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Sifting Our Change for Cents and Dollars

we tend to be a pretty wary, savvy bunch. We tend to keep our eyes peeled whenever we receive a handful of change, just to see if there might be something new there. For example, the year 2022 will most likely be remembered as the year we first started going through our change for the American Women quarters. We just always like to think there might be some winners out there – coins worth far more than their face value – that will come into our possession with nothing more than a dose of good luck. And although the cynics among us may claim that the days of good errors and varieties have passed, we’ll make the counterargument that with both perseverance and a bit of luck, just about anyone can find something of value among our current coins. Here, for our consideration,

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