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US 25cents quarters

Postby Lol » Sat Sep 03, 2016 1:38 am

Greetings from the UK. Can any UK forum members help me. Does anyone know if there is anywhere in London that I can buy a quantity of US quarters? I am looking for at least a quanitity of 100 or 150. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lol
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby JHSS-1944 » Sat Sep 03, 2016 2:23 am

Hello;
from the U.S.A. ..... best place to go is to the airport, money exchange office.
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby gsx11r » Sat Sep 03, 2016 10:19 am

Hi Lol
If you found some 25ç ,take more than 150 coins if it s for a slot machine like a Rol a top !
Think about 300 and more if you have more than one slot machine . :-"
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby Lol » Sat Sep 03, 2016 11:04 am

Hi Jeff & Stephane
Thank you for your replies. I tried the currency exchange but they only deal in notes. I managed to sort it out by calling a vintage coin dealer and asking him for common quarters. He had 140 so I went into London today just to get them. Standard exchange rate value + 25% :( ouch. I would have purchased more as Stephane said. I have put 140 in and the jackpots are only partially full.
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby nvmos2 » Sat Sep 03, 2016 1:37 pm

150 quarters weigh about 2 pounds.
That would cost about $20 for shipping to the UK.
That doesn't seem worth it, but if you are really stuck,
I'd be happy to do it at cost.
Don't know what restrictions are on mailing currency.

Are you near any US military bases or other installations?
They have their own small stores, clubs, etc and deal in US currency.
I would hope that somebody there would do an exchange for you.
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby JHSS-1944 » Sat Sep 03, 2016 8:05 pm

If someone can figure out the "mailing laws", would be nice. Lol can't be the only one there needing U.S. coins. plus I for one do need some British coins. small penny (maybe) but, also the discontinued large penny.
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby Lol » Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:09 am

Hi Jeff
With my purchase of 140 quarters yesterday I am okay for now. I will be visiting the U.S.A. next year so for sure I will stock up on more. As for old UK pennies, unlike your US quarters they are pre-decimal and out of circulation. I had a quick look on Ebay UK and there are thousands for sale. As an example you can look at this link;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BULK-JOB-LOT- ... SwiYFXE-yP
The drawback is the postage as the weight of coins quickly mount up. The old UK penny is a sizeable coin.
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby cpdretired » Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:03 am

If you near Chicago 7-8-9 Apr 2017 checkout the Chicago Land Show. This is about a 45 minute drive from O'Hare airport.
http://www.chicagolandshow.com/index.html
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby Lol » Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:28 am

Hi
Thank you so much for the Chicago Land show dates. I am seriously considering this. If I can make it in 2017 then there will have been a gap of 19 years since I last attended in 1998. I hope that some of the familiar faces will still be there but 19 years is a long time between visits.
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Re: US 25cents quarters

Postby cpdretired » Sun Sep 04, 2016 11:35 am

Lol wrote:Hi
Thank you so much for the Chicago Land show dates. I am seriously considering this. If I can make it in 2017 then there will have been a gap of 19 years since I last attended in 1998. I hope that some of the familiar faces will still be there but 19 years is a long time between visits.
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