once when i was about 8 years old i went into a bank and asked for half dollars. the teller told me she didnt have any, but she had a $500 bill. i asked to see it, and it was a gold certificate! i only had $100 on me and had to have my parents there to withdraw from my account. i asked the teller if she could hold on to it while i went and got my parents, but she said she couldnt promise anything and as i was leaving another bank employee bought it from her .
i took half dollars and $2 bills to school and sold them for double face value... that was also around the time the presidential dollars came out. set of 4 (washington, adams, jefforson, madison) = $20