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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: turf on October 16, 2015, 12:04:43 pm
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I didn't realize we never started a new thread for this round. October 20th is next week. That's the day that we cash in the change. Has anyone even been saving?
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No nobody told me too.. oh well not like I don't have a 5 gallon jug almost completely filled already.
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All of my small change goes towards vending machine Snickers. :P
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All of my small change goes towards vending machine Snickers. :P
lol just go and buy packs of snickers at the store you will save a butt load
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I've seen past threads of this before... how does this work exactly?
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I have not been saving. I quit holding onto my change once I got my PS4.
The way it worked is we would pick a date 6 months from the time the original thread was posted. We would save up change and then splurge on something with it once the time is up.
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I'm down to do this! I usually do this anyways (go on thrift runs when I've saved change). So I think I'll see you guys in April!
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had to deposit my change early this time to pay for some things. will carry over What's left though.
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Ha, I looked at my piggy bank the other day and thought, "Oh right, October 20 has come and gone." lol Neither me nor my partner have been saving much lately, but we'll have to bust open that pig one of these days...
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I'm still saving my change. But I gave up pop now, so I don't accumulate change as fast as I used too. I haven't turned it in yet though, as I'm saving it for a Con at the end of November.
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I've been saving up change for like 10 years. I think I counted most of it when I moved a few months back.
I think I got around to $140 and gave up.
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So what date should we set? I'm all for it. Been saving up change and aluminum cans already.
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I have a fair amount of change saved, as well. I'm anxious to get rid of it.
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lol like I said previously I have a LOT of change save over many many years and I tried going through it yesterday. lost count somewhere north of $200 and gave up because I only got about 1/4-1/3 the way through.. you start loosing your mind hand counting tens of dollars of pennies.. but on the bright side I found about $40 face value silver and gold coins while searching through it all including a coin I thought I dreamt up as a kid, a real gold dime.
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Most banks will count your coins and give you cash back for free if you're an account holder there FYI guys. Also maybe we set the start of the year since it doesn't really seem like we had our go around this time?
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Most banks will count your coins and give you cash back for free if you're an account holder there FYI guys. Also maybe we set the start of the year since it doesn't really seem like we had our go around this time?
Ahh but im a bit of a numismatist when it comes to coins plus any gold or silver is always counted face value at banks although they are worth so much more, just as an example a silver quarter is worth ~$2.90 in silver value or franklin half dollars with a melt value of ~$5.88
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Ahh but im a bit of a numismatist when it comes to coins plus any gold or silver is always counted face value at banks although they are worth so much more, just as an example a silver quarter is worth ~$2.90 in silver value or franklin half dollars with a melt value of ~$5.88
Very true. My old man has taken up coin collecting as a hobby since he retired. He picks up bags of pennies from the bank and goes through each one. He's made a pretty solid, not-insignificant profit finding rarer coins and cleaning them up. He also finds about two bucks worth of dimes in each bag. LOL.
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But back OT, can we come up with a solid date for cashing in? Sounds like fun and it will be a good way to fund some of our upcoming game purchases. ;D
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Six months from now? Maybe April or May?
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Six months from now? Maybe April or May?
I vote for May 1st, 2016.
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That's the day I graduate from college, so that would be a fun reward! :D
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That's the day I graduate from college, so that would be a fun reward! :D
It's an important date for me as well, but it's kinda personal. :P
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Oh yeah, I won't be going out and counting all my change and buying something right on May 1st haha. It just thematically fits because I was thinking of treating myself around that time anyway
I guess I don't know what you mean by personal... ??? It's the actual day I graduate, I'm a senior in college right now.
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Oh yeah, I won't be going out and counting all my change and buying something right on May 1st haha. It just thematically fits because I was thinking of treating myself around that time anyway
I guess I don't know what you mean by personal... ??? It's the actual day I graduate, I'm a senior in college right now.
No May 1st is an important date to GF78's for a personal reason to him. He isn't saying that he finds when you graduate college to be personal info. lol. but congrats for graduting college what did you go for?
on topic what are you going to spend your change on?
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Oh yeah, I won't be going out and counting all my change and buying something right on May 1st haha. It just thematically fits because I was thinking of treating myself around that time anyway
I guess I don't know what you mean by personal... ??? It's the actual day I graduate, I'm a senior in college right now.
No May 1st is an important date to GF78's for a personal reason to him. He isn't saying that he finds when you graduate college to be personal info. lol. but congrats for graduting college what did you go for?
on topic what are you going to spend your change on?
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my bad, sorry gf78. Like I said, I was confused what you meant by personal. :) I'm majoring in nursing, so I'm getting a BSN in May
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my bad, sorry gf78. Like I said, I was confused what you meant by personal. :) I'm majoring in nursing, so I'm getting a BSN in May
LOL...no worries bud. And congratulations on graduating. Be proud of your accomplishments! 8)
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May 1st works for me, too.
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I'd love to buy a set of gamecube component cables. This might just be the thing to convince me to drop that dough. Wish I had bought it last year when it was a little cheaper.
