Those were the days...

[mjm579]

Back in 1995-1997 I worked in a pizza shop after school. Once a week or so, an older lady would drive up outside and honk the horn for "the usual" (two slices of sicilian, and a child size soda). When I would take it back out to her, she would ALWAYS pay and tip with coins...old coins! Needless to say, I had quite a little collection going by the time 1997 rolled around. Here it is for your viewing pleasure! I hadn't looked through these since 1997.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!

[Wickaboag]

Wow! Wish people paid me or tipped me in silver. Nevermind OLD Silver!
Congratulations!
Wickaboag

 

[GarouLady]

sweet deal. I keep thinking about doing that sometime, tipping in silver with a tiny note to let the person know exactly what they are getting, just so they don't think I am being cheap. But then I come to my senses and think, nahh!! leave them 5 bucks and they can go buy their own silver. LOL.

Sincerely, Garoulady

 

[mercury1]

Very nice little silver stash. Wonder what the old lady was thinking? Well, these coins are old, but maybe they are still good. Lol

 

[twiasp]

sweet deal. I keep thinking about doing that sometime, tipping in silver with a tiny note to let the person know exactly what they are getting, just so they don't think I am being cheap. But then I come to my senses and think, nahh!! leave them 5 bucks and they can go buy their own silver. LOL.

Sincerely, Garoulady

Should leave the silver with a note =) They may not end up caring and just spend it off and end up back in your boxes mwuuahaha

 

[mjm579]

That was the weird thing. She ONLY paid in old coins. I never saw her with a single bill. She was definitely old enough to have survived the depression. She could barely see to drive her 1980 something silver Buick. Nice as could be, but I don't know how she could see to drive.

I almost wonder if she kept all of her money at home. I know that a lot of people did this after they lost money to banks during the depression.

Anyway, I was 16 at the time. Maybe I should have told her what she was giving away. Not sure what she would have paid with at that point.

 

[Spizzerinctum]

Yes, those were the days! I worked in a grocery store in about 1980. Cigs were .50 a pack and every morning this guy would come in to buy 2 packs of Camel straights - with a cc mint silver dollar!

 

[fistfulladirt]

Even though silver wasn't worth squat then, the collector in me would have snatched up those coins, congrats!

 

[mjm579]

Even though silver wasn't worth squat then, the collector in me would have snatched up those coins, congrats!

I know. I was only 16, but my father taught me well. I brought them home and put them in a jar. They have been in that jar at my parent's house for over 15 years.

I started coin collecting recently with my son, who is struggling with math. The coin collecting has been helping him tremendously with his numbers and I think that coin collecting is also a great hobby too. I doubt that it will ever go out of style.

I'm down home for a funeral this weekend (had to laugh about the other thread where someone was driving home for a funeral as well - CRH along the way) (oh yes, the thought crossed my mind as well). I figured it would be a good time to take a look now that my son is enjoying the hobby.

Thanks for all of the replies!

 

[AdDicted2Ag]

When I was a kid, an old woman used to pay me with coins for shoveling her walk.. I obviously spent the money on candy, but I always now wonder if she was giving me silver.. Oh well.. too late now..

 

[SilverForBrains]

that's awesome. I delivered pizzas for years about a decade ago, best job I ever had, best times I ever had

 

[sagittarius98]

My dad used to deliver pizzas in Chicago. It's funny how so many people have a connection with that job.

 

[Hi Ho Silver!]

A friend of mine once told me he had buckets of silver. I asked him where did you ever get all that, collecting? He said no, I used to work at a local amusement park. I would pick out the silver coins from change even though they were not worth much then. I just LIKED silver!!!!!!