never before have I

[glass half fool]

What is this ??Of course it is a Buffalo nickel . But when is the last time any one has received one as change at a convenience store ?.It is a 1936 .If you reversed the last two numbers to 63 my age would be older than that . I do not ever remember getting any coin that is that old as part of change . How about anyone else . What is that oldest coin you ever got when someone handed change to you?

 

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[Goodyguy]

Sounds like some child got into Dads collection and went to the store.
I bet the cashier had a few more old coins in the drawer.

Usually the date is worn off but not on that coin which proves it has been out of circulation for many years.


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[Blak bart]

Nope...me neither !! Go back and make change...someone's coin stash got spent. Congrats on your good luck !!

 

[3cylbill]

Sometimes I will pay with Buffalo or V nickles and Indians just to keep the hobbie interesting and maybe get somebody interested in collecting, THanks for your enthusiasm...

 

[invent4hir]

How cool is that! The oldest I got in recent years was a 1941 quarter. More common are wheat pennies and circa 1950s nickels.

 

[Older The Better]

We had a person tip with 2 dollar bills a few times, they were older, circulated ones. I think you can still request them but still fun to get

 

[glass half fool]

All of you make good observations .And it was a nice little surprise to keep my interest up to at least look .I have a few old coins but am by no means a collector . I hope that that coin did not get back into circulation due any financial hardship created by the current virus situation the people of this country are dealing with