Sent my son to school with two IKEs for lunch money...

GritsMan

Very curious if anyone would notice and, if so, what they would say. Well, about noon, get a call from the lunch ladies at school asking if we know our son is trying to spend "silver dollars" and if that was okay? I think my wife explained that they weren't actually silver and it was fine.

We let him buy lunch about once a week and since then, I've been sending a mix of Sacs and SBAs, hoping someone there knows someone who is interested in collecting them.

fcloud

They probably will think they are not real US money.

notwilight

Last year my son was studying the early history of the US at the end of the year so I sent a PCGS MS65 Jefferson Dollar to school for each of his 3rd grade classmates as and end of year present. The teacher sent them back home asking if I knew he was giving these away. There wasn't time to send them back and distribute them so we didn't get it done.

--Jerry

astrorat

<< <i>Well, about noon, get a call from the lunch ladies at school asking if we know our son is trying to spend "silver dollars" and if that was okay? >>



How nice...somebody was actually thinking and took the extra effort to ensure that the coins were okay for the kids to spend.

Lane

messydesk

Hopefully he doesn't run into a Nelson Muntz character who taunts him because, "His parents can't afford to use real dollars, so he has to spend these. HAHA!" Nice of the lunch ladies to be vigilant, though, even if misguided.

SeaEagleCoins

yer a cruel man, Jack Sparrow


it is "bad" enough we coin geeks have chosen and accepted geekdom... but don't force it on your kids...

Goldbully

<< <i>Very curious if anyone would notice and, if so, what they would say. Well, about noon, get a call from the lunch ladies at school asking if we know our son is trying to spend "silver dollars" and if that was okay? I think my wife explained that they weren't actually silver and it was fine.

We let him buy lunch about once a week and since then, I've been sending a mix of Sacs and SBAs, hoping someone there knows someone who is interested in collecting them. >>



My favorite lunch lady.....

metalmeister

Amazing most younger folks ( and some older) can't tell the
difference between Silver and Clad........... Your Fired!

pocketpiececommems

It was good that the lunch ladies at least called to check. As a former teacher I can tell you there are many times that parts of Dad's coin collection come to school without his knowledge.

MPLunatic

Thats just cruel man! Are you trying to starve your kid

airplanenut

I once spend a proof Ike at the cafeteria. Got no response or even a second glance... what a waste!

GritsMan

It's a lot of fun to get these coins back into circulation. I figure most of them are just sitting in bank vaults or dealers' back rooms somewhere. I plan to spend two reject proof '09 pennies in the next couple days so someone can discover them!

pheh

<< <i>Hopefully he doesn't run into a Nelson Muntz character who taunts him because, "His parents can't afford to use real dollars, so he has to spend these. HAHA!" Nice of the lunch ladies to be vigilant, though, even if misguided. >>



Ha! That one got a belly laugh out of me.

Bochiman

Nice of the lunch ladies to check.
I sent my son to school with a batch of quarters from their birth years in self-slabs. I made sure to tell the teacher about it first so there would be no issues.
Went very smoothly.

Also sent some of the new lincolns in 2x2s as they were learning about counting change. Again, I made sure to tell the teacher first. Again, went smoothly and I heard the kids liked it and thought it was cool.

SaorAlba

My wife is a primary school principal, and several months ago she had to lay off the lunch lady. When they went through her office, they found money in little plastic baggies in several different areas of the room. She was disorganised as anything - and would take in receipts and then forget where she put them. Anyway at least she was not pilfering anything - but my wife asked me go through the accumulation that had built up in the last couple of months and I turned up the following:

A 1923 Buffalo nickel
3 1943 Steelies
A Czech Republic 50 Haleru
A silver war nickel from '43 I think
Several 1940's and 1950's wheats
A Panama Centesimo from the 1960's

It was evident that the lunch lady never really looked at the change or cared. The new lunch lady does though, she is a collector but will tell kids not to spend good stuff and has been known to contact parents if something untoward comes in.

WTCG

A full lunch at school for only $2? Even when I was in school a lunch cost way more than $2.

littlebear

How nice for the school to have the concern and call you! Very nice!

Larry L.

tahoe98

........next time give the boy some prez bucks to spend! you'll probably start a riot!

AgBlox

I spent 18 Prez & SBA's Today at the fuel station. The attendant let out a groan when I handed them over. She said, I hate these things. I cannot give them out as change b/c Noone w ants them.

pendragon1998

About 20 years ago, when I was in elementary school, I was responsible for selling ice cream at lunch from a little chest freezer. If kids wanted some, they could bring money from home. I was already a collector, so when a kid bought a fudge pop with a Lafayette commem dollar, I ran over to the teacher and begged her to loan me a dollar so I could buy it from the till and pay her back when my Mom picked me up. Instead, the teacher found the kid, discovered that he'd taken the coin from his dad's collection, and returned the coin. Man, I'd kill my kid for that - buying a 50c fudge pop with a mint condition raw coin. Shudder.

19Lyds

<< <i>About 20 years ago, when I was in elementary school, I was responsible for selling ice cream at lunch from a little chest freezer. If kids wanted some, they could bring money from home. I was already a collector, so when a kid bought a fudge pop with a Lafayette commem dollar, I ran over to the teacher and begged her to loan me a dollar so I could buy it from the till and pay her back when my Mom picked me up. Instead, the teacher found the kid, discovered that he'd taken the coin from his dad's collection, and returned the coin. Man, I'd kill my kid for that - buying a 50c fudge pop with a mint condition raw coin. Shudder. >>



Well I guess it looks like you saved that boys life way back when! Or was it the teacher?

Whatever.

airplanenut

<< <i>A full lunch at school for only $2? Even when I was in school a lunch cost way more than $2. >>

Lunches are very heavily subsidized.

Walmann

<< <i>Amazing most younger folks ( and some older) can't tell the
difference between Silver and Clad........... Your Fired! >>



I've come across a few people that believed the Presidental dollars are composed of gold.

WinPitcher

I've been spending Ikes for the past 2 weeks. My wife brought them home (about 50 of them)

Most give me a queer look, then accept them.


Steve

BECOKA

<< <i>A full lunch at school for only $2? Even when I was in school a lunch cost way more than $2. >>



When I was in school lunch was about 75cents. Of course that was grade school and I assume the $2 is also for grade school. High School is another story where it does cost a bit more.

My kids lunch in grade school is also about $2 here in Sunnyvale CA.

Baley

When I was in grade school (late 1970's), lunch in the cafeteria was $1.50, and I'd often pay with 3 halves that my dad and I had gotten from the bank and searched through (we found the occasional 90% or 40% coin but nothing spectacular).

And now, 30 years later, lunch is all of $2?

wow