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The post below on unsearched bags of Silver Dollars made me remember the million dollar exhibit of Silver Dollars, and a little web search turned up a great article on how it came to be, pictures are included! http://www.numismaster.com/ta/insid...gEntryId=456Way more impressive than the Las Vegas casino "Binion's Horseshoe" display of 1 million dollars that I did get to see a few times, it was all $10,000 gold bearing notes in a large case of thick glass in a horseshoe shape. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I'm sure they thought it was way high at the time but I sure wish I could buy a few of those 1000 coin bags for $1500 now :)
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I have an old black and white photo of my parents standing in front of those 1,000,000 silver dollars.
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Muddler: I have an old black and white photo of my parents standing in front of those 1,000,000 silver dollars.
That is cool muddler, please put up a scan if you can, I'm sure besides me others would love to see it! "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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In 1962, my wife and I were celebrating our first year of marriage. What's that old saying: "If I only knew then...?"
I should have gone to Seattle!
But then again $1,500 was BIG money back then, I think I was making $65 a week!
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I searched high and low for this photo, found 100 wheat cents tossed into assorted drawers, coin envelopes, flips, other photos still no photo of my parents. I pulled a desk drawer completely out and there it was underneath.  |
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Cool! I like the billboard ads on the sides of the semi trailers telling people there's a million dollars inside them!  :P |
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Thanks for posting the story, westcoin.
And great pic muddler!
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Posted 01/21/2012 11:18 pm
