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GA-Silver
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 06/07/2009 : 14:33:34
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I went to order a pizza today and saw that the store had a big wad of 'take one, leave one' pennies by the register. While waiting for my order, I thumbed through the coins and dug out 5 coppers. The lady was looking at me kind of funny until I told her I 'collected' coins. I left a new $.05 for the 5 coppers I 'liberated'.
Do any of you ever do this?
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 14:44:41
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| It's an official sport here. Points for style and quantity are awared. We only award bronze metals though. |
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony
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GA-Silver
Penny Pincher Member
USA
238 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 16:06:40
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jade,
Just as long as I am awarded a zinc medal! |
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orionstarman
Penny Pincher Member
USA
106 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2009 : 18:24:51
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| I was at a local convenience store one morning and on the counter was a glass jar for donating money to some children's fund. Inside the jar were two rolls of pennies. Well I just had to have them and gave the lady behind the counter two dollars for the two rolls. |
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.--Benjamin Franklin
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Pennyworth
Penny Sorter Member
USA
83 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2009 : 02:41:52
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| I don't touch the penny dish,just look at it. I have not come across a wheat penny yet in one of those dishes but if I did, I would liberate it and leave some extra coins for it. |
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theo
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2009 : 11:59:03
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I usually don't as its too much of a ruckus for a couple of copper pennies. However today at Subway, I noticed two pre-1981 Canadian coppers in their change dish which I asked for, saying I collect foriegn coins. The clerk gave them to me no problem.
I still won't go after coin dishes in general but like Pennyworth, I would also make an exception for wheats. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2009 : 12:45:07
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| Yeah I do it too. At first I was kind of sheepish about it, but when I told them I collected, and would leave something equivalent in return, then it's not a problem. I have found wheat cents here and there that way. |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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