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<p>[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 8414892, member: 19250"]Larry you and I are pretty close in age as well time spent in the hobby. Now in the 1960's In the US world or forien coins weren't collected as much as US. Now two things 1 US up to 1967 one could find silver in their change. If like myself a paper boy one delivered as well collected monthly. Your change bag loaded with silver, buffalos,war nickels. Most monthly cost of a daily & Sunday paper around $2.85.</p><p>Thats the reason for having change in case a customer paid in bills.</p><p>So most US collectors had access to silver coins, as well silver certificate and red seal $2 bills.</p><p>Another point is that the regular Joe and family did not travel by air...they drove...the family truckster on vacation. If you lived on the east coast plenty of P coins, not many at all D & S mm could be found.</p><p>I imagine that the same was on the west coast plenty of S mm but no P's.</p><p>Military did travel and probably were the reasons some world coins were available. Also coin shops im sure ordered in bulk lots for their inventory. </p><p>CW tokens ha...were in the junk cigar box on the counter top like a quarter a piece.</p><p>Same for world specimens very cheap little demand...</p><p>So the advent of air travel for the middle class..not just the rich or business travel .</p><p>In fact when you did fly...you were dressed for...no sweat pants, you actually dressed for travel .</p><p>I will say that two members here Spirityoda and Lord M both have sparked my interest in collecting world coins.</p><p>I always had a few as yes on family vacation we went to Canada so in those days you exchanged US dollars to Canada then back if you needed to... the rate was as I recall $1.10 CAD / 1 USD.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Paddy54, post: 8414892, member: 19250"]Larry you and I are pretty close in age as well time spent in the hobby. Now in the 1960's In the US world or forien coins weren't collected as much as US. Now two things 1 US up to 1967 one could find silver in their change. If like myself a paper boy one delivered as well collected monthly. Your change bag loaded with silver, buffalos,war nickels. Most monthly cost of a daily & Sunday paper around $2.85. Thats the reason for having change in case a customer paid in bills. So most US collectors had access to silver coins, as well silver certificate and red seal $2 bills. Another point is that the regular Joe and family did not travel by air...they drove...the family truckster on vacation. If you lived on the east coast plenty of P coins, not many at all D & S mm could be found. I imagine that the same was on the west coast plenty of S mm but no P's. Military did travel and probably were the reasons some world coins were available. Also coin shops im sure ordered in bulk lots for their inventory. CW tokens ha...were in the junk cigar box on the counter top like a quarter a piece. Same for world specimens very cheap little demand... So the advent of air travel for the middle class..not just the rich or business travel . In fact when you did fly...you were dressed for...no sweat pants, you actually dressed for travel . I will say that two members here Spirityoda and Lord M both have sparked my interest in collecting world coins. I always had a few as yes on family vacation we went to Canada so in those days you exchanged US dollars to Canada then back if you needed to... the rate was as I recall $1.10 CAD / 1 USD.[/QUOTE]
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