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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this
point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
"Jass" wrote in message ... I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. Must be a regional thing. Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
On Mar 23, 5:40*pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
"Jass" wrote in message ... I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. Must be a regional thing. *Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. *I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. * On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. Perhaps it;s the same set of coins? Collector gets coins from banks, spends at store. Store returns them to bank. Bank doesnt know what to do with them, puts them in drawer. Collector gets the coins to spend again. |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
"Jass" wrote in message ... On Mar 23, 5:40 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message ... I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. Must be a regional thing. Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. Perhaps it;s the same set of coins? Collector gets coins from banks, spends at store. Store returns them to bank. Bank doesnt know what to do with them, puts them in drawer. Collector gets the coins to spend again. ======== I doubt it. The tellers in the bank I use the most keep an exposed coin separator on the counter with horizontal rows of each denomination, which includes maybe ten or twenty halves and some mixed dollar coins. Enough people must ask about halves that they keep some handy, along with the occasional loose dollar coins. I'd bet just having half dollars within view of customers might prompt some customers to ask for a couple as a novelty. |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
On Mar 23, 7:03*pm, Jass wrote:
Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. ============ Sometimes you will have to order a brick(1,000 halves I believe), but around Easter my bank gets them in because folks like to hide them in plastic Easter eggs. Once a guy paid a $500 car loan off with a brick of halves. I know because a teller told me and I ended up with one, 40% after perusing through them. Sad to say, that is better than I have done since ;-( |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
On Mar 24, 6:48�am, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
"Jass" wrote in message ... On Mar 23, 5:40 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message ... I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. Must be a regional thing. Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. Perhaps it;s the same set of coins? Collector gets coins from banks, spends at store. Store returns them to bank. Bank doesnt know what to do with them, puts them in drawer. Collector gets the coins to spend again. ======== I doubt it. �The tellers in the bank I use the most keep an exposed coin separator on the counter with horizontal rows of each denomination, which includes maybe ten or twenty halves and some mixed dollar coins. �Enough people must ask about halves that they keep some handy, along with the occasional loose dollar coins. �I'd bet just having half dollars within view of customers might prompt some customers to ask for a couple as a novelty..- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - If you are a clerk and handling money, the least you should expect is they know the monetary system of the country they live in |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
"Relayer" wrote in message ... On Mar 24, 6:48?am, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message ... On Mar 23, 5:40 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message ... I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. Must be a regional thing. Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. Perhaps it;s the same set of coins? Collector gets coins from banks, spends at store. Store returns them to bank. Bank doesnt know what to do with them, puts them in drawer. Collector gets the coins to spend again. ======== I doubt it. ?The tellers in the bank I use the most keep an exposed coin separator on the counter with horizontal rows of each denomination, which includes maybe ten or twenty halves and some mixed dollar coins. ?Enough people must ask about halves that they keep some handy, along with the occasional loose dollar coins. ?I'd bet just having half dollars within view of customers might prompt some customers to ask for a couple as a novelty.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - If you are a clerk and handling money, the least you should expect is they know the monetary system of the country they live in ========== In a perfect world, maybe. I suppose you must live in one. If a new clerk goes a year of more without getting handed a half dollar or $2 bill in payment, wouldn't you expect some hesitation when some customer plops one of each on the counter? That first experience probably would provide enough education so the next time it would be no big deal. How about US clerks who work in stores along the Canadian border that accept both country's coins? Talk about having to deal with a ever-changing variety of designs and denominations. |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
On Mar 24, 4:59*pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote:
