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The Good Old Days When Silver Was Cheap

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I remember those "good old days" too. I also remember that back then my allowance was 25 cents a week. It's all relative. I also remember being able to run without pulling a hamstring.

I guess I grew up poor, I didn't get an allowance. But, back in the 1960s I earned my pocket money by scouring the roadside for discarded deposit soda bottles, which were good for 5¢ each.
Find a half dozen, and you had enough to buy a bag of chips and a large 16-ounce soda with 25¢, plus a bottle to cover the deposit.
Most places don't even have bottle deposits nowadays. Disposable society, that's a shame.
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And mint sets were $22 not $125

And Silver Eagles were $66


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And mint sets were $22 not $125... And Silver Eagles were $66
Seems like yesterday.
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