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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Skyman, post: 1963674, member: 28299&quot;]In 2002 my youngest daughter was in 4th grade. We live in the SF Bay Area, and in the local school district the 4th graders go for a 5 day field trip to the Gold Country to learn about CA. history (and geology, botany etc.). I was one of the parents that signed on to be a volunteer on that trip. Being a coin junkie, it seemed appropriate to try and bring a little something along. I went to the local B&amp;M to try and pick up something for the trip. They had some CA. fractionals, but I knew that for 9 - 10 year olds, you&#039;d want something with more heft than that. I ended up getting this piece. Obviously I know that it was minted in Philly but the odds are reasonable that there is CA. gold in it, and it does have the magic date. During the field trip the kids did get to see some gold nuggets at museums (and stores) and go panning for gold (some kids got some flakes), but this coin seemed to really spark their (and their teacher&#039;s and parent&#039;s) interest... it Was Money. Having the date on it seemed to make the stories they were hearing more Real for everyone. I kept this coin as a pocket piece during the field trip and for about 6 months afterwards. It was fun to see the kids faces as they held this coin in their hands.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/Gold/SC1849E2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/Gold/SC1849ERev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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