For those unfamiliar with Coinstar, it's a machine often found in US grocery stores, where people can dump their loose coins and the machine will count them and redeem them for cash. The difficulty is that it charges a 12% (!!!) fee to convert it to bills, but zero fees for a gift card! This was perfect when they had AMAZON gift cards as an option, almost as good as cash, but sadly the Amazon gift card option has been eliminated, so I have to choose a different gift card.
Our family collects change throughout the months and once our box is full, we cash them in and donate it to charity... well, what we do is use the coinstar and exchange it for a gift card (to avoid the fee) then we "buy" the gift card by donating online to charity.
We also round UP to be generous and also to hold on to any treasures we happen to come across.
The coinstar is picky! For some reason, it didn't want to cash in a bunch of interesting coins! Some were in my collection, some must have been from someone's else collection.
But they're all interesting!
I found this tiny coin that looked copper like a penny, but SMALLER than a penny. I looked more closely and discovered that it's a 2002 EURO-CENT.
Also found a Canadian quarter from 1968. I tested and it's the Nickel version, so no silver. Still, Nickel may skyrocket in demand/value. Wouldn't that be crazy?
Along with four really corroded US pennies, there were also two dimes. Why did the Coinstar reject the dimes? Because they're SILVER!
A 1954 and a 1957 dime to add to the silver stack! What a surprise! These little unassuming coins are the most valuable finds, worth several dollars each.
So reaching into the coin dispenser and finding these treasures is a great treat. Not entitled (or even deserving) of any of these, but very GRATEFUL!!!
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We encourage parents to teach their children principles of Godliness, beginning with the Word and an understanding who God is and what His Son has done to form a relationship with us.
No one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. 1 Corinthians 3:11-13
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