Ca$h found in a grease pail! What’s inside!?! Todays unboxing

Hidden cash, jewellery and more?! Today a customer brought in some estate items including a drum full of collectibles! We struck a deal and now it’s time to go though some of today’s finds and discover a treasure trove of collectibles for the shop! You just never know what’s going to come in some days!
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[@amycross3418]

The extent of your knowledge never ceases to amaze and impress me!

[@Elizabeth-tb5wh]

Wow....a bag with lotsa money in it and then a bucket with more money in it. Good day! 👍🏼

[@amyvernon3862]

I have a Singer featherweight sewing machine that my grandmother gave me. She bought it in the early 1940's when she first became a seamstress. I still have it and use it to this day. In fact I've been using it to make face masks for my family.

[@ymottspice]

Our Crown Royal bag held scrabble tiles, second drawer in the buffet..........memories.

[@wintersr78]

My dad sold gold and silver so there was always crown royal bags around the house with money in it. Dad would use it to separate the silver coins and some times the gold. I even used on as a purse when I was little. Diffrent times.

[@tomfrazier1103]

As an American in Hawaii, there's an empty Crown Royal bag around here somewhere.

[@danab3861]

One of ours had marbles and the other had random game parts and dice.

[@mikegoodman4133]

Ours had scrabble tiles too.

[@toocutepuppies6535]

When I was a kid in Northern Minnesota everybody we knew had an accordion behind a door somewhere in their house. Maybe they used them for door stops because nobody ever played them.😂

Zach is another delightful new character on this channel.

[@LessThanThree76]

Noble King Agreed. He seems super nice and kind. Hope he continues to come around. 😊

[@jackfntwist]

And hot

[@brittanychance639]

Im 30 years old and have binge watched your videos! My parents used to drag my siblings and i to antique shops and random ppls barns to look for antiques my dad is a collector. We always hated it now that im older I absolutely love it!

[@Hevynly1]

My mom - Canadian born and raised but now in the US - keeps her coin collection in a Crown Royal bag too! Had a laugh at your mention of that!

[@ThatsnewsTV]

My wife uses a 1951 Singer Sewing Machine. She has taught herself to maintain it as we have no sewing machine engineers in our town, now.

[@joeywd2885]

I agree with MrBlack on Alex being a favorite...I always get to smile when I see a video of your daily adventures and buying sprees. Love your show too. You really are "the book" that MrBlack said your are!!! Have a wonderful and prosperous upcoming weekend Alex!!!

[@RobFindsTreasure]

I would have so much fun sorting and researching all of those old coins. Had fun watching this episode brother- thank you for sharing it with us!

[@darlenedouglas5148]

Wow! What a find with all the different coins and paper money too. I had never heard of the shin money before. We always can get a fantastic education of the different kinds of things that you have. Thanks for sharing

[@cv7357]

Don't know why I get so mesmerized watching these unboxings! It kind of feels like when I peruse through my kids old I-Spy books.

[@amandakestenbaum9720]

Listening to you it’s clear how wide your knowledge just is. Love watching you as I always learn something.

[@maryc4745]

I bought a cowboy boot birdfeeder for a friend at Christmas from Robert Pendleton and it was beautiful and a huge hit! ♥️ So happy you introduced us!

[@brucemaurer1926]

Hanging out in my home in Hamburg N.Y. (for weeks now) Really enjoying your shop and videos . Thanks Alex for the entertainment. I aspire to do what you do (in owning a shop) my eBay store is doing pretty good so ... these days puzzles and old board games are doing well. I've been treasure hunting for 20 years and it is the most fun !

[@ShadeyLadey]

This money/coin collection! Ahh I love it! I collect coins and foreign monies and I'd die for this haul of stuff. Especially a shin plaster, I love it. ❤️

[@madmadjenny]

DUDE!!!! This is insane! Please show more, especially those arrowheads and old coins!

[@susanhogan8649]

Of all the videos you do I love the unpacking ones the best! Great treasure!!

[@cynthiaamitrano8915]

You are like a walking encyclopedia. Always educational and entertaining watching your videos.

