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.

[seclark]

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[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by seclark

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They were pretty mad about that whole revolution thing.

[DaKCMan AP]

I'll give you $50 for the haul.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

I'll give you $50 for the haul.

Will you pay for shipping?

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Will you pay for shipping?

No, but I'll let you keep the change jar and the Euro & Australian coins.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

No, but I'll let you keep the change jar and the Euro & Australian coins.

Give me a day to think about it.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Give me a day to think about it.

Ok, but a lot can change in a day.

[Dave Lane]

I believe it is Liberty sitting on a throne. It's a British Half Penny in pretty awful shape but a cool bit of history.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

I believe it is Liberty sitting on a throne. It's a British Half Penny in pretty awful shape but a cool bit of history.

I was kind of hoping it was a thousand-pound note or something, but your answer makes more sense. I vaguely remember buying it for a buck or a few bucks and they had a bunch of them sitting in a bowl. I thought it made for a pretty cool souvenir.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I was kind of hoping it was a thousand-pound note or something, but your answer makes more sense. I vaguely remember buying it for a buck or a few bucks and they had a bunch of them sitting in a bowl. I thought it made for a pretty cool souvenir.

You need to label your souvenirs or something. They kind of lose their meaning if you forget where they came from.

Do you roll your own coins because you like to do it? A lot of banks have coin counting machines that you can use for free if you have an account. I take my coin jar in every few months and just dump it in. I usually count it before I take it in just because I like to do it though (and it gives me confidence in the machine count).

Edit: Partial repost... grrrrr

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by patteeu

You need to label your souvenirs or something. They kind of lose their meaning if you forget where they came from.

Do you roll your own coins because you like to do it? A lot of banks have coin counting machines that you can use for free if you have an account. I take my coin jar in every few months and just dump it in. I usually count it before I take it in just because I like to do it though (and it gives me confidence in the machine count).

Yeah, I have a South African clay mask and I have no idea now where it came from.

At one point my local bank (a small branch bank) wouldn't accept coinage, so I started doing it myself. And I know they had a coin sorter because it was sitting on the counter behind them. That was a dozen years ago, so maybe they've changed their policies, but now it's kind of fun for me to occasionally do the ol' count and roll.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, I have a South African clay mask and I have no idea now where it came from.

At one point my local bank (a small branch bank) wouldn't accept coinage, so I started doing it myself. And I know they had a coin sorter because it was sitting on the counter behind them. That was a dozen years ago, so maybe they've changed their policies, but now it's kind of fun for me to occasionally do the ol' count and roll.

My dad used to collect coins. He collected one penny from each year minted at each mint (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco) and he also collected as much of the silver coinage as he could find (see Cosmo's post about the content of coins in the 1960s). During the late 60s and 70s (my childhood years), he used to get a couple hundred dollars worth of quarters, dimes, and pennies from the bank at a time and then we would sit at home sorting through them looking for specific pennies and pre-1965 silver coins. When we were through, we'd stack up the remainder and re-roll it so he could take it back to the bank and get some more. So your "hobby" reminds me of those times with my dad.

[Dartgod]

We save our change in a metal Chiefs bucket and cash it in every couple of years. Last year we had almost $600 that we added to our Vegas bankroll.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

I save change in an over-sized, glass KU mug and cash it in every few months. The most I've ever collected was roughly $120. It's nice... like getting free money.