Uncle Sam Play Money Nickel

[Carolina Relic Hunter]

Not sure why these have eluded me so long, but finally found one this yesterday. It’s a nickel but the size of a dime so It’s a half dime in my book. 😂😂

 

[jeff of pa]

I always Loved Finding Play Money

 

[creskol]

Cool find.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Cool find - congrats !

I've found a few of them - seems like most of the Play Coins have dates on them.
I remember having a Toy Cash Register that came with the Coins like this one when I was a kid.

 

[Carolina Relic Hunter]

Cool find - congrats !

I've found a few of them - seems like most of the Play Coins have dates on them.
I remember having a Toy Cash Register that came with the Coins like this one when I was a kid.

Very cool, That cash register would make a great display for these.

 

[Red-Coat]

Love these pieces of social history. Note that there’s a small ‘W’ above the digit ‘5’, which is for the Waco, Texas company Grove-Tex Industries. As it says on the packaging, these were used in schools to teach children about the use of money and its denominations.

 

[Nathan W]

Those are fun to find I got several different types . My favorite is one that says chicken feed on it

 

[Carolina Relic Hunter]

Love these pieces of social history. Note that there’s a small ‘W’ above the digit ‘5’, which is for the Waco, Texas company Grove-Tex Industries. As it says on the packaging, these were used in schools to teach children about the use of money and its denominations.

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That's very cool. Thanks for the history...

 

[Digger RJ]

Not sure why these have eluded me so long, but finally found one this yesterday. It’s a nickel but the size of a dime so It’s a half dime in my book. 😂😂

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[oldmxrat]

I always get a kick out of finding those, well done, congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Those are always fun to find.