[@Shawn-Noel]

You need a gopro, would help with having 2 hands to sort

[@jesusisGod1434]

A bucket O’Cash! Nice! I love this channel! ❤️

[@trudyfahssi209]

I like when you post late in the evening...”Insomnia “ is my middle name. Always a pleasure to live vicariously through you. Love your channel.

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

Your parents have strange taste in baby names.

[@trudyfahssi209]

Wood 'n' Stuff w/ Steve French you made me 😀

[@catherinerandall1966]

That coin video was the very first one i watched...and was hooked!!!

[@seshanno1]

In case no one has mentioned it yet, Canadian dimes and quarters were silver until 1968 so the dime and quarter from the 1964 set you found in the bucket were silver as well as the dollar and 50 cent piece.

[@lizg5574]

The ring with the blue stone in a silver setting - looks like lapiz lazuli. A nice piece, too!

[@sourcreamking]

This is the correct stone indeed

[@Cemi_Mhikku]

@Deborah Shaw The bracelet is probably set with aquamarine. The fact it's in a faceted gem shape is a dead giveaway, since you don't facet opaque stones or cut them into sharper shapes. you generally just make them into a cabochon or cab - partially just for durability of the often soft stone. Look a little closer and it's indeed faceted and transparent. The ring is set with a middling grade of lapis. Not great, but not terrible either.

[@sourcreamking]

@Deborah Shaw I was thinking Aquamarine in the bracelet.

[@nonahammon1098]

@Deborah ShawPossibly an "old pawn" piece in coin silver?

[@clownnut1925]

If you look closely the stone in the bracelet I don't think is turquoise looks like glass

[@Nirolosa]

Feels like an old pawn shop guy's estate haul. Especially with the damaged pieces like the guy couldn't say no to a person in a truly rough spot so he bought the goods to make their day. Maybe with the intention to fix it up himself. Kind of reminds me of Alex lol

[@themichaelvortex4784]

Expert or not, that was some really interesting random collectible currency info, Alex. Great episode! Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

[@davidcopperfield-notthemag397]

The artwork on the Canadian paper money here is gorgeous! Seems like it would be hard to counterfeit! Looks like you got a good find in this one! 💰💲💱

[@MarcosCodas]

Ah, accordions, the staple of every small-town pawnshop!

[@robynnjasper3843]

I bought 2 of the cowboy boot birdhouses from Robert. He made them with my mom’s old cowboy boots and her car license plates (she died in July). Robert completed them very quickly. I gave one to my brother for Christmas. They are beautiful

[@ollie0775]

My granny still uses a 100+ year old singer and it works great.

[@betsyspurr5512]

We used togamble with the dollar bill serial numbers at work like poker! Three 9's, full house etc.. The best hand wins the entry fee pot of $5 each person. We mark the winning bill so it's not used again for fair play. It really fun.

[@oxtuckian]

we did the same, except we used our paystub 😊

[@morgansword]

It takes a lot to warm my ticker but must admit brought my eyes open. Great video... I wish silver had held its high value

[@roliepoliecolie2200]

Alex getting saucy......priceless...LOL😎😎😎

[@sundance81677]

Literally one of my favorite videos of yours ever!

[@saia2205ify]

My grandfather swooned my grandmother in Scilly playing the accordion ❤

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

Dear Mr. Archbold. 👍👌👏 Congrats, congrats, congrats! You will make a huge profit out of this for sure! I'm a German and even I have a Crown Royal bag (I use it as a protection for my smartphone sometimes). Thanks a lot for making recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck health and wisdom.

[@MrBlack.]

WOW WOAH, that bucket must be worth a small fortune. Somewhere in there is your retirement egg Alex; inspect with great care and a magnifying lens. BTW I'm a 70-year-old Canadian and I never, ever heard of a 'shin plaster' much less a 5 cent paper currency note before today. Always educational watching you Alex. You're my favorite walking, talking, interactive encyclopedia. (grins) Want to know something? Just ask Alex Archbold.

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

Dear MrBlack Well said, Sir! After reading "grins" I instantly thought that you may have German roots? Am I right? Thanks in advance for answering. Best regards luck and health.

[@MrBlack.]

