Grandpa's Pocket Piece...he Was Born In 1899!

I usually post nice looking coins. My Dad finally located and gave me my grandfather's "pocket piece". It's my NEW FAVORITE COIN and so I thought I'd share.

I remember my grandpa (he passed away in 1996) pulling this Morgan out when I was a kid to flip it for head/tails whenever my brothers and I needed a decision. My dad said grandpa used to use it back when he was a kid too! Grandpa used to say that it would give a "clear cut answer...either 'this' or 'this' so there's no second guessing or dispute".

My Grandpa was an "Ice Man" from mid-1910s through the 1940s. Before there were refrigerators, each house had "ice box". An ice box was just that, it was a box that you would have to put several big 50 to 100 pound blocks of ice into the floor of the box to keep things cold and he was the one that delivered those ice blocks to the residences daily! Though we are not sure when he actually first started carrying this Morgan, (my dad was born in 1941), we can imagine him carrying ice up flights of stairs with this coin in his pocket, if it could only talk!

Since his passing occasionally, I wondered what happened to it since grandpa was living with my aunt and uncle 90 miles away from us when he passed. So I asked dad about it because I wanted it if it was still around. I'm the oldest of 3 so I figure I should get first dibs! and he said he'd look for it.

Below are pictures of my family heirloom. I know it's worn out but I think it has a lot of character and sentimental value to me. I plan on giving it to my son on his 18th birthday so my Grandpa's memory will continue to live on through this Morgan for many more generations!

Thanks Pawpaw for this piece of you! I MISS HIM!