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COINS AS GIFTS: CROSSING GUARD GIVES STUDENTS DOLLAR COINS
An E-Sylum reader forwarded this story about a crossing
guard who gave "golden dollar" coins to her students on the last day of
school. It caught my eye as confirmation of the fact the coins,
particularly dollars here in the U.S., continue to be used as gifts as
they have for hundreds of years. Large silver dollars were standard gifts
for decades, and kept for a lifetime as souvenirs. I have a dollar coin
that was given to my stepgrandfather by his Sunday school teacher: an 1851
gold dollar. -Editor
Merola-Woodburn wanted to give the children
something that was easy for her to distribute, without going
overboard."It's a collector's item," she said. "I know some of the children said, yes, they're going to collect them [and] save them."
She said the others "most likely will spend them," as in the case of 8-year-old Jason Laning.
"I like it because the coin is one dollar," he said. "I think I'm going to spend it on a toy."
To read the complete article, see: For last day of school, students get $1 coins
Wayne Homren, Editor
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