The Great American Coin Hunt
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Coin World has an interesting article...
Dealer group plans nationwide ‘coin hunt’ in April
It's called The Great American Coin Hunt, set for April 21-27.
Between 250 and 300 dealers have agreed to deliberately release thousands of pieces from their own U.S. inventory into circulation at restaurants, retail and convenience stores, and in higher-traffic area such as airports, train stations, malls, and town squares according to Rob Oberth, one of the program’s organizers, who himself as pledged to spend 5,000 collectible coins.
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In addition to common collectible coins, some dealers will be using key dates as tips at restaurants (of course mentioning to the staff that their tip is worth more than a few cents) and placing hologram stickers on some of the common cons they put into circulation. These hologram coins will include instructions for the lucky recipient to find a participating dealer and exchange the coin for a key date of the dealer’s choice worth up to $100.
Note to self. Get a lot of change at the end of April onward and look at it.
Which, I guess, brings us back to the Mint's statement about making a circulating rarity this year...
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This is cool, thanks for posting.
That is a great idea!
The Royal Australian Mint did a hunt last year. https://www.ramint.gov.au/publications/royal-australian-mint-challenges-aussies-find-specially-marked-1-coins-golden-ticket
Watch your change closely late April/early May
(if you don't already...)
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Sign me up to sneak some fun things into the money supply...
What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
I usually check my change every time I get some. just keeping it safe. thanks tor the heads up as well
This is cool
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
I like it, thanks for the post !!!
Interesting wording....
I was thinking about it, but thinking about the past few months, I'm rarely in a position to actually spend change, since typically would involved having to carry a fair amount of cash. Like for grocery shopping.
Otherwise, most of my transactions are online...
I have some worthless dateless buffs around. I could throw a thousand bi-centennial quarters into circulation, but I'm not sure that'd be considered a numismatic collectable...
Enjoy releasing Buffaloes back into the wild in April...wows waitresses.
Awesome way of getting new people into the hobby.
I rarely pay attention to world coins, but this article popped up on Coin World's site:
Great British Coin Hunt returns for 2019 10-penny coins
Five weeks until ours starts...
Should be fun
I've got a few roosies, buffs, war nickels and wheaties to toss out there
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
I will be circulating some buffalo, steel cents, wheats, halves and dollar coins, Ike & Susan.
Also I plan to make tiny paintings on common BU coins and spend them. This is not easy to make and I am hoping quality improves with the more I do.
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I better stay clear of the rampage path
You should print a qr code on the other side of the coin, so people can scan it and you can track it like a "Where's George" frn.
For those who have someone at a bank looking out for goodies for you. What if you gave a teller a box of wheaties, IHC's,
Buffalo's etc. in 2 x 2's and ask them to hand out a couple to any kid that comes into the bank.
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That look like Godzilla throwing a fireball.
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Well I hope I find one of @Aspie_Rocco's painted coins..... That would be cool....Cheers, RickO
The credit card business is likely to take a big hit in April! Cash is king again!
And it started yesterday:
coinworld: Monday Morning Brief for April 22, 2019: Headed to circulation near you
Anyone find anything?
Must of started a bit early with the release. 3 days ago a 1942 non silver Jeff. came my way. Followed yesterday with a 1935 readable date Buff. Will be waiting/looking out for the $20 Saint.
Right. Maybe someone will mistake a double eagle for a brassbuck.
Do you wish to disclose a location? (Or maybe just the area of a state...)
I'm not sure I've seen a list of all the dealers/collectors dumping interesting things into circulation, so where they're being found would be interesting...
Dates: 21-28 Apr
Website: https://www.greatamericancoinhunt.com/ Too cheap(?) to spend the $$ for bandwidth. The site is very slow. There is a forum. Six posts as I type this. Done with that site.
Let me giveaway some AIs while I hunt Ws.
I could take them more seriously if they weren't selling t-shirts. Is that the only coin t-shirt without a coin on it?
(If you think about it, there are probably fewer prezibucks and innobucks (all years combined) in circulation than the W-Mint Lowell...)
Think I’ll spend one of my 25$ bags of S mint Mark ATB quarters. People looking for the W may we’ll find a S instead. At least here in Colorado.