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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pocket Change, post: 510943, member: 8012&quot;]Since posting my original remark, I&#039;ve googled the &quot;getting Silver Dollars at the bank&quot; line and there are lots of comments such as Coin Lovers.&nbsp; From personal experience, my cousins used to get Silver Dollars on their birthdays from my Aunt and Uncle.</p><p><br /></p><p>We keep forgetting that a Silver Dollar was nothing special (in terms of metal value) in say, 1960.&nbsp; &quot;Real&quot; silver dollars were used in casinos.&nbsp; The $1 face value was the approximate value of the silver and in addition, there weren&#039;t 20 places in town to turn in the Silver Dollar for its silver content.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was special because it was big, it reminded people of the &quot;old days&quot; and it had sentimental value.&nbsp; Hence, a popular choice for people to give away on birthdays and holidays.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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