Maybe I'll Spur a Few Young/New Collectors...I Just Put 640 Buffalos Back into the Wild!
RichR
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So...my father-in-law was a BIG buffalo nickel and mercury dime collector...like coffee cans full of them!
And he recently passed and we're just getting around to sorting everything out.
So there was this one can labeled as "no dates"...and sure enough...it was full of worn down buffalos.
And after wrapping them...we brought them to our local bank...and the teller had never seen one before (she opened a roll to just check that we weren't giving her a roll of slugs)...so she called over a manager who identified it.
$32 in cash for 640 newly freed buffalos. I hope they might catch the fancy of a kid or kids out there if they get them in change...which is actually how I started...after finding some old silver half dollars in rolls way back in the day!
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Nice!
I'll be on the look-out for a three-legged.
peacockcoins
Nice thought, but if you turned them in rolled then I doubt they'll get very far.
A Coinstar or bank lobby counting machine dump would have gotten them dispersed far and wide.
Wonderful thought, but how many kids even touch coins anymore. The more likely scenario is you will soon see a thread from one of the roll search guys/gals from here that is super excited about the rolls of dateless buffalo nickels they got from the bank.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
And many valuable varieties can still be identified on dateless Indians.
FYI...no three legs were hiding in there...
I love the intention and I think it’s important that we coin collectors try to stimulate interest in the hobby as much as possible. I was at a bar recently and the woman next to me was tipping with a $2 bill, which caught the attention of a few patrons. I took out an Eisenhower dollar and a few people marveled at it, and I left it as a tip for the bartender. I also toss AI dollars into tip jars at coffee places and such, or use them for small purchases.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
That’s what I do with the dateless and super worn buffs I win at the club. Love the idea!
Having fun while switching things up and focusing on a next level PCGS slabbed 1950+ type set, while still looking for great examples for the 7070.
A great thing to do.
Hopefully you will inspire some new collectors.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
All you did was double the money of a bank employee or two I fear. And take up 45mins of the closest B&M
Cool sentiment though
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Excellent gesture and thought to push the numismatic experience forward.
I agree with @JBK. I have thrown many wheat cents back into circulation but I dump them in the coin counting machine in the lobby of my credit union. They get mixed in with the other cents and will hopefully see wider distribution.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Ill bet @joeykoins finds them!
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[A Coinstar or bank lobby counting machine dump would have gotten them dispersed far and wide.]
Doesn't Coinstar also charge something like 69% for their "services"?
Especially if they show up at a Starbucks.😀
Very true. The 1916/16 can be easily identified without the date and is still worth a couple hundred dollars.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
can you imagine the post? lol. there will be a three leg in there or some weird variety or mint error if this happens too.
Now if we could just get a billion wheat cents put back in circulation that everyone seems to think are worth holding on to….
WS
Not just wheats, nowadays it seems that lots of people are hording any pre 82 cent.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.