I only see 50 cent pieces when I'm in Vegas at the casinos. Most of the casinos have 50 cent pieces so they can properly pay 3/2 odds on a bet that's an odd multiple of $5. But some instead just have $2.50 chips instead.
My grandmother has an old coin collection, which I know has a steel penny in it, but I'm not sure how much further back from that it goes. And I don't know if she has any dollar coins or if it's all the various fractional coins.
Your story about the cashier calling the cops on you using a 50 cent piece reminds me of all the times people pay with $2 bills and cashiers get freaked out. My grandfather used to give us $2 as small gifts.
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When I was a kid my dad used to take us to Washington DC and we would go the the mint and I remember being able to buy $2 bills in uncut sheets. do they still do that?MrPopo wrote:I only see 50 cent pieces when I'm in Vegas at the casinos. Most of the casinos have 50 cent pieces so they can properly pay 3/2 odds on a bet that's an odd multiple of $5. But some instead just have $2.50 chips instead.
My grandmother has an old coin collection, which I know has a steel penny in it, but I'm not sure how much further back from that it goes. And I don't know if she has any dollar coins or if it's all the various fractional coins.
Your story about the cashier calling the cops on you using a 50 cent piece reminds me of all the times people pay with $2 bills and cashiers get freaked out. My grandfather used to give us $2 as small gifts.
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Yup! It's that one alright. Thanks for the info you provided.KalessinDB wrote:Hrmmm... now I'm on a hunt.
Morgan Dollar? I thought those were from the 1800's, but Wiki confirms there was a printing in 1921.
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Wow, if that is in good condition, it's worth around $1,000 and as much as $1,200. Double Eagles are largest coin currency ever made by the U.S., save for a $50 coin that was made for the opening of the Panama Canal about 100 years ago. The Eagles were made to coincide with the Gold Rush of 1849.fastbilly1 wrote:The only old currency story I have is that a couple years ago at my church in Atlanta, someone drop a double eagle in the plate one night during service.
Wonder if the church realized it and sold it to a dealer to benefit the church?
They have escaped into the mansion where they thought it was safe, yet.
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Why do you think we knew what it was?jvalentine98 wrote:Wonder if the church realized it and sold it to a dealer to benefit the church?
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IIRC, without looking at one, it doesn't say anything on the front of the coin. They could be easily overlooked.fastbilly1 wrote:Why do you think we knew what it was?jvalentine98 wrote:Wonder if the church realized it and sold it to a dealer to benefit the church?
They have escaped into the mansion where they thought it was safe, yet.
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Without looking at one you can tell something is different, it weighs more than most coins.jvalentine98 wrote:IIRC, without looking at one, it doesn't say anything on the front of the coin. They could be easily overlooked.fastbilly1 wrote:Why do you think we knew what it was?jvalentine98 wrote:Wonder if the church realized it and sold it to a dealer to benefit the church?