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Anyone have a picture of the Coca-Cola holders for the Stone Mountain Commemoratives?

LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
I was reading the QDB book on commemoratives, and there was some interesting historical background on the 1925 Stone Mountain Half Dollar (what a story!). Anyway, in an effort to boost sales, somone had an idea to allow leading corporations in the South to purchase large quantities for use in advertising and other purposes. The Coca-Cola company gave coins as gifts in holders imprinted with the words, "In the purchase of this coin the Coca-Cola company hopes to aid a worthy movement, in the gift of it to you we hope to draw tighter those bonds of friendship that exist between us."

I think these special packages are cool, and the soda companies tend to come up with some pretty innovative advertising gimmicks. Does anyone have a picture of this promotional packaging?
Always took candy from strangers
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)

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