People don’t like to hear it, but defacing currency is technically illegal, doesn’t matter what loophole you think you have, the only thing that matters is intent and how permanent it is. Unlikely to get in trouble unless you’re playing with it in front of an asshole cop/etc, but there are asshole cops and it is worth knowing.
But yeah, if you can’t find any at your bank, there are always plenty on ebay, they actually still made the Kennedy 50 cent piece until last year, just mostly uncirculated. You’ll pay more online but not drastically more, $5 is the high end I’d expect.
justdaveisfine@piefed.social 5 days ago
(Assuming you’re in the US) Back in the day, banks used to have them, you could just walk in and exchange currency without a fee.
That’s how I got a collection of $2 dollar bills.
Patnou@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I know right that is so confusing. I can’t even find like a 2026 half dollar for less than 10 or 20 dollars
Praxinoscope@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Try looking for a coin shop. Most cities will have at least a collectable store that sells coins, jewelry, stamps, etc.
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Have you tried a foreign money exchange? I exchange dollars for pesos a lot and they regularly have $2 bills and 50 cent pieces because they are considered a good luck gift in Mexico.
Apparently giving them to a little person is considered extra good luck there—no clue why. Apologies if I got something culturally incorrect, I’m just repeating what the dude at the counter told me once, and I’ve heard Wee Man talk about the phenomenon of getting loads of random money and head pats when he was shooting footage in Mexico.