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Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,521 ✭✭✭✭✭

Sorry, not really a collection per se, but something we saw at an eclectic restaurant in Florida today.

On the walkway in, these were primarily US cents, with some other things.

There were quite a few:

And inside the tables had various themes; this double table was foreign currency under acrylic:

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  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭✭✭

    🆒

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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,095 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My great uncle in the 30's thru the early 60's owned a bubble gumball machine business. He placed and serviced gumball machines in several states. He had North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. While I never saw it, my parents told me of his home having an uncirculated penny paved patio and den. All of the pennies were bright red, they told me. Would have loved to have pictures of them, but do not. Can you imagine seeing a 55 double die sealed into flooring? I was somewhere in New Orleans in 1968 that had a long L shaped bar completely covered in half dollars. Mixed but all silver. I have read about many bars having Morgans, but also have not seen them.
    Jim


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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I see a wheat.

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,178 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OAKSTAR said:
    I see a wheat.

    And it's a V.D.B.!

    peacockcoins

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 5, 2023 8:35PM

    Oh, yeah. 😉

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tortilla Flat in Arizona. The bar/restaurant has numerous currency all over the walls. You can Google it to see the display along with all the other touristy things in a gallery photo slide show.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,358 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can just see a coin collector crawling around with a magnifier looking for key dates. LOL. :D

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  • GaCoinGuyGaCoinGuy Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭✭

    @Floridafacelifter said:
    Got a lot of weird joints in Florida

    Willie T’s in Key West

    No Name Pub Big Pine Key

    There is a place in Rome, GA that has something similar.

    imageimage

  • fastfreddiefastfreddie Posts: 2,849 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Same thing here in Tortillia Flat, Arizona





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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Jeeezzzzzz!! Talk about a fire hazard with those places!! 😱 🙀

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @fastfreddie said:
    Same thing here in Tortillia Flat, Arizona





    Thanks for the post. I went there once. What a ride from Phoenix through the desert to get there.

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  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @fastfreddie said:
    Same thing here in Tortillia Flat, Arizona





    There probably not worth much now, what with condition issues, but curious how many bills may have errors or collectible serial numbers.

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  • CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Sorry, not really a collection per se, but something we saw at an eclectic restaurant in Florida today.

    On the walkway in, these were primarily US cents, with some other things.

    There were quite a few:


    And inside the tables had various themes; this double table was foreign currency under acrylic:

    Where in Florida is this? Also, if you were me, I would have had a good try at conserving that wheatie. :D

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  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,862 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool. Also, this would be a lot funner to read if folks would STOP QUOTING ALL THE PHOTOS!

  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,558 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There were dollar bills hanging from the ceiling when I was at Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn, on the George Parks Highway between Fairbanks and Nenana (Alaska). It had an interesting gift shop.

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,817 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We ate at No Name in Big Key last year. Thanks for the memories!

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,521 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Where in Florida is this? Also, if you were me, I would have had a good try at conserving that wheatie. :D

    Satchel’s in Gainesville.
    There were dining tables with CD’s, old iPhones, bottle caps, match books, etc all mounted under acrylic.

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  • MaineJimMaineJim Posts: 749 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I posted this last week in a thread but seems appropriate to this group of photos.

    Jim

  • AlanSkiAlanSki Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Funny how people willingly give money away to fund someone else’s retirement without even thinking about it. Everyone else does it so I must do it too.

    These guys probably make $50k+ extra just by having a ceiling.

  • Desert MoonDesert Moon Posts: 5,890 ✭✭✭✭✭

    this comes to mind when I view the image of the OP............

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,521 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MaineJim, I actually thought of your post when I saw these at the restaurant!

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