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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 1408297, member: 10103&quot;]There&#039;s just something about a well worn commem.&nbsp; Can&#039;t quite put it into words but I&#039;ll make an attempt.&nbsp; A coin that was issued commemorating some &#039;cause or society&#039; fell on hard times and wound up in circulation because the Goobers were reluctant to melt the remaining &#039;thousands&#039; and just turned them loose into circulation.&nbsp; I wonder, sometimes, if the contemporary folks ever questioned some of these.&nbsp; &quot;Hey, what the devil is that?&nbsp; I know of no coin as such issued.&nbsp;&nbsp; You tryin&#039; to pass a Chinese fake?&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (they never said that in those days)&nbsp; I imagine folks back then didn&#039;t question the new addition to regular circulation and accepted the novel issues as legal tender.&nbsp; Judging from the wear on your coin, Ethan, I&#039;d say it was rather well received......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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