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Young bankers, "old" coins.....
Halfsense
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An interesting thing happened at my local bank branch here in Vegas today. The always cordial 20-something and 30-something tellers (who know my interest in numismatics) asked me to look at several coins that were deposited earlier in the week and put aside by them. They'd "never seen anything like them."
The first coin they pulled from the drawer was a gold-colorized 1974 Ike dollar. I told them it was not "actually a gold coin," and is only worth its face value of one dollar -- except to the unknown person who perhaps earlier purchased it for significantly more thinking it was valuable and rare.
The other four coins were all in individual, unmarked stapled holders, and all four were mint or near mint 1976 Bicentennial half dollars. As I looked at the Kennedy halves, it occured to me that only one of the four bank personnel who I spoke with perhaps was a young child during the Bicentennial, and that the other three probably were not even born until years after those half dollars were struck.
How time has flown.
But at least I now have four people at the bank who have a bit more education about the history of our pocket change. Now, if only they'll call me if someone deposits three or four Saints or a gold Gold Certificate note.....
Happy New Year to all,
-donn-
The first coin they pulled from the drawer was a gold-colorized 1974 Ike dollar. I told them it was not "actually a gold coin," and is only worth its face value of one dollar -- except to the unknown person who perhaps earlier purchased it for significantly more thinking it was valuable and rare.
The other four coins were all in individual, unmarked stapled holders, and all four were mint or near mint 1976 Bicentennial half dollars. As I looked at the Kennedy halves, it occured to me that only one of the four bank personnel who I spoke with perhaps was a young child during the Bicentennial, and that the other three probably were not even born until years after those half dollars were struck.
How time has flown.
But at least I now have four people at the bank who have a bit more education about the history of our pocket change. Now, if only they'll call me if someone deposits three or four Saints or a gold Gold Certificate note.....
Happy New Year to all,
-donn-
"If it happens in numismatics, it's news to me....
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<< <i>You can only imagine what that town was like that year! >>
I was living in Lexington, MA...
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There's also a far wider range and more obsolete types in circulation than there were in '57.
Time has a way of sneaking up on people. "Tempus fugit" is far more appropriate for the
coinage than "In God We Trust". One can sit around a life time waiting for God to help him
or he can go out now and help himself.
To each his own but money isn't about divinities or sacriledge but about earning and making
wealth. It about improving the commonweal not directing their beliefs.
Like many here, I can remember the debut of the Bicentennial coins. I was in junior high, myself, and at somebody's skating rink birthday party (yep, height of the disco era- you can can imagine the scene- roller boogie...)
Anyway, I got a funny lookin' new quarter in change from the concession stand.
I started collecting later that year ('76) when I found a 1936 Merc dime in my grandmother's drawers.
Yikes.
That last part didn't sound so good, did it.
Let's rewrite.
I found a Merc dime in my grandmother's sideboard drawer. (Singular.)
Not in her drawers.
...thanks for clearing that up, robertson.
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<< <i>You can only imagine what that town was like that year! >>
I was living in Lexington, MA... >>
I was living in Manhattan. The harbor show was spectacular on July 4th.
Lance.
I was about 9 years old in '76...I remember taking some of my dad's quarters (er, borrowing them) out of the funny cardboard books. Took me a few years to understand why he was so angry...now it's me who's angry!
<< <i>Indeed how time has flown.
Like many here, I can remember the debut of the Bicentennial coins. I was in junior high, myself, and at somebody's skating rink birthday party (yep, height of the disco era- you can can imagine the scene- roller boogie...)
Anyway, I got a funny lookin' new quarter in change from the concession stand.
I started collecting later that year ('76) when I found a 1936 Merc dime in my grandmother's drawers.
Yikes.
That last part didn't sound so good, did it.
Let's rewrite.
I found a Merc dime in my grandmother's sideboard drawer. (Singular.)
Not in her drawers. >>
At the risk of making you feel even older it was probably 1975.
The bicentennial quarter was released in early August.
I remember the very first one I recieved was a clipped
planchet Denver issue. Ironically enough it said "In God
We Rust".
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<< <i>1976 I had a KH400 street bike and a great girlfriend skinny dipping in the hot springs. Those were the days
You win. That was paradise.
Lance.
And by the way, didn't those bicentennial coins come out in '75.
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