1950

JoeLewis

What can you tell me about 1950?

Jcarney

First year of Franklin proofs. Lowest mintage year of these proofs too.

drwstr123

THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM-30 Minutes, CBS, October 29, 1950.

CarsonCityGold

I was born!

Barndog

lathmach

1950?
Hmmmm.
I lived in a house on State Road in Stutsmansville Michigan. I attended first grade in a one room school house there in 1950.
I think that was the year I saw the first dial telephone, someone had brought one to our little school to show us one. Technology was exploding, I thought, as the phone at home had a crank on the side you turned to get the operator, and then had to tell her who you wanted to talk to or give her a 2 digit number.
I think that was the year our neighbor John Cupps dug a well at his house. Just started shoveling until he hit water.
He was killed in a tractor accident while logging in the woods after my family had moved away.
I remember my step grandfather sending me to the general store on the corner of that small village with a dollar for some chewing tobacco, that year.
I remember riding old Bill, our plow horse, during that time frame also.
I don't remember it, but an older brother told me that someone was trying to pass off the old big pennies as quarters around 1949-1950 there.
Want to hear about 1952?

Ray

ArgentumRex

I have a really nice proof quarter from 1950. It's super old!

RichieURich

Louis Eliasberg completed his set of U. S. coins by date and mint by purchasing the unique 1873-CC no arrows dime for $4,000, in 1950. No one has completed this set before or since, and it is highly unlikely that anyone will ever do it. The aforementioned dime sold in 2004 for $891,250.

Gemineye

<< <i>I was born! >>


Me too.........!!!!!!!.........

coinman420

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<< <i>I was born! >>


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me three

SportsModerator

Me four

keets

What can you tell me about 1950?

in 1950 they made this coin especially for me even though they didn't know it and even though i wasn't born yet. i am eternally grateful.

ArgentumRex

When you think of all the different years they have had since the beginning of time, the chances of four people on the forum all being born in the same year are so infinitesimally small, it has to be a Christmas miracle. God bless America...and God bless us, everyone!!!

21Walker

I was still floating in daddys balls as I was not born til '52...........all years after that have been great..........Rick

66Tbird

My only Dcam/ucam for that year, my dad was 5 yrs old

JoeLewis

<< <i>When you think of all the different years they have had since the beginning of time, the chances of four people on the forum all being born in the same year are so infinitesimally small, it has to be a Christmas miracle. God bless America...and God bless us, everyone!!! >>



I know for a fact there's at least one more forum member born that year!

CaptHenway

<< <i>I was born! >>



Me too!

atom48coin

My little sister, and best friend, was born!!

RalphE

I was conceived (born in 1951).

Ralph

bushmaster8

It preceeded the Summer of Love by seventeen years!

Hey JoeLewis, I'm GregLewis! Where you been man?!

Keets---That is some nickel! I bet that looks twice as nice in hand too!

amercoin

Me five or six on 7/28/1950

Goldbully

<< <i>THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM-30 Minutes, CBS, October 29, 1950. >>





"Now, Rochester!"


My first sister was born!

gyocomgd

I turned -6 that year.

anoldgoat

It twas the year I first showed up in the hobby. The doctor that delivered me put a brand new 1949 cent in the congratulations card he sent my parents.

Mike

al410

One more member born that year
ME

lordmarcovan

I was (-15) that year.

Riothamus

My mom was born- 8/19. Her father was 53, born in 1897 and the man who started me on the coin collecting road.

Riothamus

Ronyahski

There were no mint sets made in 1950, skipped the one year.

larrynj

the mint produced both satin and brilliant proofs in 1950.

SanctionII

My parents were going out (they married in 1951). My in laws got married in 1950. The Denver Mint made a nickel that for a while was the coin de jur. The Philly mint made a few proof Frankies halves that would decades later be designated CAM or DCAM and would be touted by Mr. Tomaska as one of the rarities of the 20th century. I am fortunate to have one of these coins, however whether Mr. Tomaska's prognostications about it come true and provide me with a comfortable retirement (LOL), I do not know.

Further, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, on 8-16-1950 (at 19 years of age) completed training and was designated a "Naval Aviator". On 11-27-1950 he was assigned to Fighter Squadron 51, then operating off the the carrier USS Valley Forge. During this assignment he saw considerable flying time, including combat action, in the Korean War.