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<p>[QUOTE="Coinlover, post: 192222, member: 6032"]back in the late 60's early 70's, my gradpal owned a sno cone route. he used to ride in a pickup truck selling snow cones around town. my mom and several of my uncles worked on this route. snowcones were 10 cents. i asked my mom what kinds of coins she got and i was suprised! she said she used to get indains and wheaties all the time. then she said she got v nickels, buffalo nickels, and i'm guessing lots of pre 1960 nickels. she said she used to get mercury dimes and silver roosevelts all the time. then she said she got silver washington quarters alot. then, she said she used to get franklins and walking liberty halves. now, here's the real shocker! she said she remebers even getting a morgan once!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> i couldn't belive what i heard. she said she rolled up all the coins and took them to the bank. this was in the early 70's! were they still common back in the 70's? she said if she would have know the value, she would have kept them. then she said she wouldn't have much to spend if she saved all the oldies. what do you think of this? i couldn't belive it when i asked. i was kindof scared to ask too! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Coinlover, post: 192222, member: 6032"]back in the late 60's early 70's, my gradpal owned a sno cone route. he used to ride in a pickup truck selling snow cones around town. my mom and several of my uncles worked on this route. snowcones were 10 cents. i asked my mom what kinds of coins she got and i was suprised! she said she used to get indains and wheaties all the time. then she said she got v nickels, buffalo nickels, and i'm guessing lots of pre 1960 nickels. she said she used to get mercury dimes and silver roosevelts all the time. then she said she got silver washington quarters alot. then, she said she used to get franklins and walking liberty halves. now, here's the real shocker! she said she remebers even getting a morgan once!:eek: i couldn't belive what i heard. she said she rolled up all the coins and took them to the bank. this was in the early 70's! were they still common back in the 70's? she said if she would have know the value, she would have kept them. then she said she wouldn't have much to spend if she saved all the oldies. what do you think of this? i couldn't belive it when i asked. i was kindof scared to ask too! :yawn:[/QUOTE]
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