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Message:: [QUOTE="Marianne, post: 140576, member: 4907"]My sister just gave me a pendant that our father had made for our mother. He sacrificed a 159? gold ducat from Westfriesland, but he couldn't bring himself to have it soldered, so it's in a hideous setting that cradles the coin. I'd forgotten all about this pendant; my mom spent most of her time killing gophers and irrigating walnut trees, so she seldom wore jewelry. It's a sentimental favorite because my dad's family comes from Westfriesland, and because it reminds me that my moody and difficult father had a squishy center. Second favorite: a 1945-P Netherlands 1 gulden. This was minted in Philadelphia (obviously) during the war, with a mintage of over 25 million. Most of the coins were melted and sent back to the U.S., making the Netherlands one of the few countries to repay its war debt in full. It's an R-2 coin, which I *believe* means there are 501-1250 known. My dad was in the Dutch underground, and in 1944 - at around the time this coin was being produced, I imagine - he'd been captured and was in a concentration camp. I also have the medal awarded to him by the Dutch government. That's one of my most cherished possessions.[/QUOTE]