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What coinage would you stop to pick up and why?

What coin would you stop to pick up? If I'm waiting for a bus I'd pick up a quarter. But if I'm in full stride, I would not.

I'm close to 60, I've watch coins devalue over the years. For example, The pennies worth when I was 6 years compared to today would be14¢. So not even a dime is worth what a penny was when I was 6. And people were stepping over pennies all the time back then. So what's your stopping coinage and why?

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  • Anonymous
    2 years ago
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    I pick-up pennies, 'cause I can make bullets out of them when the zombies come ................

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Sentago's. They are worth 1- 200 a American cent. But we use them to play cards here with. Been on a loosing streak. Must be down $2 or more now. So running low on them.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    A 1943 copper Lincoln head penny.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    I pick up all coins and other currency. I have lately been picking up coins and depositing it int charity boxes. But I can't say it amounts to much.

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  • 2 years ago

    Even though the currency is devalued, there are still too many times when I've been in line and needed that nickel or dime to avoid having to break a $20. I will pick up anything that has a silver color to it. And over the years, I've gotten very good at spotting the slight color difference between a copper-plated zinc cent 1982 or later and a bronze cent 1981 and earlier. I keep every bronze cent I find in my change, they have two cents in copper. So I will pick them up unless my hands are full. And if it is a newer one, it's once cent I didn't have before. If it's turned white, I know it's a corroded zinc and those I will pass on.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    If my arthritis isn't too bad that day, ill still pick up pennies. Otherwise it's gotta be at least a dime.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Nothing less than a one ounce Krugerrand

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