Fun with dollar coins.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2004 - 8:39pm
So I used one of those stamp vending machines the other day, and all I had was a $20. Got my stamps, and the change returned was dollar coins(mostly Susan B Anthony). Now I have a pocket full of dollar coins, and I'm kind of excited about how many confused looks I can get from cashiers.
Yes, I'm easily amused.
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Don''t get rid of them, those Sacajawea dollars are lucky. I still have a few that I got as change from a Metrolink ticket machine. I had them in my pocket when that train hit a truck and crashed, killing two, injuring dozens, but I escaped significant injury.
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Sounds like your having those coins is unlucky for other people.
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I jut came from UK an had a pocketful of one-pouders. They''re about three times thicker than US one dollar coins. When you stack five of them, you really feel like you gots some MONEY in you hand. Also they add up to a hefty weighting fistfighting weapon.
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I spent a year in Canada and I liked the one and two dollar coins. I normally don''t like a bunch of change in my pocket, but I enjoyed not needing to get my wallet out as often and being able to put it away sooner. I like to get out of the way as quickly as possible if there are people behind me and sometimes cash change is a pain in the ass. I don''t like to put cash in my pocket, so here in the U.S. I would keep my wallet out if I know I''ll get bills back with my change. It''s especially annoying at a fast food drive through, where they hand me bills and immediately try to hand me food while I''m fumbling with my wallet, trying to cram in new bills that are getting caught on turned-up corners of the bills that were already in there. In Canada if I pay within $5 of the total purchase price all of my change will be coins, so I can put my wallet away immediately after handing the cashier my payment and my change can quickly and easily be dropped into my pocket or a tray in the car.
Heh, when I used to have several two-dollar bills (yes, they are real) and had a fun time confusing the people at check-out counters. Now I only have one left and I''m not planning to spend it.
P.S. A funny story about a two-dollar bill can be found here.
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My wife and I received a little treasure chest (about 5 inches by 7 inches by 6 inches high) with $50 in Sacajawea and Susan B. dollars for our wedding. It was like finding pirate treasure during the gift opening (yarrr!), and now we keep it on and end table and usually grab coins out of it for tips for the pizza guy or if we just need a few extra bucks. I wish more people would use the Sacajawea dollars. They''re really cool.
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Are two dollar bills really that unknown that someone would actually think they didn''t exist?
You see them quite often here due to one strip club in the area that only gives change in two dollar bills. That way the minimum you can give as a tip to a waitress or dancer is $2. Very sneaky.
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You''re right, they are really cool. THAT is why none are used. They are all busy being displayed by those maniacally evil coin collectors. Not that I have any...
''cept they get thicker. If not, the density would increase... and that''s not scientifically possible. AND liquid nitrogen is good for making ice cream.
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