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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2304600, member: 15588&quot;]My wife&#039;s father passed away recently and we spent Christmas day going through the family&#039;s things. When we were almost done for the day, her mother suddenly said &quot;in the bottom left desk drawer there&#039;s a little box with some money in it.&quot; That caught my interest, so I fetched it and spread its contents out on the dining room table. Though it contained nothing of any great value, I still find it interesting to know what money people choose to stash away for whatever nebulous reason. As far as I know he never collected coins, but he did travel quite a bit with the US Navy in the early 1960s. The coins and bills in the box probably came largely from those travels, but it also contained other curious items. These probably had interesting stories behind them, but I didn&#039;t know about the box until after he passed, unfortunately. More for nostalgic history and sentimental record keeping, below is a picture of the box and the stash along with a complete listing of the box&#039;s contents. I was given the entire lot and I gladly and enthusiastically accepted it. By compiling this list I&#039;ll always know what the box contained. I&#039;m not exactly sure what I hope to accomplish by sharing all of this, but I hope some of you find it at least mildly interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.getmilked.com/pics/CoinsFromTheBox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>Coins</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Belgium</b></p><p>1 Franc: 1952</p><p>5 Franc: 1961</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Canada</b></p><p>Nickels: 1945, 1952, 1956 (2), 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1974</p><p>Dimes: 1919 (very worn, probably VG - VF), 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1974</p><p>Quarters: 1907 (almost unrecognizable, worn to an incredible degree)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>France</b></p><p>5 centimes: 1966</p><p>10 centimes: 1967</p><p>1 Franc: 1960</p><p>5 Francs: 1946, 1947 (both aluminum)</p><p>10 Francs: 1953</p><p>50 Francs: 1952</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Germany</b></p><p>5 Pfennig: 1950</p><p>50 Pfennig: 1950</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Italy</b></p><p>50 Lire: 1955</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Luxembourg</b></p><p>1 Franc: 1965</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Portugal</b></p><p>XX Centavos: 1956</p><p>1 Escudo: 1958, 1962</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Spain</b></p><p>5 Pesetas: 1957 (featuring Franco)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>United Kingdom</b></p><p>Penny: 1904, 1912 (both very worn)</p><p>Three Pence: 1944, 1953, 1961, 1962</p><p>Six Pence: 1955, 1957, 1960, 1966</p><p>Two Shillings: 1950, 1962, 1966, 1967</p><p><br /></p><p><b>USA</b></p><p>Cents</p><p>Lincoln: 1940-D, 1943-D, 1945, 1946 (2), 1947-D (2), 1950, 1950-D, 1953-D, 1954-D, 1955-D, 1957-D, 1958-D</p><p><br /></p><p>Nickels</p><p>Liberty: 1901 (very worn)</p><p>Jefferson: 1940, 1943-P, 1947-D, 1952</p><p><br /></p><p>Dimes</p><p>Roosevelt: 1954-D, 1960-D, 1963-D, 1964-D (4), 1957(?) smothered in blue paint</p><p><br /></p><p>Quarters</p><p>Barber: 1915-D (very worn)</p><p>Washington: 1943 (very worn), 1964-D</p><p><br /></p><p>Halves</p><p>Franklin: 1963-D</p><p>Kennedy: 1964-D (2), 1967 (5), 1972-D</p><p><br /></p><p>Dollars</p><p>Morgan: 1921-D (2)</p><p>Peace: 1922-D, 1922-S, 1923-S, 1926-S</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>Bills</b></font></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Brazil:</b> Um Cruziero no date</p><p><b>France:</b> 5 New Francs 1960? (2)</p><p><b>Italy:</b> Mille Lire 1947</p><p><b>Japan:</b> Ten Cents, Fifty Cents (Military issues)</p><p><b>Portugal:</b> Cem Escudos 1954</p><p><b>Spain:</b> Una Peseta 1953 (very worn), Cien Pesetas 1953 (2)</p><p><b>USA:</b> $2 1953[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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