Comment on trip to the USA
Tony Clayton
Great fun, visiting 15 National Parks or equivalent in 20 days.
While at Moab I went to a bank to cash a traveller's cheque, and asked for
$20 in $2 bills, $25 in $1 coins and $10 in halves. The cashier was
extremely helpful, rustling up 23 half dollars as well as readily supplying
the other items.
The half dollars were mostly different, but no silver ones were found. I
received one half dollar in change at a deli in Yosemite.
When spent I got a few comments, mainly to the effect that they should be
used more.
The dollar coins had a lot of duplication so I had several to spend, and I
got more in change at Grand Canyon. No surprise when offered at any time.
The $2 bills were accepted mainly without comment, although at LA
International airport my last one did cause a slight stir. Again, the
general comment was that they should be used far more. I did not receive
any in change.
As to those I received in change, I got more than 50% of the State quarters.
The oldest coin was a 1943P 'silver' nickel. The most obvious characteristic
was that over 90% of all coins received in change were from Denver.
I had such a large mass of coin to bring back my cabin luggage was only just
in the 6kg limit; that problem was insignificant compared with my daughter
who brought back a 10 lb lump of petrified tree!
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Tony Clayton
tony.cla...@pem.cam.ac.uk
Frank Galikanokus
You have more half dollar and dollar coins than most U.S. citizens will see in a lifetime!
JAM
Scott Stevenson
Tony,
When you were in California, did you go through Sequoia National
Park? If you did, you probably drove through my hometown.
take care,
Scott
Tony Clayton
Yes. Which town was that? We came in from the SW, the night a bishop
got shot in Visalia - we stayed in Three Rivers
I tried to reply personally, but your reply address failed...
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Tony Clayton
tony.cla...@pem.cam.ac.uk
rwalker
>The $2 bills were accepted mainly without comment, although at LA
>International airport my last one did cause a slight stir. Again, the
>general comment was that they should be used far more. I did not receive
>any in change.
I've been in the U.S. all my life (52 years) and have never received a
$2 bill in change. I've spent a few hundred dollars worth. The
cashiers who receive them are always amazed.
Duh_OZ
>
> The half dollars were mostly different, but no silver ones were found. I
> received one half dollar in change at a deli in Yosemite.
> When spent I got a few comments, mainly to the effect that they should be
> used more.
>
money' portion of the till but whether they get passed out in change I
have no idea.
> The dollar coins had a lot of duplication so I had several to spend, and I
> got more in change at Grand Canyon. No surprise when offered at any time.
>
One Walgreen's near me always seems to have a few pres in the till but
never offered me one back in change. Then again I never asked to get
it over a single.
> The $2 bills were accepted mainly without comment, although at LA
> International airport my last one did cause a slight stir. Again, the
> general comment was that they should be used far more. I did not receive
> any in change.
>
99% of the time they go straight under the till. I've only had one
cashier ever mention she likes to give them back in change and alas I
never saw the cashier at the store again LOL.
> As to those I received in change, I got more than 50% of the State quarters.
> The oldest coin was a 1943P 'silver' nickel. The most obvious characteristic
> was that over 90% of all coins received in change were from Denver.
Nice score on the war nickle!
>
> I had such a large mass of coin to bring back my cabin luggage was only just
> in the 6kg limit; that problem was insignificant compared with my daughter
> who brought back a 10 lb lump of petrified tree!
No wheat-ears huh? I've only gotten one wheat-ear back in change
this year.
Thanks for the moolah report.
>
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> Tony Clayton
> tony.clayton.1...@pem.cam.ac.uk