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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 787959, member: 16510&quot;]<b>I would say the late 1940&#039;s first and what Doug said second</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I would say the late 1940&#039;s first and the answer 1965 second.</p><p>I understand what Mike is saying but the whole idea of much any circulating coinage during that time 1873 even 20 years before or after is kind of hard to swallow - people did not have any money much to begin with and the common man or woman just did not spend, touch or use circulating coinage but once a month or so unless in cities and still they didn&#039;t have much money either.&nbsp; It is hard for us to even understand how little real money people had then.&nbsp; So the idea of a lot of different common circulated money does not make a lot of sence in 1873 to me.</p><p>Most people never saw a dollar even a half much less a gold piece except out west - these pieces were just not used by most people at all.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After the war in about 1949 thru early 50&#039;s would be my best answer.</p><p>You had Indian, Lincoln (even steel) cents.</p><p>Buffalo, Jefferson (even silver Jeffs ) and probably some Liberty nickles.</p><p>You had Mercury, Roosevelts, a few Barber dimes maybe.</p><p>You had Washinton, Std. Lib Quarters maybe a Barber left.</p><p>You had Franklins, Walkers, some Barbers maybe.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1965 might be a better answer though now that I think about it more, never 1873 or any period before the 1920&#039;s - people had no money as we now think of it at all.&nbsp; Different money maybe but it don&#039;t fit in a statement with common circulated money if it means much money, people had no money to speak of at all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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