I got a free lunch today - 1943 silver
I bought a burger & drink today at the local Burger King. The total was $9.73. I paid with a $10 and got a 1943-D quarter & 2011-D nickel in change. I never look at my change, but I could hear the difference. Pretty cool, says I. There’s still a few out there, even at these crazy silver prices.
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that is super cool. I haven't got a silver quarter back since the early 90s. As a coin nerd I have to say I am a little disappointed you did not share a Rev pick so we can see if there is a mint mark. Inquiring minds want to know (for no good reason)
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Ha, it’s a Denver
… and I checked. It’s not the DDO.
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I love it when that happens 🫰👍
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Thank you kind sir, my brain can move on now.
I get 2-3 war nickels a year maybe 1 dime every other and find 40% halfs when I see any group of halfs but quarters have been my most searched and least producing denom since I was a teen working in an arcade at the beach. Looking though over a million quarters I may have gotten 2 over 3 years. I was convinced there was someone upstream taking them out before distribution. Mind you it was a quarters centric place being a beach with old school meters and a board walk lined with arcades
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Very hard to believe, a bunch of people were asleep at the economic wheel.
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Today's burger employees tend to be young enough to not even know we had silver coinage.
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Cool story..Thanks for sharing!
Can’t remember the last time I received any constitutional silver in change. It’s been many years.
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
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Very cool! It's been years since I got any silver in change. Nice pickup.
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I got a ‘64 silver dime in change from my favorite breakfast nook about two months ago. 😬
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@Cameonut said:
Today's burger employees tend to be young enough to not even know we had silver coinage.I got a 44 mercury dime and the girl had no idea what it was. I was glad to say nothing and walked away
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A free lunch!
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Obviously, I should have asked if she could give me $5 worth of quarters.
You never know......
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They also rounded down your charge to $9.70. So you made out there as well. Even if the difference would not have bought you dessert.😀
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A few years ago before the local toll road when to EZPass only I was trying to pay my 8 quarters at the unmanned both…….my quarters kept going straight through the machine and straight down into the change slot. I put in more than the cost of the toll and nothing was happening, so I opened my door to scoop out what I assumed were all the quarters I had just tried to pay with. Toll malfunctions weren’t that uncommon at this particular plaza……
Got maybe a half mile down the road before realizing one of them was silver, then I got to where I was going and went through what I had scooped out and counted an additional 4 of them!
Silver wasn’t any where near where it is now but that was one morning I wasn’t pissed off about DC traffic!
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@MEJ7070 said:
A few years ago before the local toll road when to EZPass only I was trying to pay my 8 quarters at the unmanned both…….my quarters kept going straight through the machine and straight down into the change slot. I put in more than the cost of the toll and nothing was happening, so I opened my door to scoop out what I assumed were all the quarters I had just tried to pay with. Toll malfunctions weren’t that uncommon at this particular plaza……Got maybe a half mile down the road before realizing one of them was silver, then I got to where I was going and went through what I had scooped out and counted an additional 4 of them!
Silver wasn’t any where near where it is now but that was one morning I wasn’t pissed off about DC traffic!
I assume you're talking about the dullas toll road, it would take more than silver to make that not a nightmare
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@DisneyFan said:
A free lunch!Right?! I guess Milton Friedman was wrong, after all!! lol 😂
Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍
My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):
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@Crypto said:
@MEJ7070 said:
A few years ago before the local toll road when to EZPass only I was trying to pay my 8 quarters at the unmanned both…….my quarters kept going straight through the machine and straight down into the change slot. I put in more than the cost of the toll and nothing was happening, so I opened my door to scoop out what I assumed were all the quarters I had just tried to pay with. Toll malfunctions weren’t that uncommon at this particular plaza……Got maybe a half mile down the road before realizing one of them was silver, then I got to where I was going and went through what I had scooped out and counted an additional 4 of them!
Silver wasn’t any where near where it is now but that was one morning I wasn’t pissed off about DC traffic!
I assume you're talking about the dullas toll road, it would take more than silver to make that not a nightmare
I'd fly into BWI to avoid the Dulles toll road to the airport... eeek!
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@DisneyFan said:
@BryceM said:
Obviously, I should have asked if she could give me $5 worth of quarters.You never know......
It might have been fun to give her a $2.00 tip since lunch was free and the tip would have been too.
Funny you mention that. A few months ago I went through the drive-thru but didn't realize I'd forgotten my wallet until I was at the window. Well, that's embarrassing. The high school kid at the register paid for my lunch. Wow! I asked his name and came back later that day. I dropped off a little something to reimburse him and leave a kingly tip in addition. Rewarding good with good is a blast. Stuff like that is one of the best parts of living where I do.
This time, the particular gal at the register would have been so confused by a tip that it would have caused all sorts of chaos.
And yes, it appears my local Burger King has given up on using cents.
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