50 cent coins do circulate technically, the mint makes them for that purpose, it's just that nobody uses them for a variety of reasons. Collectors snap them up so what is out there is rarely seen, businesses don't even have a slot in the register for them nor do banks, and banks don't carry them unless they are deposited.
I've got a stack of about 15 dollars worth of them and have been using them lately, it's a 50/50 chance as to whether people think it's a quarter and say "you're 25 cents short" or practically throw a party at recieving one.
I think they're pretty and like to circulate them because of that, but the mint makes it really hard for me to do that
Canada 50 cents collection 1937 to 2006
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50 cent coins do circulate technically, the mint makes them for that purpose, it's just that nobody uses them for a variety of reasons. Collectors snap them up so what is out there is rarely seen, businesses don't even have a slot in the register for them nor do banks, and banks don't carry them unless they are deposited.
I've got a stack of about 15 dollars worth of them and have been using them lately, it's a 50/50 chance as to whether people think it's a quarter and say "you're 25 cents short" or practically throw a party at recieving one.
I think they're pretty and like to circulate them because of that, but the mint makes it really hard for me to do that