Roll of Quarters

[Stargazer]

I dont know if most of you keep a roll of quarters in youre BOB or not.I dont but do have about 5 bucks worth in a zip lock baggie.What got me thinking about this is that I got a gold sackagawea dollar coin the other day.I was thinking of going to the bank and getting more of them.The think I am wondering is if vending machines still take the dollar coin any more.I know they used to but like the Susan B this new dollar coin was a bit of a flop.

Do you guys think it would be a good idea to keep a few or just stick with quarters.Heck its still coin change so it may not even be an issue that really matters.

[Old GI]

I'll take heed. There is another use for the role of quarters (not that I would ever consider that).

[Stargazer]

I like youre thinking..Roll of quarters it is.

[Ole WV Coot]

I'll take heed. There is another use for the role of quarters (not that I would ever consider that).

Those were the bad ole days. I used a roll of dimes myself. Don't remember if I was cheap or just didn't want to scatter any.

[Old GI]

Oh, that was my misspent youth. I'll probably forget when I need it. Now that I think about it, it was dimes.

[hunter63]

I'll take heed. There is another use for the role of quarters (not that I would ever consider that).

Still carry a role of quarters, one in each truck and, yes they can/have been useful.
Mostly for car washes and tolls these days though...........
I wouldn't fool with the dollar coins, any where I might want to use them in the boonies, I drought that a change machine would take them.
Might not even have change machines, or elect. for that matter.

[your_comforting_company]

If I had a roll of quarters I'd blow it on the first pinball machine I came across. No vending machines or stores where I'm bugging.
I do keep loose change in the truck, I dunno, maybe a couple bucks and it's got me a drink when hot and thirsty. It's a good idea to have a little on hand but I dunno about in my BOB.. just extra weight.

[crashdive123]

I keep a couple of rolls of quarters and some small bills in BOB.

[SARKY]

The only change I keep in my kit are pre 1964 dimes, quarters, halves, and silver dollars.
I always have change in the car or my pocket for everyday use.

[2dumb2kwit]

I keep a couple of rolls of quarters and some small bills in BOB.

I use regular size bills.

[Rick]

Hey Sarky. Got change for a twenty?

[Rick]

Oh, yea. Remember that a dollar bill is exactly 6 inches long so you have a ruler in your pocket.

[crashdive123]

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tape two dollar bills together.

[BENESSE]

The only change I keep in my kit are pre 1964 dimes, quarters, halves, and silver dollars.

Sarky, I've read about those on JW Rawls' site. Am intrigued, but can't quite figure out how they might come in handy in any scenario short of a total collapse.
Under what circumstances do you envision using them?

[BENESSE]

Oh, yea. Remember that a dollar bill is exactly 6 inches long so you have a ruler in your pocket.

Also remember that 2 rolls of quarters in a sock can inflict some real damage when whacked upside the head.

[Old GI]

If I had a roll of quarters I'd blow it on the first pinball machine I came across. No vending machines or stores where I'm bugging.
I do keep loose change in the truck, I dunno, maybe a couple bucks and it's got me a drink when hot and thirsty. It's a good idea to have a little on hand but I dunno about in my BOB.. just extra weight.

WHAT!!!??? A quarter for a pinball machine? What is this world coming to?

[Rick]

Bee - Pre-1964 coins were made of silver. Well, 90% silver anyway. To be used as barter should the SHTF. Like everything else, it could take a truck load to buy a loaf of bread. Hard to eat a Mercury dime. Assuming, of course, TSHTF.

[BENESSE]

Bee - Pre-1964 coins were made of silver. Well, 90% silver anyway. To be used as barter should the SHTF. Like everything else, it could take a truck load to buy a loaf of bread. Hard to eat a Mercury dime. Assuming, of course, TSHTF.

That's just the thing. I'm trying to figure out how a coin would be more valuable as a barter than say a pound of rice, ammo or heirloom seeds.
I just really don't know.

[nell67]

That's just the thing. I'm trying to figure out how a coin would be more valuable as a barter than say a pound of rice, ammo or heirloom seeds.
I just really don't know.

If for nothing else,to melt down and make silver bullets for the werewolf zombies!

[2dumb2kwit]

If for nothing else,to melt down and make silver bullets for the werewolf zombies!

Now, ya see. That's someone who can handle most anything. Lots of people talk about zombies, but not many think about the possibility of werewolf zombies.