Coinstar! Gotta love it.

[quakerboy]

9. We were

on our way to vacation in canada at the time. So it was handy to have money for things like food and entertainment. Actually, I still have several of their new polymer notes. Kinda cool.

That said, i did cheat a little. a few months before that, I noticed a guy bring in a bag of half dollar coins to the bank while I was waiting in line. I asked if I could get them, and I had just enough in my account that day to take out the full 500 dollar bag worth. I pulled out about 10 actual silver half dollars, and the rest went in the change bag. So really, I only collected about $1246 or so.

The backpack was heavy. about 70 lbs. which is not really that heavy, but its enough you notice it.