It was change jar night last night.

[Rain Man]

I had about 30 minutes to kill before I went to bed, and the change jar was getting full, so it was time to roll some coin.

The haul:

$81.50 in rolled coins (plus some that went back in because they wouldn't fill a roll)

32 Sacajawea dollars (what the - ?)

11 Susan B. Anthony Dollars

6 Kennedy half dollars, which I think have been in my change jar for 30 years because I don't want to spend them

2 Eisenhower dollars, same drill as the Kennedy halves. I love Eisenhower dollars

4 Euro coins (2 5-cent, 1 2-cent, and 1 teeny-weeny 1-cent)

2 Australian coins (1 10-cent, 1 5-cent)

1 1799 British coin of unknown denomination. In fairness, I don't think I got this in change. I vaguely remember buying it as a souvenir several years back when I was at Mount Vernon or Alexandria or something. I'd forgotten all about it, but it was cool to discover again.

[loochy]

ive got a feeling
wooo oooo
that tonight's gonna be a jar night
that tonight's gonna be a change jar night

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Is it a Charlie Weis shaped mug? Or is it vintage Mark Mangino?

It's more of a great big cylinder shape without a bulge in the middle. It reminds me more of Greg Ostertag or maybe Wayne Simien actually.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

6 Kennedy half dollars, which I think have been in my change jar for 30 years because I don't want to spend them

If the halves are from the 60s they are worth about $5. 1964 would be worth about $15.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

If the halves are from the 60s they are worth about $5. 1964 would be worth about $15.

no shit? i've got a bank bag full of halves from the 60s my grandmother gave me before she died. i think the wife has them in the safe deposit box at the bank...either that, or she used them to wash her ****in car, too.
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[Spokane Chief Fan]

We save ours until something comes up. This time we have been saving for a year and it will be the son's wedding present in July. Approximatly $700 by then.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by seclark

no shit? i've got a bank bag full of halves from the 60s my grandmother gave me before she died. i think the wife has them in the safe deposit box at the bank...either that, or she used them to wash her ****in car, too.
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No shit.

Halves (and quarters and dimes) from 1964 and before are 90% silver. Halves (but not quarters or dimes) from 1965-69 are 40% silver.

Silver's gone a lot down lately, so I was a little high, but the 1964 and prior are worth about $11 right now and the 65-69 about $4.

If they are in 'uncirculated' condition, they might be worth a little more. There really aren't any rare ones until you get back to the 1930s.

[Slainte]

Save up my 1 € coins for six months and have enough for a months rent when I take them to the bank. Thus I tell myself that I'm getting 2 months free rent every year.

[Pushead2]

people still roll coins??

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Pushead2

people still roll coins??

It's a rewarding and lucrative hobby.

[NewChief]

Debit cards have really put a damper on my change collection (and contributions to Salvation Army bellringers).

[Okie_Apparition]

This deserves a 3 biscuit can popping open salute
make sure any windows are closed so the neighbors don't call the police

[WV]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Debit cards have really put a damper on my change collection (and contributions to Salvation Army bellringers).

This...I so rarely deal with actual cash I rarely have any change.

[Frazod]

I have a couple of cups on top of my dresser than I keep change in - they generally get filled up at around the $60 level. I just take it to the bank, funnel it through the sorting machine and pocket the cash. Saves me from the ATM for a few days.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Is it a Charlie Weis shaped mug? Or is it vintage Mark Mangino?

I believe it's part of the ego collection.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by frazod

I have a couple of cups on top of my dresser than I keep change in - they generally get filled up at around the $60 level. I just take it to the bank, funnel it through the sorting machine and pocket the cash. Saves me from the ATM for a few days.

Maybe they've started doing it again, but the banks around here made it hard to take change in at some point. I think they didn't like putting it through their machines.

As a result, we then got some of those automatic change machines, including one in our grocery store. But they were highway robbery, charging something like 8 percent to sort your coins. No way was I doing something like that, so I just rolled them myself. Then my wife got me an automatic sorter/roller for Christmas a few years back, so now it's all fun and games.