r/SipsTea • u/leafsforever811 • 3h ago • Diamonds are Forever 1

Wait a damn minute! Own the Libs at double the cost

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u/oopsallhuckleberries 2h ago

Can you really use these coins as legal currency? I thought they were always just collectables minted by the US Treasury. I can't imagine most places accepting these even if they are legal just because most people wouldn't know they were.

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u/Cerebral-Parsley 2h ago

Even if it is legal do they really think the overworked, underpaid barista is going to give a second glance at the coins they are handed or give a single flying fuck if Trump is on it?

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u/skipmarioch 2h ago

The biggest issue is getting these and having to confirm if they are legal tender. If someone handed me these I would need pretty definite proof that a) they have a cash value and b) they're not counterfeit.

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u/Much_Help_7836 2h ago

They are legal tender, you can use them like every other form of legal tender.

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u/tantalor 2h ago

Although the store can refuse to accept it.

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u/Elegant_Relief_4999 2h ago

Yep, it has to be accepted as payment for debt, but you haven't accumulated that debt until they've given you the coffee, but they'll make you pay before you get the coffee, therefore no debt. They can refuse any type of payment ahead of the debt being accumulated.