Personal nostalgia. I usually don’t collect coins for that reason, but in this case, I made an exception. This is an encased Morgan Dollar. The General Motors Corporation issued it with the message, “Merry Christmas 1955, Happy New Year.” I remember Christmas morning 1955. I was in the first grade. The toy I remember was this Remco loud speaker truck. It had a microphone and a searchlight on the top of the cab. I surprised to find it so easily on the Internet. My father said he heard me using it from the bedroom. I probably woke him up. Going by the prices, this toy is now a collectors' item. The reverse reads, “General Motors Holding Division, General Motors Corporation, Detroit.” Another internet search revealed that the General Motors Holding Division still exists in the modern (new) General Motors. It’s function is to provide capital to existing and perspective dealerships. It was founded as part of the old General Motors in 1929. For those who might have forgotten, the old General Motors went bankrupt and was replaced with a new corporation with the same name. I usually don’t buy items like this, but for whatever reason, it got my attention. There were two other pieces in the same auction which were advertising Buicks from the late 1940s, but this one grabbed my attention.
Love the year on the encased Morgan Dollar! Same year my parents were married. I wasn't even an idea.
Seriously, Sal? How old are you? Actually, thinking long and hard about the math, there's no way your parents were married in 1878, had you, and you're still at this party. That was 147 years ago! Although, it would explain a few things.
My aunt bought a new Pontiac in 1951. It was the silver anniversary of Pontiac. They gave her a money clip with a silver dollar in it. Her are some photos. I gave it to one of our children.
