Costco Quarter

wolcottdigger

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NGE

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May 27, 2008
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Tim, they are hiring youngun's, they have never seen silver coins. Also, have have you ever, just for the fun of it, taken a few dateless worn out Buffs to your local filling station. They reject mine and tell me it is foreign money..... :tard: :tongue3: :icon_farao:
 

Kiros32

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I hate to be a pessimist, but a find like that in pocket change is a good indication of the rough times. Someone tapped into their coin collection to buy a hot dog. I don't imagine this coin has been in circulation for 80 or so years, surely someone would have snatched it up years ago.

With that said...AWESOME coin find, the best I have done is a silver Roosevelt dime in pocket change!!! :thumbsup:
 

dirt doctor

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Aug 31, 2006
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That is incredible !! In 15 years I've only pulled 2 of those out of the ground . My son got a Mercury Dime in his change a few months ago . I think a lot of the younger folk manning those cash registers just think the old classic American coins are some kind of worthless foreign money . Congratulations on perhaps beating a Billion to one odds !! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ;D
H H ,
George
 

Mr_Mojo_Risin

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Apr 29, 2008
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To reply to Dirt Dr.
I think a lot of the younger folk manning those cash registers just think the old classic American coins are some kind of worthless foreign money .
this is the case sometimes, and sometimes they think it's worh a fortune. I'm always honest with people that it isn't worth anything in most cases, and if it is I'll tell them and offer a fair "Face x " for it. I don't very often get old ones this wasy anymore, but in the past it proved prudent!

I'd LOVE to find a SLQ in some change, and yes, it could be a sad indicator of someone having to break into their collection. Sometimes people find hoards and spend them. You never know the whole story...but it sure is fun to theorize.
 

ClonedSIM

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Jul 28, 2005
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Diggincoinz said:
That is cool, so I guess a Coscto is a hot dog place? I'm in the North East, never heard of it.
Costco is actually a big discount warehouse store, like Sam's Club, where items can be bought in bulk. But they have a great snack bar up front. Sam's has a killer pizza shop in theirs.
 

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