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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 1957399, member: 8703&quot;]Yes, very true.&nbsp; The 10,000 coins minted (plus 8 for assay) went largely unsold.&nbsp; It was the Great Depression and spending $1 for a commemorative half dollar was not considered money well spent in those times.&nbsp; My grandparents married in 1934, waiting five years to do so in order to save money.&nbsp; My grandfather had continuous employment as a machinist for a Hudson Valley cement company throughout the Great Depression, but the workday was only six hours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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