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Is it safe to give out Halves and Dollar coins at Halloween
CaptHenway
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Back in the day houses that ran out of Halloween candy sometimes gave out nickels, dimes or quarters to the late-comers, who were typically older kids. Nowadays anything smaller than a quarter would probably get your house TP's, and a quarter certainly would not impress the older kids.
Halves or dollars would probably impress the kids, but is there a risk that the unusual coins mike make some of the older kids think "Gee, there must be a coin collector living there! I think I will rob the place when they are not home!"
Thoughts?
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Multiple quarters!
This way they are more satisfied than receiving a single quarter yet they won't think you are a coin geek worth robbing.
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Maybe theres an idea of both say a little mix of candy and a coinor two?
Well, I guess it depends on your neighborhood.
Just don't give the kiddies silver halves or real silver dollars. That could be a big hint, a coin collector lives there. 😂 😉
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Chris
I don't see a problem as long as we are talking about current coinage. I remember an old man who gave out rolls of pennies every Halloween. We never robbed him!
Dave
Get some Two Dollar Bills...kids love those and most have never seen them. A $2 bill is still cool for kids.
Many years ago, I handed out bags of 10 baseball cards instead of candy. . .good way to get rid of a bunch of commons.
If you’re worried about outing yourself as a coin collector, instead of coins, just pass out $5 and $10 dollar bills. Problem solved.
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Hand out some of the Trump Dollar coins.
I doubt the kids will associate you having Kennedy halves and Sac dollars with having a valuable coin collection. They’re more likely to just think of you as eccentric.
I say go for it.
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The coins may be cheaper than the CANDY.
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Confucius say: "Don't run out of candy!"
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I wouldn't overthink it. Unless you are handing out silver dollars, why would anyone assume that circulation coinage means coin collector?
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Prepare to get your house egged….”tremendously”. 😂
Did you mean "bigly?"
I guess it depends on where you live.
Maybe hand out some of the 9/11 dollars. Who can hate on those?
The only experiences I have ever had with giving out money (not me) were when my daughter was young in the 80's & 90's.
We had a college professor who gave out $2 dollar bills. Another fellow gave out small baggies of Wheat Cents.
I just buy enough candy to make sure my wife and daughter can eat their share and I can keep the porch light on until around 8pm; then I'm done. James
Can you just Venmo them the half dollar or dollar?
Typically, I hand out World coins, Indian cents and buffalo nickels at Halloween.
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