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The Thrill of the Hunt: Collecting From Circulation

Do you still look at your pocket change? Perhaps a better question would be: Do you still have any pocket change? I confess that I don’t, because I rarely spend cash anymore. I still carry cash but virtually all of my spending occurs with plastic money. I used to carry $2 bills to pay for my laundry each week, as the cleaner charged exactly $2 for ironing a shirt.

Also, since my cleaning bills are so low, I tend to use my bank’s debit card. Our online checking account requires my wife and I to make at least 10

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