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What can $2 buy these days?

KurisuKurisu Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Apparently, in my case...a little bit of happiness :blush:

Feel free to post something that made you smile for $2 or less.

2 bucks on the nose, a 1999 Clipped Nickel...worth every penny!

Coins are Neato!

"If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone...somewhere...is making a penny." - Steven Wright

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    divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it. Nice pickup.

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    SoldiSoldi Posts: 2,095 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nothing, every time I get $2
    I throw it away

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    WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,434 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It surly is not postage. Lol
    Wayne

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    goodmoney4badmoneygoodmoney4badmoney Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭✭

    Nice find OAKSTAR.

    I recall now that I once got a small broadstruck state quarter in change, no reeding at all, it was circulated and also badly scratched. Still made me smile though.

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    bsshog40bsshog40 Posts: 3,828 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @goodmoney4badmoney said:
    Back in 2008/2009 I bought 10 of these in gem unc. for about $1.50 each delivered because I thought they were neat for such a low price. They were cheap on eBay at the time. The prices have since run up to $100+ in Unc grades. I sold them all after the run up so that makes me smile a bit!

    Edit to add: I like your nickel for $2!

    I did the same thing.

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    CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You can buy a two dollar bill.

    God Bless, CRHer700 :mrgreen:
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    skier07skier07 Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can’t even buy a cup of coffee nowadays.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,763 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think that's why dollar general doesn't sell gas ☹️

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    Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭✭✭

    B)

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    rte592rte592 Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 1, 2024 7:33PM

    I got a worn $2 bill in change. That's the best I've done lately. :D

    Well that's not entirely true. :o
    Some good karma came my way on a $500 Jeep CJ-7.
    After taking with the previous owner for awhile, the price was significantly reduced.
    Without giving too much away, it was less than $2.

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    rte592rte592 Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OAKSTAR said:
    This one made me smile. Face value from a bank roll.

    Is that a legit clip?

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    GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 16,984 ✭✭✭✭✭

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    ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,733 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2, 2024 1:28PM

    From a coin club table sale These are all very carefully picked coins I’d say ez MS65 on all.

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    JBKJBK Posts: 15,087 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @goodmoney4badmoney said:
    Back in 2008/2009 I bought 10 of these in gem unc. for about $1.50 each delivered because I thought they were neat for such a low price. They were cheap on eBay at the time. The prices have since run up to $100+ in Unc grades. I sold them all after the run up so that makes me smile a bit!

    Edit to add: I like your nickel for $2!

    I bought three of those back then. (Still have them).

    Should have bought a bundle of 100.

    Atleast I never got around to sticking one in my wallet as a conversation piece. :#

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    goodmoney4badmoneygoodmoney4badmoney Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:

    @goodmoney4badmoney said:
    Back in 2008/2009 I bought 10 of these in gem unc. for about $1.50 each delivered because I thought they were neat for such a low price. They were cheap on eBay at the time. The prices have since run up to $100+ in Unc grades. I sold them all after the run up so that makes me smile a bit!

    Edit to add: I like your nickel for $2!

    I bought three of those back then. (Still have them).

    Should have bought a bundle of 100.

    Atleast I never got around to sticking one in my wallet as a conversation piece. :#

    A nice profit could be made on 1946 Hungary Szazmillio B-Pengo (100 Quintillion) notes as well, they are trading today at 10X the money they were at just 6-7 years ago. I bought some of those cheap years ago and cashed in just like the Zimbabwe notes, but my buy prices weren't as low as $2.

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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 7,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

    2 junk box $1 world coins.

    So Cali Area - Coins & Currency
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    sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 2,638 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @goodmoney4badmoney said:
    Back in 2008/2009 I bought 10 of these in gem unc. for about $1.50 each delivered because I thought they were neat for such a low price. They were cheap on eBay at the time. The prices have since run up to $100+ in Unc grades. I sold them all after the run up so that makes me smile a bit!

    Edit to add: I like your nickel for $2!

    You turned bad money into good money-sort of a philosopher's stone.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,051 ✭✭✭✭✭




    Bought for a buck. Sold for $2. Bought back for $300. Now it's in an MS 65 holder.... and to date, haven't found or even heard of another innovation dollar missing edge lettering.
    Leave it to cherrypickers. They know how to turn a buck.

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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,060 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The occasional wheat cent or pre-60 nickel from the registers. Been a while since my last silver find.

    Although, a couple weeks ago someone brought in 30+ dollar bills with...oops wrong forum.

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    CregCreg Posts: 74 ✭✭✭
    edited July 3, 2024 11:42AM

    Generic blue diamonds - .4 @ .45 ea. and a dime back.

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