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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dmott88, post: 1729461, member: 33129&quot;]Humble advice from an avid collector amongst you all….</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen in a span of different threads that much of our ‘family’ here at Cointalk doesn’t carry cash to make their purchase and only use their debit cards or what-have-you. I personally feel like you are cutting yourself short. I purposely go out of my way to make sure I complete every transaction in cash. I even go so far to pay for $20.01 when putting gas in my car to get the .99 cents back in change.&nbsp; Or I will drive 5 miles to my bank to get cash or hit a local ATM. Why go to such extreme measures? Well, to get coins of course!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For instance every time I go to the bank - about twice a week - and pull out the funds needed to complete my transactions, I ask if they have anything brand new or old. Sometimes they hand me crisp uncirculated notes I can check for errors/stars or a handful of half dollar rolls that a customer just left. Sometimes, I even get so lucky as to have them hand me silver, Ikes, or red seal notes for face value! Once they get to know you by name and know what you look for they seem to keep an eye out for you. Of course, sometimes a box of donuts can encourage this for them all the more!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, now that you have your cash, what if you don’t have enough to cover a purchase? Well, I have become a master at this art. Most venues will accept multiple payment methods. So, if your total is $26.67 you can put $20 on your card and pay the rest in cash. Then it’s simple to just hand over a $10 bill to see what they may have in their register! I can make $100 in cash last all week at times with this method. </p><p>It’s a shame how many coin collectors aren’t even curious to see what’s in people’s registers. To me it’s a whole box of secrets! Sometimes, people will set old stuff in a separate slot and you can see it right when it opens. Then it’s easy to ask if you can buy it or if they are a collector as well.&nbsp; Then you can strike up a conversation and have yourself a trading buddy! Or - if nothing else - you might get handed back a silver dime in change. (Just happened to me a few weeks ago at Dollar General when my wife sent me out for dish soap. My total was $2.17 so essentially my soap was free!) Every time I go into my local grocery store one of the cashiers now complains about her husband’s coin addiction and guess who’s accompanying me to the next coin auction. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So I know you’ve read all this and you’re thinking: “ Come on guy, get to the point…Sounds like a lot of work for little reward…. “ But here’s the thing. Whether it’s a silver dime at Dollar General, a 1914 Wheat Cent at Taco Bell, pre-1982 copper cents, pre-1960 nickels, old notes or what-have-you,&nbsp; it all adds up and if you sell your finds then essentially it’s free money!</p><p><br /></p><p>In closing, I leave you with one more experience: I went to that dreaded store called Wal-Mart to pick up diapers and baby wipes. I think my total was in the neighborhood of $82.69 or something like that. I always try to get out of that place as quick as possible, hence my dash toward the self check-out. I have acquired a wheat or two from these blasted machines every now and then (I also figured less hands pilfering for the goodies!)&nbsp; So, I check my cash and I only had four bucks. So I used my debit card for $80 and slapped in $3. Ching Ching Ching! as the coins hit the dispenser. Music to my ears…. I scoop them up, grab the diapers and wipes and fly out of there… And here is what was in the little lovely pile of change:</p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"></font><p style="text-align: center"><font size="5">[ATTACH]269794.vB[/ATTACH]</font></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Free Diapers&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So tell me CoinTalk friends! What are your &quot;Pocket Change&quot; finds?!?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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