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<p>[QUOTE="Witty38, post: 1575970, member: 34290"]You're abolutely right, clembo! Most coin shops these days (at least here in the West) have these or sell them basically as a loss leader. They advertise them with banners in the window of the shop just trying to get people in the store. The local coin shop here says that it's mostly older people that buy them for grandkids and the like. </p><p><br /></p><p>As you point out, it's not really a matter of liking them for me. I try and use them to get the grandkids to SAVE. But since they're not into these coins, all they do is spend them on candy and toys right away. I try and impress upon them the value of saving, but these coins certainly haven't worked to do that so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've already decided to open all my old rolls, look for errors and buy/trade them for coins that have some investor value, like the Morgans. At least the Morgans have silver in them to enhance the value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for everybodys input![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Witty38, post: 1575970, member: 34290"]You're abolutely right, clembo! Most coin shops these days (at least here in the West) have these or sell them basically as a loss leader. They advertise them with banners in the window of the shop just trying to get people in the store. The local coin shop here says that it's mostly older people that buy them for grandkids and the like. As you point out, it's not really a matter of liking them for me. I try and use them to get the grandkids to SAVE. But since they're not into these coins, all they do is spend them on candy and toys right away. I try and impress upon them the value of saving, but these coins certainly haven't worked to do that so far. I've already decided to open all my old rolls, look for errors and buy/trade them for coins that have some investor value, like the Morgans. At least the Morgans have silver in them to enhance the value. Thanks for everybodys input![/QUOTE]
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