Coin Discussion: Half-Dollars, Quarters, or Dimes?

OCGuy

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Which do you prefer? Personally I am a quarter/dime guy, but I guess a half-dollar can be OK in the right context.

On a different subject altogether, I really cant stand pepperoni or pancakes.

What say you?
 

highland145

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Pre '65 and I'll buy all you have at face value.

Pepperoni pancakes suck. Too much grease.


It's cold and flu season. 2nd cold in 2 weeks...woot. Avoiding the flu.
 

alzan

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Quarters generally but I love half-dollars for their rarity.

Pancakes and pepperoni? In all things, moderation is key.

I go through phases with both; right now I'm in the love pancakes, hate pepperoni phase.
 

rudeguy

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First off, we need to get rid of pennies and nickles. They were fun for a while but now they are just useless. Round every transaction to the nearest $.1 and lets get on with it. Personally I'd be happy rounding everything to $.25 but people get fussy about that.

Second, why the fuck does the government still deliver packages? The USPS has proven time and time again that they can't do it. They lose money every year and are the absolute slowest method ever.

If we make just those two changes, it would save enough money to buy everyone waffles at least twice a week. I'm for waffles!
 

highland145

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First off, we need to get rid of pennies and nickles. They were fun for a while but now they are just useless. Round every transaction to the nearest $.1 and lets get on with it. Personally I'd be happy rounding everything to $.25 but people get fussy about that.
Then ass pennies will have no meaning.
 

CrackRabbit

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First off, we need to get rid of pennies and nickles. They were fun for a while but now they are just useless. Round every transaction to the nearest $.1 and lets get on with it. Personally I'd be happy rounding everything to $.25 but people get fussy about that.

Second, why the fuck does the government still deliver packages? The USPS has proven time and time again that they can't do it. They lose money every year and are the absolute slowest method ever.

If we make just those two changes, it would save enough money to buy everyone waffles at least twice a week. I'm for waffles!

The government doesn't deliver packages, the USPS is a goverment mandated and regulated private entity.

But I can agree with the penny and nickel thing.
 
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Fun fact: did you know the dime, quarter and half-dollar are proportional by weight? A half-dollar weighs exactly the same as two quarters or five dimes (pennies and nickels buck this trend, so that can burn in hell). I was going to say something smartass about whichever coin gave the best value on a per-weight basis, but since they're equal, I'm going with quarters for versatility and feeling proper for a good flipping coin.

Pepperoni is good for a salami, but salamis in general are inferior to the finer cured meats like prosciutto or Serrano ham. Pancakes are similarly good, but inferior to waffles. Cherries and pineapples are vastly overrated as fruits.
 

Markbnj

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I hate coins. I'd rather we go back to menhirs.

Seriously, coins suck. I get rid of them every chance I get. One thing I absolutely hate about visiting Canada is handing over a $20 bill for some $4 item and getting back a half pound of metal in return. But it's so much more durable than paper! Yeah, so is rock.
 

IronWing

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Get rid of pennies and dimes. Declare all circulating nickels to be worth a quarter. Declare all circulating quarters to be worth a buck. Get rid of the paper dollar. Over time, retire the nickels and dollars and replace with new quarters and dollar coins sized as the existing nickels and quarters. Pepperoni is most excellent in scrambled eggs. Pancakes are quite tasty, particularly buckwheat pancakes.
 

OCGuy

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Either you guys are better at innuendo than I am, or you are actually talking about coins. :(
 

rudeguy

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I hate coins. I'd rather we go back to menhirs.

Seriously, coins suck. I get rid of them every chance I get. One thing I absolutely hate about visiting Canada is handing over a $20 bill for some $4 item and getting back a half pound of metal in return. But it's so much more durable than paper! Yeah, so is rock.

I refuse to carry change. I have 2 cup holders full in my car and the valet on my nightstand is overflowing with it. Every once in a while I will get tired of seeing it and take it to coinstar but that's maybe twice a year.

Maybe I'll mail it all to my nephew. Just to piss off my sister :)
 

IronWing

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Either you guys are better at innuendo than I am, or you are actually talking about coins. :(

"Control the courts and the coinage, let the rabble have the rest." Too bad I suck at basketball but I do have minty breath.
 

Markbnj

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Either you guys are better at innuendo than I am, or you are actually talking about coins. :(

I must have misinterpreted the "Coin discussion:" in the title. This will turn out to be about something I would have recognized if I were a lot younger.