"Relayer" wrote in message ... On Mar 24, 6:48?am, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message .... On Mar 23, 5:40 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message .... I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. Must be a regional thing. Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. Perhaps it;s the same set of coins? Collector gets coins from banks, spends at store. Store returns them to bank. Bank doesnt know what to do with them, puts them in drawer. Collector gets the coins to spend again. ======== I doubt it. ?The tellers in the bank I use the most keep an exposed coin separator on the counter with horizontal rows of each denomination, which includes maybe ten or twenty halves and some mixed dollar coins. ?Enough people must ask about halves that they keep some handy, along with the occasional loose dollar coins. ?I'd bet just having half dollars within view of customers might prompt some customers to ask for a couple as a novelty.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - If you are a clerk and handling money, the least you should expect is they know the monetary system of the country they live in ========== In a perfect world, maybe. *I suppose you must live in one. *If a new clerk goes a year of more without getting handed a half dollar or $2 bill in payment, wouldn't you expect some hesitation when some customer plops one of each on the counter? *That first experience probably would provide enough education so the next time it would be no big deal. How about US clerks who work in stores along the Canadian border that accept both country's coins? *Talk about having to deal with a ever-changing variety of designs and denominations. I think even clerks in places like Florida and New Mexico are familiar with canadian coinage, especially around time when the canadian currency is worth much less than the american one. I know I frequently find low value canadian coins in my change in Massachusetts. I just ignore them and spend them away. |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
On Mar 24, 8:10*pm, Jass wrote:
On Mar 24, 4:59*pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Relayer" wrote in message ... On Mar 24, 6:48?am, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message .... On Mar 23, 5:40 pm, "Bruce Remick" wrote: "Jass" wrote in message ... I spent a half-dollar a couple of days ago at a taco bell. At this point, I expect that every half dollar transaction will result with the cashier assuming it's a dollar coin, but she didnt even have to look at it to know what it was. I was impressed. I know if I were less honest and broke, paying with half dollars would be a great way to save money from all the people who think it's a dollar. Now, you say that that half-dollars are perceived as rare but really arent. I dont know about you, but it's pretty damn hard to get them from a bank around here. Must be a regional thing. Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. Perhaps it;s the same set of coins? Collector gets coins from banks, spends at store. Store returns them to bank. Bank doesnt know what to do with them, puts them in drawer. Collector gets the coins to spend again. ======== I doubt it. ?The tellers in the bank I use the most keep an exposed coin separator on the counter with horizontal rows of each denomination, which includes maybe ten or twenty halves and some mixed dollar coins. ?Enough people must ask about halves that they keep some handy, along with the occasional loose dollar coins. ?I'd bet just having half dollars within view of customers might prompt some customers to ask for a couple as a novelty.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - If you are a clerk and handling money, the least you should expect is they know the monetary system of the country they live in ========== In a perfect world, maybe. *I suppose you must live in one. *If a new clerk goes a year of more without getting handed a half dollar or $2 bill in payment, wouldn't you expect some hesitation when some customer plops one of each on the counter? *That first experience probably would provide enough education so the next time it would be no big deal. How about US clerks who work in stores along the Canadian border that accept both country's coins? *Talk about having to deal with a ever-changing variety of designs and denominations. I think even clerks in places like Florida and New Mexico are familiar with canadian coinage, especially around time when the canadian currency is worth much less than the american one. I know I frequently find low value canadian coins in my change in Massachusetts. I just ignore them and spend them away. ============== Now that I think about it I have gotten more Canadian cents that I usually do. The older, round ones which I assume get by the store's suppliers coin sorters. BTW, had to re-train a clerk today. Gave him $2 many-a-time and for some reason today he seemed surprised to see one. And yep, he mistook the half for a dollar. Now, you think when they look at the reverse the 'half' would kind of give it away, but I guess they just see the 'dollar' and that is that. |
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Halves still (randomly) getting confused as dollar coins
In a recent message "Bruce Remick" wrote:
Must be a regional thing. Around here they appear to be pretty much available at banks if you ask for them. I've never found one that couldn't come up with any, not based on asking but by seeing them in change trays at teller windows. On the other hand, I would guess that they're extremely rare in circulation almost everywhere, except in a few areas where collectors like to play games with store clerks. When I lived in Canada in 1962 half dollars circulated a lot; mainly Canadian ones but a good number of US ones also. On visits to the US half dollars were not uncommon. Why did they drop out of use? I can understand the reason in Canada when the dollar coin was introduced. I will be visiting LA and San Francisco in August, and I look forward to seeing some of thes coins around ;-) -- Tony Clayton Coins of the UK : http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk Sent using RISCOS using VirtualAcorn-SA running on a PC .... My other neighbour is quiet. |
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