New $20

My favorite color is Peach so when they announced the colors, I was quite happy. I haven't had one in hand yet, but from the picture, I like it.



MartialArtsChic

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Originally posted by Nightingale
I'm in California, and our post office gives them back as change in the stamp machines.

You can always go down to your bank and give them $20, and they'll give you a roll of the golden dollars.

another good place to find them is renaissance faires. Many people take the "period" stuff WAY too far and pay for everything with gold coins, since there was no paper money back in the 1500s. the vendors hate this, especially if they're selling something expensive. I had someone pay me $400 in gold dollars for a pair of wedding goblets at the booth I was working at. By the end of the day we had over $1000 in gold coins! Those things are freakin HEAVY. Instead of simply having 10 100dollar bills, we had 1000 little, HEAVY freakin gold coins. Any faireworker HATES these things.

Now, outside of faire, I think the gold dollar is a pretty nifty little coin.

-N-
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Hey, $1000 is $1000, no matter the denomination it's in! :D

Cthulhu
 
Originally posted by Cthulhu
Hey, $1000 is $1000, no matter the denomination it's in! :D

Cthulhu
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I used to have to reload quarter machines in an arcade, I would carry $2000 in Quarters, $500 per bag, four bags total. So, I understand how heavy coins can be. And so did one guy one evening. I was carrying them up over my shoulders, and this guys stuck a hard round obejct into my back and said, "Drop the bags and Stick 'em up!" I did as commanded. Well at least one if not two bags fell on his ankle/foot and it was broke. You could hear him screaming outside the building :rofl: . Boy was he upset, it was supposedly a joke ;) from some patron I had talked to once or twice. When the police and abulance showed up, he wanted to press charges, for assault. When the police questioned me I told them what happened and they asked if I wanted to press charges for armed robbery for a value of $1,000. Guarenteed Felony. I said no. They then told me he was goign to press charges. I had thought the broken leg was enough. :confused: So, I then asked if i could still press charges and the police smiled and said yes. So, to make their point, they told me in front of him they would be in contact with me about teh assault charges, and then the turned to him on the gurney and hand cuffed him to it. (* Like he could run away ;) *) Boy was this guys upset. They then proceeded to explain the facts of life to him. I walked back inside, just smileying.

So, 10, $100 bills dropping on your foot is not the same as $1,00 in coins, even thought they spend all the same ;) Sorry Cthulhu and Nitghingale I could not resist telling this.
 
Originally posted by Shodan
Hmmm....that's really interesting- I have not seen one (Sacajawea coin) in a long time!!
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The only way they are worth anything is when you buy them directly from the U.S. mint in a matte. There will be a premium however but the quality of coin is much greater plus it will be classified as an ms-69 or ms-70 state. That is unless you buy it in proof condition which can go proof 65 and above. Or if you feel like buying one from a dealer that has already been independently graded as ms-70 or prf-70 you will pay much more for the coin.:asian: Otherwise your standard sacajawea isn't worth but a buck fifty.
 
I just saw one up close for the first time the other day........there are definite and obvious changes, but I am still not impressed. Guess I just was expecting a totally different color but it is mainly still green. Oh well- gives us something new and different to talk about and look at I guess!!

:asian: :karate:
 
The change is good for us Canadians, all that green confuses the crap out of me.
 
Ha ha!! I used to laugh at my husband (Canadian) when he first moved down here to the states cuz it seemed to take so much effort for him to figure out (when looking in his wallet) what bill to pull out!! He said he had to look at the number on every one......different from just being able to pull out the right color!!

:asian: :karate:
 
Actually I just got a couple. It would be nice if the colors were more intense but I like them better.
 
Originally posted by Shodan
Ha ha!! I used to laugh at my husband (Canadian) when he first moved down here to the states cuz it seemed to take so much effort for him to figure out (when looking in his wallet) what bill to pull out!! He said he had to look at the number on every one......different from just being able to pull out the right color!!

:asian: :karate:
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This is what I'm used to.
 
Why did we even have to make a new $20.00? I don't see anything that makes me go wow! I undestand that there are new, or improved security measures involved, but c'mon. Why did we need to spend a ton of money on something like this? Does anyone know what all the little no. 20's are supposed to signify on the back? I just see this as a unnecessary expenditure...

Salute in Christ,
Donald :asian:
 
I think the 20's as you say were supposed to signify water spots, I believe. Might be wrong but just not quite sure. I finally got one yesterday and thought it looked cool. It would be even better to buy one from a collector/vendor in a matte print. This is where you get a sheet of 20's uncut and in chronilogical order by serial numbers. They are worth much more like that many years later. Especially these being first year of issue. Unfortuntely I'm not independently wealthy and can't afford sheets of 20's. Sheets of the $10 dollar silver certificate go for hundreds.
 
I like the look of the new $20's....it add a foriegn feel to domestic money! :p

but hell if anyone tries to use them in the machines on campus where you can remotely deposit money onto your school account! The damn machines won't take 'em!
 
Vending machines/money changers/stamp machines don't accept them yet?

That's a problem, though not as much for twenties as it would be for singles!
 
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