Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Here’s a fun little present.
If you’re in the US go to the bank and get a roll of gold dollar coins. Then go to a hobby shop and get some draw string bags, the kind Robin Hood would carry.
I’m pretty sure no one has ever given any of them a bag of gold coins before.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Do American banks all have gold dollars in store, or is this something that has to be “booked” in advance?
667@lemmy.radio 3 weeks ago
Some banks have them, some don’t. It depends on what’s in stock that day. Tried to ask for a stack of US$2 bills once and they told me I’d need to place an order for US$10,000 in order to get them in because they don’t keep them stocked.
phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Just go to an atm near a strip club.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
We used to get Jeffersons back (with some Sacajaweas or suzyBs) from the p.a.t.h train into NYC at the turnstyles as change back from a Lincoln.
You cannot spend most of that anywhere and I still have some stashed in a box so many years later.
And it was fun naming the money, thank you for asking.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Dollar coins haven’t been popular in the US for a long time. Same with fifty cent pieces. If you ask for a roll of dollar coins you’ll get a bunch of silver colored ones in with the gold ones. The last time I did it it took a couple of trips, but my buddy really liked it. He’s into fantasy.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I remember 50 cents was pretty popular in the early to mid 00s. But beyond that I don’t think I’ve ever seen one. Plenty of quarters and dollar notes, but nothing in between.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
In my area I’ve noticed that some stores are starting to charge more for using a credit card. I predict that cash is going to make a comeback.