Posted on 09/25/2023 1:59:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
“Had some years ago...I should have never sold. Ha!!”
No kidding. My grandfather on my mom’s side always gave us kids silver dollars when we visited in the 50s and 60s. Silver dollars were all over Idaho at the time. He’d pull the out of our ears and we’d laugh in amazement!
I kept all the Morgan and Peace silver dollars he gifted to us and I had quite a collection. Then, when I was about 16 or 17 and going on a big date, I cashed them all in.
I have no idea who the special gal was, but I sure do miss having all those gorgeous Morgan and Peace dollars.
No silver dollar coins were minted in the U.S. from 1905-1920. Peace Dollars, from their high relief origins in 1921 to their Great Depression discontinuation in 1935. No silver dollar coins were struck by the Mint and issued into circulation after 1935.
I miss Granddad and those great gifts. As they say, “Too soon old, too late smart.”
I spent a V coin the other day- they’re still in circulation…😏
It weighed about half a gram, and was made of silver. The mint here in Tübingen (spec.: in the aptly-named Münzgasse) minted them during the 12th century. After minting ceased, they rapidly (within a few decades) dropped out of circulation (being displaced by the Heller). However, they continued to be used as a bookkeeping unit for CENTURIES thereafter. I.e., local property taxes were calculated and booked in them (but NOT paid in them).
Such phenomena can be quite misleading.
Regards,
They still are!....................
But what about a shave & a haircut?...................
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