| loose change in your pocket
There is a thread down the page about half dollars in general circulation and the thread ended up talking about some European coins or somesuch. The fellow made a good point, when's the last time you got a fifty cent piece in change? I was in a tavern a while back and the bartender gave them in change and I made a comment and he said the owner gets them every day from the bank and gives the out on a regular basis. Once in a great while, I'll get one up in Wisconsin, but never around here in Illinois.
When I was much younger, we used half dollars much more and they were an every day occurance, even dollar coins. Franklins were very common as well as SL's. Peace dollars were common as well as Morgans.
I think what happened is when silver went through the roof in the '80s, people quit using halfs and dollars and that's how it stayed ever since. My pockets don't jingle like they used to.
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