Silver Horror Story

I also have a coin horror story. Years ago when we lived in Germany (my dad was in the US Army) my half brother was living with us. My grandfather had sent my dad several gold coins. My half brother took them and bought....a black leather fanny pack. My dad sent him on the next plane home to his mom and we never saw him again. My dad was extremely upset and it wasn't just because it was the value of the coins, it was more that they were from his dad. He was quite poor growing up so as an adult for his dad to give him something he was really appreciative.

Oooooh... that's harsh!

Fortunately my Silver Horror Story is not too bad.

After mom's cousin died she, my sister and I went through her
house to organize papers and such.
When we found four $10 gold pieces I said, "Well, this must be
what Aunt Helen was talking about when she mentioned that she had some gold.
Later we found a BAG of gold coins, wrapped in cellophane, carefully separated by denomination.
"Enough to choke a horse."
Since then, I always wondered what silver coins she had sold during the melt of 1980. Could they have come from the same source as the gold?
And it is best that I do not know.

On the brighter side, my sister and I would each be given a silver dollar when we all went to visit my great uncle and aunt.
My father would give each of us a dollar to spend and he kept the silver dollars.
A dollar would buy a $0.77 toy at the
discount store an left $0.23 to spend at the Five and Dime.

I have some of them to this day.

Misery loves company! Good topic.

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