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Message:: [QUOTE="differential, post: 7503942, member: 120104"]When my father died, my mother said to go through his things and take anything I wanted. I discovered the metal box where, in the 1960s, he'd store silver coins discovered in pocket change. I remember many fun weekend mornings sitting with him at the kitchen table. Sometimes there were so many silver coins on the table that he'd gleefully push them off the table, into his hand. The next stop was the coin box. When I found these, I assumed mother didn't want me to take valuable silver coins. So I gave them to her. Face value might have been around 200 dollars. I explained, "Mother, please don't spend these. Call Cousin Jack--he'll know how to get their real value." Of course, she took them right to the bank, so here we have, another story of valuable coins not-so-wisely redeemed. But the more and more I thought about I remembered how generosity was one of my mother's finest qualities. She would do anything to help someone. She wasn't into nice clothes or nice things and would rather see others have them. Who knows, maybe these silver coins helped out a struggling teller at the bank. Or someone in need. I think my mother was storing up treasure in heaven. Many times I have to remember to put what's really important first in my life. BTW--great website, I'm learning a lot.[/QUOTE]