the change bank and sits for a year or so. It's a habit and I figure if I do it, there's probably 10s of millions of people who do the same thing. There's probably billions worth hoarded at people's homes. Just look at the people who have basements and storage sheds full of wheat cents themselves. It makes sense to me. Look at the mintage figures for 1965-1967 quarters when they were trying to replace all the pre-64s that were disappearing. Just as one example. You'll understand why you can practically get one of those dates in change almost every day, to this date. I know I do.[/QUOTE]
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