Today, my life is so boring that I started looking through my can of coins and sorting them out by year. The oldest coin I have is from 1963. FML
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Today, I discovered that the ancient looking coin I dug up in my front yard is worth hundreds of dollars. Too bad I found that coin when I was eight years-old, and have since misplaced it. FML
Today, I’m so broke I actually got excited at finding a 5p coin as it meant I actually had a coin to put in my musical change jar. The kicker, it’s been so long since I last put change in there, the battery had gone flat so it didn’t play its little jingle noise. FML
Today, I went to the bank to get a jar of coins exchanged for cash via a fancy counter machine. After 30 minutes I was handed a bag of rolling sleeves and was told to do it myself. Good news, I have a lot more money than I thought. Bad news, I have A LOT more coins than I thought. FML
Today, I got home and found my kids playing with my coin collection. My wife told me to stop being grouchy because it’s not like they’re silver and gold. No, but they were all mint condition, some of them very rare, and every scratch the kids just put on them has halved their value or worse. FML
Today, I came home to find that my mother had sold all my valuable collector coins for cheap at a local shady pawn shop to buy herself a TV. The coins in question were worth enough to start a business. FML
Today, I'm so poor that I've been scrounging around my house all day trying to find quarters and dimes so that I can buy myself a cup of coffee tomorrow. FML
Today, while paying for groceries, I opened my wallet to find that all my cash had been exchanged for Monopoly money. FML
Today, I realized that the closest thing I have to a savings account is the cup on my dresser with coins in it. I counted it, $17.34. That is my savings. I'm 28. FML
Today, my dad found a couple of coins on the floor next to my desk, and gave me a lecture about how money doesn't grow on trees and how irresponsible I am when it comes to money. They were Chuck E. Cheese tokens. FML
Today, I spent my afternoon rummaging through old jeans and other pants, due to being broke and needing cash for ramen. FML
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pshtuthinkicare 19
Well guess what; my life is so boring that I come to read FMLs of other people.
mpkpm 19
#1, no matter how many times I see it, your picture will always freak me out.
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flashback.miss 28
maybe you can take them to a coin show? they're not exactly 1400s but someone may be interested?
silvercamaro 22
Unless the coins are rare(which I doubt since they only go back to '63) I don't think OP would make any money of them
mpkpm 19
#1, no matter how many times I see it, your picture will always freak me out.
trice16 10
Actually as long as its not a penny anything 1964 or older is made of real silver and are worth between 10 and 45 dollars on average. Enough of those and you'll have a nice amount.
ptoka 20
There's a lot wrong with what you said 21 but I'll just say this. It's illegal to melt down US currency.
Warmonger_Smurf 29
#35 I didn't see anything about melting it down in his comment. Although #21 is a little high with the price. Silver is just over $20 an oz, making your quarter worth about $5. Then you'll be getting a little less then that if you sell it to a pawn or coin shop so then can make a profit.
WinterBlue42 22
Exactly. He did not mention melting it, and although the price was too high, silver pennies, and steel quarters are worth slightly more as collectibles.
Alvarortor 14
Actually the penny is old enough to be pure copper which he could sell to make a dimes worth
WinterBlue42 22
True. A copper penny is worth slightly more than a penny. Certain groups of people will stockpile any they find. I don;t go out looking for them, but I do have several large mason jars full.
hippyhopgirl 9
I have a penny from 1936.
pshtuthinkicare 19
Well guess what; my life is so boring that I come to read FMLs of other people.
PresidentNorth 16
Total point of this site.
mistertbawk420 10
There's the metaphorical door
abhi95 31
I am an avid fml reader.. Don't you dare say my life is boring. In fact I consider myself more awesome (if I may say so myself) than my friends who have had the misfortune of not discovering this site's charm. I've tried to lure them in. More than once. They're just not blessed enough!
supersquirel500 10
well now you've got your money organized to roll up and turn in to real cash.
colby6666 43
3- Doubt it. If it's just a can of coins, perhaps he's collecting them.
tipsy2013 24
maybe #3 means that OP can take the coins to a bank and exchange them for cash instead of carrying a can of coin around
supersquirel500 10
exactly
Tthug 34
Hah. Real cash? As in federal reserve notes? The metal in the coins at least has value aside from the federal reserve. Especially if they are old. Like pre 1965 quarters? Silver. Dollar bills are such a joke. And the rest of the world knows it.
91hayek 31
#48 I smell a keynesian sceptic! (And I like it!)
teentee401 36
Looks like you need a change in your lifestyle.
markcallanan_ 20
#4 already got to it #5
TrippingOnAcid 29
OP it's time to CHANGE
illegalbeagle69 23
Lets make like change, and roll.
SideOfTheAngels 23
That was my favourite source of entertainment when I was little. Honestly. And that is what you do when you've absolutely nothing else? I must have had a sad childhood...
Schizomaniac 24
At least you're looking to change. Edit: Dime, it looks like others have already coined that term.
bobbyguy 17
It must have taken a quarter of second to make those jokes.
guci101 14
Coins from 1932 - 1964 are made with 90% silver! Good for you OP!
91hayek 31
Maybe it's just me but this doesn't sound that boring; oh the stories those coins could tell. Where have they been? What have they bought in their lifetime?
ohSNAPyall 26
Whose ass-pennies have they been?
91hayek 31
To me that makes it even more magical. The penny has come all that way just to be with you.
TheDevilWearsJoe 8
Keep it running in your family for a few generations and then sell it! Guaranteed it will be worth at least one cent more.