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State Quarters
Posted by: The UnDoug
Date: December 12, 2011 07:49PM
If anyone has a Missouri, American Samoa, or Puerto Rico state quarter they can send me, I'll gladly pay the cost of the quarter (25 cents) plus "shipping" (cost of a stamp, I guess).

Those are the only ones my daughter needs for her collection. They'd make a nice Christmas present!


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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: December 12, 2011 08:22PM
.....I will pay 2 BITS for the same......


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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: Diana
Date: December 12, 2011 08:24PM
Denver mint, or Philadelphia?
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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: The UnDoug
Date: December 12, 2011 08:25PM
Either mint. Our collector book only has a single spot for each state, so we are collecting from either mint.


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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: Rick-o
Date: December 12, 2011 08:28PM
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NewtonMP2100
.....I will pay 2 BITS for the same......

How much is 2 bits, and where can I get single bits? big grin smiley


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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: Diana
Date: December 12, 2011 09:02PM
See your PM.
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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: gabester
Date: December 12, 2011 10:49PM
Back in the day they used to cut up quarter dollar coins and call 'em bits. So two bits = half a quarter = 12.5 cents. One bit was 6.25 cents but no one ever talked about that... it was always two bits.

I feel like I've seen a Missouri quarter but pretty sure I haven't seen either of those territories.
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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: Winston
Date: December 12, 2011 11:07PM
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gabester
Back in the day they used to cut up quarter dollar coins and call 'em bits. So two bits = half a quarter = 12.5 cents. One bit was 6.25 cents but no one ever talked about that... it was always two bits.

I feel like I've seen a Missouri quarter but pretty sure I haven't seen either of those territories.
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I think you mean that they cut up dollar coins into quarters, but the (Mexican/Spanish) dollars were worth 8 reals, or 8 bits, so a quarter was worth two bits. Two bits is 25 cents, not 12.5 cents.
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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: msglee
Date: December 13, 2011 06:40AM
Shave and a Haircut, 2 bits
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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: NewtonMP2100
Date: December 13, 2011 08:35AM
....2 BITS = 25 cents.....


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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: Racer X
Date: December 13, 2011 09:40AM
2 bits 4 bits 6 bits, a dollar. (.25, .50, .75 and a buck) Didn't you learn any rhymes as a kid?
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Re: State Quarters
Posted by: Jem
Date: December 13, 2011 11:18AM
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Winston
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gabester
Back in the day they used to cut up quarter dollar coins and call 'em bits. So two bits = half a quarter = 12.5 cents. One bit was 6.25 cents but no one ever talked about that... it was always two bits.

I feel like I've seen a Missouri quarter but pretty sure I haven't seen either of those territories.
g=

I think you mean that they cut up dollar coins into quarters, but the (Mexican/Spanish) dollars were worth 8 reals, or 8 bits, so a quarter was worth two bits. Two bits is 25 cents, not 12.5 cents.
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agree smiley

I also think this is the origin of the phrase "pieces of eight," there being eight "bits" in a spanish silver dollar.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/13/2011 11:20AM by Jem.
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