I'm starting to save

for my 1955 DDO

 

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My LCS has a few dime holders for sale from back in the day banks gave you things....like free dime / quarters holders, calendars, banks, rulers, pens,coin wrappers,etc..
Now all you get is .75% interest, and a dirty look when you ask for a new check register.

 

Really cool... maby (when I say that I mean definitly not ever) you will get there with dimes... quarters much better to save though

 

You know what? When those were current, the passbook savings rate was like 4.0% or so. Try to get that now.

 

When I opened my first checking account from Michigan National Bank I got a cast iron truck bank. This pic isn't mine, though mine has black wheels and I still have it.

 

Yep, that was me and those are Richmond, VA addresses.

 

My parents saved for our vacation using the $3 dime books

 

Saturday at the local coin shop had them in his exonumia maryland book from a savings bank Baltimore federal savings and loan bank

 

I have that one as well. Haven't seen it in a number of years, but is here somewhere.

The good old days...

 

You know what else he had that really brought back memories the stamp book you pasted your savings bond stamps you purchased weekly in grade school. If I recall $18 in stamps got you a $25 war bond / savings bond matured in 7 years

 

These things are really fun. A member here sold it to me many years ago. Cool guy. I forgot who it was. I think I paid about the price of the silver.

 

I remember these from when I was just a little kid. The bank gave you a little pocket ledger along with it, they called a pass book. It let you keep track of your savings.

 

That looks like the first Zamboni

 

What year did you get that bank

 

@lordmarcovan
Thanks, that was a pleasant surprise. I better start looking for some Mercury dime to put in it.
And that 22 Peace dollar is much nicer that I thought it would be, looks great in my collection.