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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Most definitely cool and a wonderful find.
Why don't you run a contest on CCF for guessing, say, the earliest-dated coin?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Well, I put in my quarters and it turns out...
For whatever reason, only $3.05 inside, + a 1993 Mexican 10 centavos. Nothing old or silver.
However, it counted correctly for me, and as a bonus, I discovered that every time you pull the lever to deposit a coin, a bell rings, mimicking a real cash register.
BStrauss3 - Thank you for that webpage link - who'd have thought that much detailed history had been compiled on an item like this? At least my intuituion regarding its age was confirmed.
Colligo ergo sum
Edited by Lucky Cuss
12/05/2015 5:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1031 Posts |
Interesting pickup. It's a bonus that it still works. Bummer no silver though.
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
Cool bank, can I ask how much the bank cost?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
I remember having one of them back in the 60's. Probably cost a buck or 2 in the toy store new. They were fun. Nice buy!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4883 Posts |
Quote:
Cool bank, can I ask how much the bank cost? With sales tax and the buyers premium, it came out to about $16.50 - from which you could subtract the $3.05, I suppose. Colligo ergo sum
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
9871 Posts |
Nice find!
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
That's pretty cool.
It reminded me of how I used to save up $10 before going to the bank to make a deposit when I was really young.
Do kids do that anymore? Probably not.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4883 Posts |
One last remark from me - I looked this evening and there are well over a hundred of these currently listed on ebay, the vast majority of those being auctioned getting no bids. Evidently an extremely common item, so I'm sort of surprised I'd never seen one before today. Colligo ergo sum
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
A bank similar to this and I go way back....
Let's just say I was about 6 years old and wanted a blue one real badly at a flea market....
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Very cool bank  I sort of remember seeing these when I was a kid. I was born in Feb 58 ..... I guess I feel as old as that bank |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
964 Posts |
My grandfather the coin collector bought this for me as a x-mas present when I was 8 or 9.   Pictured above is the one I bought off ebay a few years ago. My parents either sold the one grandpa gave me or lost it? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
Cool! I've considered collecting coin banks. I have a few but they are nothing special. Watch out on the cast iron ones, there are a lot of modern reproductions out there.
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Moderator
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I had the exact same bank. Mine was blue. It brought back some memories of my early years. I believe I got the bank for Christmas in 1962.
wow..where do the years go!
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