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<p>[QUOTE="samclemens3991, post: 25223767, member: 82181"]My grandmother raised 9 children through the depression Rushmore. However she had two factors in her favor.</p><p>The first is that when she got married at 16 she had a favorite aunt. That aunt gave her several dozen Seated coins (housed in a wooden glove box) as a wedding present. I got to see and catalog those coins for her and the best part was that many of them were Carson City coins.</p><p> Second. My grandfather was meaner than a couple rattlesnakes with their tails tied together but also shrewd.</p><p>He bought all the corn he could get at 3 cents a bushel and then held on until the gov. put in price supports. He cleaned up when he sold but like I said he was a mean one. He used that money to buy well over a dozen farms. Many from people who were suppose to be his friends. It is easy for me, or others, to judge but I still can't imagine doing that. James[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="samclemens3991, post: 25223767, member: 82181"]My grandmother raised 9 children through the depression Rushmore. However she had two factors in her favor. The first is that when she got married at 16 she had a favorite aunt. That aunt gave her several dozen Seated coins (housed in a wooden glove box) as a wedding present. I got to see and catalog those coins for her and the best part was that many of them were Carson City coins. Second. My grandfather was meaner than a couple rattlesnakes with their tails tied together but also shrewd. He bought all the corn he could get at 3 cents a bushel and then held on until the gov. put in price supports. He cleaned up when he sold but like I said he was a mean one. He used that money to buy well over a dozen farms. Many from people who were suppose to be his friends. It is easy for me, or others, to judge but I still can't imagine doing that. James[/QUOTE]
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