Post A Coin With A Story!

Curiosity of this piece inspired me to write a book.

A silver version is listed as 2M-225 in the 1991 published book Hawaiian Money Standard Catalog 2nd Edition by Medcalf & Russell. This catalog provided minimal information: just an obverse image; replication of the text on the obverse; diameter; metal fineness; and weight.

I had a bronze version. It took some legwork to perform research on this piece.

To make a long story short, the book Hawaiian Money Standard Catalog 2nd Edition integrated several Franklin Mint (FM) pieces into this book without fully identifying the minter, mintage, and source set.

As a result, I wrote a book that corrects the issues with the Medcalf & Russell catalog (authors also did not fully list all FM pieces before the 1991 publication resulting in several new listing for Hawaiiana collectors).

This is my book https://www.createspace.com/5281076

This is a black and white snippet of the catalog with accurate identification.

Good catch! It's a good thing that vending machines and coin stars are starting to reject silver based on their weight.

Well, good for the owner of the coin; not so much for the roll searcher!

Not much of a story but this was taken from circulation in the 70's when working the till at a pizza place. Lots of silver was plucked from that till then. This one is of my birth year and I had never seen the design until I found it in the till.

I am always intrigued by the personal stories posted here by members about pieces in their collection that have a special meaning to them. From the "my granddaddy gave me this coin" to "this coin reminds me of the time when..." and the "My relatives were involved with this...." hold much more than numismatic value.

Some my collection is based on my own personal connection. If there is an interest I'll post a few. Also, I would very much enjoy any contributions to this thread by other members about their own connections.

My first contribution to this thread started when I was so young that I had to reach up to pick strawberries. I had found a quarter in my dad's shop and when I proudly showed off my treasure to dad he suggested I put it in a "special jar" to save for later. I took that advise to heart and squirreled away every ground find I ever made until the early 70's. Thanks to a couple of large currency finds over the years I had built up quite a stash to take to the bank.

I, of course, had to go through it all before cashing it in. Pictured below is a smattering of silver that I saved out of the hoard. The '44 quarter had been wrapped in tissue separately and is the one I originally found.

Neat! Not sure how long ago the 4th grade was for you but I wonder if you have upgraded the container since then?

I had started a similar thread a while back if you want to see some of mine:

http://goccf.com/t/246989