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Somebody actually spent a Carter Quarter (ie SBA)

My wife and I took a trip to the fast food joint to get some breakfast and as we came to the window to pay I reached for a quarter in the tray but it seemed a little big. I took a second look and low and behold it was a 1979 Susan B Anthony dollar. I don't know if I recieved it as a quarter and thus netted a tidy 75 cent windfall but I almost spent it as a quarter. Anyway, I haven't seen one of those in circulation in quite a while.
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<< <i>I have one in my pocket, ready to spend, just waiting for the right time---------BigE >>
You got me curious. What would qualify as the right time?
<< <i>My wife and I took a trip to the fast food joint to get some breakfast and as we came to the window to pay I reached for a quarter in the tray but it seemed a little big. I took a second look and low and behold it was a 1979 Susan B Anthony dollar. I don't know if I recieved it as a quarter and thus netted a tidy 75 cent windfall but I almost spent it as a quarter. Anyway, I haven't seen one of those in circulation in quite a while. >>
Don't forget to report the gain on your income tax.
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<< <i>I have one in my pocket, ready to spend, just waiting for the right time---------BigE >>
You got me curious. What would qualify as the right time? >>
When I feel like explaining what it is to a waitress, teller etc., cashing it in with other change at the bank, or when I dont have to hide it from the wife and loose 75 cents, when I am buying gas for cash instead of using a card. Or when I feel like watching what the cashier does when there is no place in the register--or they really think they have found something
When I order a box of the Sac Dollars through the bulk distribution program, my fiancee' likes to spend the ones I don't keep because the clerks have seldom seen them.
I knew it would happen.
<< <i>I don't know how widespread that term spread but it goes to the point of why it was not to popular. I think there was a problem with people confusing it with a quarter. Also, the beauty (or lack there of) of the coin obverse was also a factor. >>
Given the popularity of today's dollar coin I'm not so sure about that conventional wisdom...
<< <i>Funny, I've never heard of a SBA dollar mentioned as a Carter Quarter. Took me a moment to make the connection.
...soon to be changed to the BO dollar
<< <i>I don't know how widespread that term spread but it goes to the point of why it was not to popular. I think there was a problem with people confusing it with a quarter. >>
One time I tried to spend a SBA on a 50 cent item and the lady said I needed to give her another one!
<< <i>Also, the beauty (or lack there of) of the coin obverse was also a factor. >>
Given that Gasparro's original choice for a younger SBA was rejected by those who favored the accepted design, what would a modern Lady Liberty look like?
Susan B. Anthony
Cleopatra
And both could have used the surname "Anthony".
I never heard of "Carter dollar", is a Peace dollar now a "Harding dollar"?.
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<< <i>The last one I had I donated it to a charity that was taking collections on the street thinking that it was a quarter. I realized what I'd done when I got home. >>
I would not suggest anyone use them to pay a tip. The wait staff might think you stiffed them with some quarters and who knows what they will serve you next time you come in.
<< <i>The last one I had I donated it to a charity that was taking collections on the street thinking that it was a quarter. I realized what I'd done when I got home. >>
...just wondering if the charity realized it wasn't a quarter.
<< <i>How much does Susan B. Anthony resemble this lady on a 2,000-year old coin?
Susan B. Anthony
Cleopatra
And both could have used the surname "Anthony".
I never heard of "Carter dollar", is a Peace dollar now a "Harding dollar"?.
Susan B. Anthony invented the time machine too?
Not sure if I've ever gotten one in change, though I have spent them. Used to get quite a few at the car wash, now it's mostly the pres. dollars. Never had a problem spending one, though the cashiers always look at them. Personally, as a cashier, I'd much rather have to count dollar coins at the end of the day than a bunch of wrinkled up dollar bills which are easier to miscount.
<< <i>How much does Susan B. Anthony resemble this lady on a 2,000-year old coin?
Susan B. Anthony
Cleopatra
And both could have used the surname "Anthony".
I never heard of "Carter dollar", is a Peace dollar now a "Harding dollar"?.
Wow! Amazing! They even have the same mustache!
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...suzy has better hair.