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April 20th has traditionally been the day.
Then October 20th is the next turn.
That's been the dates in the past. Now, we can do whatever we want.
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4/20????
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4/20????
Haha, yeah, with the original SYCF topic, someone had another goal set for 4/20, which was about 3 months from the original OP, so we all decided that that would be our collective date and then to do 6 month intervals after that.
Ahh but im a bit of a numismatist when it comes to coins plus any gold or silver is always counted face value at banks although they are worth so much more, just as an example a silver quarter is worth ~$2.90 in silver value or franklin half dollars with a melt value of ~$5.88
I might have just a handful of silver quarters and such... are they really worth that much? Do I just take them to a gold/silver shop to exchange or do they usually want more than just a few silver quarters?
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I might have just a handful of silver quarters and such... are they really worth that much? Do I just take them to a gold/silver shop to exchange or do they usually want more than just a few silver quarters?
Its all depends on where you go, if its in good condition and if its rare or not (do your research). but if its in good shape I.E. shows very little signs of wear take it to a coin dealer. numismatic value is higher that scrap value on non/limited circulation coins. if it worn like what you expect to find a 50+ year old coin and not a rare date/mint mark then it really doesn't matter where you take it as pawn shops and coin shops will either sell it as bulk silver or have it melted down for scrap value anyway, also prices fluctuate as they can have a buyer lined up already which they will offer more than normal although still less than melt value, and will also pay more per coin in bulk.
today id say you would probably get ~$1.75-2.00 per coin if your selling to a shop and closer to melt value if you sell on your own, but look at silver price charts back in 2011 a silver quarter back then had a melt value of almost $8.
also im not the best source because I do not buy or sell coins (so that price is a guestimate) I just get coin boxes from the bank during my b-day and Christmas and look through them to see if I can find anything worth keeping. just give your local coin shop a call and see what they will give per coin
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I might have just a handful of silver quarters and such... are they really worth that much? Do I just take them to a gold/silver shop to exchange or do they usually want more than just a few silver quarters?
Its all depends on where you go, if its in good condition and if its rare or not (do your research). but if its in good shape I.E. shows very little signs of wear take it to a coin dealer. numismatic value is higher that scrap value on non/limited circulation coins. if it worn like what you expect to find a 50+ year old coin and not a rare date/mint mark then it really doesn't matter where you take it as pawn shops and coin shops will either sell it as bulk silver or have it melted down for scrap value anyway, also prices fluctuate as they can have a buyer lined up already which they will offer more than normal although still less than melt value, and will also pay more per coin in bulk.
today id say you would probably get ~$1.75-2.00 per coin if your selling to a shop and closer to melt value if you sell on your own, but look at silver price charts back in 2011 a silver quarter back then had a melt value of almost $8.
also im not the best source because I do not buy or sell coins (so that price is a guestimate) I just get coin boxes from the bank during my b-day and Christmas and look through them to see if I can find anything worth keeping. just give your local coin shop a call and see what they will give per coin
Sweet, thanks for the input! I have a spot near my house but have never been in, but I should just go in one day and ask :)
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It's getting closer. It's almost time to count your change. What are we going to buy?
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I'm going to have over $100 I think. Maybe even $150. Sounds like a new console might be on the table boys!
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I'm going to have over $100 I think. Maybe even $150. Sounds like a new console might be on the table boys!
Nice! I took out all the quarters the other day for laundry, and exchanged it or bills... Not much so far, considering how long we've been putting money into that piggy bank... was just $13 in quarters :-[
Admittedly, we use plastic most of the time these days...
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I'm still sitting at about $300, but I don't really add to it, I pretty much always use credit cards.
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Going to go to the bank tomorrow and use the coin machine. Lets see where I'm at. Might look at buying one of the following.
Wonderswan
NGPC
Sega CD
(Working) Sega 32x
SNES
.hack// Quarantine
Man, I'm excited just to think of how much change I've saved.
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I feel bad for not doing this anymore. I usually take my change to the little cute girl at the gas station next door to buy a candy bar and have an excuse to say hi to her.
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I feel bad for not doing this anymore. I usually take my change to the little cute girl at the gas station next door to buy a candy bar and have an excuse to say hi to her.
Haha, that's a great way to use up that change :D
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I'm cashing in my change tonight to see how much I have. Then I have two options, use that money at the flea market this weekend or buy something on eBay. Decisions decisions...
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I spent my money. Maybe it'll be here next week and I'll tell you fools all about it.
Here's a hint: It wasn't hookers and blow... this time 8)
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The 20th came and went! I forgot to post here. I spent my savings on this little beauty.
It's a like new Sega Power Base Converter. Now, I just need to try it out on my Retron5.
(http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj573/turf1218/Video%20Game%20Pickups/91EA8BBC-D82B-4781-9377-4787596D1DAA_zpsga6mxway.jpg)
Now, back to saving for October 20th! Save Your Change Folks!