@@Chr.U.Cas2216 Not German but does Dutch help? I use (grins) in place of those yellow funny faces that are not available on YT anyway because it's more accurate a testimonial to my 'at the time' expressions. (winks & grins)

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

@@MrBlack. Uh, now I see. Not available? Those 😁😋😊☺️? There is another possibility: Please kindly allow me to suggest that you can use :-) and/or that ;-) for instance. I also use "grins" if I write comments in German. Are you born in the Netherlands?

[@triballavangers2934]

THANK Y 4 THE HEADS UP ON OLD COINS I HAVE LOTS TO LOOK AT. I COLLECTED LOTS YEARS AGO. 😇👌👍

[@raggedyann4372]

Alex, check your Singer Featherweight, the 222 is more valuable than the 221, I have both, have been sewing on them since the late 1960’s. They are the absolute best machines. Value depends on the condition and if they have been serviced. ❤️Love and Hugs to your family🤗

[@JustJ.]

I have a portable Singer! My Great Grandmothers. Its carry case isn’t metal, but seems to be heavy, decorated cardboard. It would be in perfect working condition.. if it had a needle! The local antique store said they don’t make that needle anymore. 😢

[@lauriepalmer6421]

Please remember to let us know if you find any coins that are really special!

[@cynthiacleaver9742]

Pennies from heaven...and dollars and quarters and nickels and dimes...oh my!! Good haul!!! 🌈💰💸💷💵💶

[@ilener5351]

Hi, Another thing to look for in the serial number of the bank notes is the last four digits. If it is equivalent to a birth year it, too, is worth more. Yes, the year a coin or note is minted can mean more. ie: 1914 or the year something special happened, like 1963 the year Kennedy was assassinated. Those tiny notes can be worth some. Individual banks used to make their own. I've really enjoyed watching this episode as I am a coin enthusiast. That's a sapphire ring.

[@nonahammon1098]

Alex, even one faceted aquamarine of that size would be a treasure, and there are several in that silver bracelet. Not many that size and clarity around.

[@clarebebbington9984]

I lost my two carat aquamarine ring, to replace it and match the color, the stone alone would have been over $5000....I paid $200us for the ring

[@the-chillian]

28:45 - Any US dimes minted in 1964 or earlier are 90% silver, even if they look entirely modern. You can tell the difference if you look at them edgewise. Silver dimes lack the copper layer you can see on later ones. Same for quarters.

[@christinej2358]

I enjoy these types of videos! I also enjoy seeing how you include so many of the people that come in to your shop or you meet through out your day. I learn so much from your videos about history or the value of things we think of as junk. Now if I could just remember everything I’ve learned I’d be super smart and very rich! Sadly, my brain just can’t retain it all, but thankfully, you keep reminding us! Thank you for sharing, Alex!

[@thecollector]

Who was that handsome customer.... a treasure to behold himself!

[@leahr.2620]

What fun. Common dates of Morgan silver dollars are between $18-$20 US. But rare one can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Happy hunting.

[@bearflagmercantile8113]

Morgan's in my area of the U.S. Start out at 35.00, the key dates go up, the one in the box with the toning is worth a bit as well.

[@themoviedealers]

1921 is the most common date. It was the last year so they minted a huge number of them.

[@2pugman]

@@bearflagmercantile8113 All circ 90% silver US coinage is worth 15 times face lately. Circ Morgans - $25.

[@bearflagmercantile8113]

@@2pugman I wish someone would tell the coin shops around here, because they are 35 dollars and up. Silver is 18.41 an oz right for today they'd be losing money at 20 to 25.00.

[@2pugman]

@@bearflagmercantile8113 The bid and buy are always listed. They're selling junk silver for $18 and buying it for $16. Find an honest dealer.

[@mcwatersd]

Wow! Cant believe all you found. I had heard my Dad talking about shin plasters nice to finally see one. Beautiful watch . Keep Safe❤Keep Well❤ nice you have friends drop in to visit.

[@vintagedesert]

Going though these coins is my idea of a dream! Love, love, love old coins!

[@rondaschmidt9641]

Your knowledge is impressive. I really enjoy listening to you.

[@nodsib]

Wow Alex, I had to pause and comment as soon as you brought out the penny book! Take a VERY close look at the pennies from the early 20s, those can be worth quite a bit each, especially 1922-1925. Even in average shape they can be $20-$40, and in better shape much much higher. Ok, I’ll Keep going, love to see coins on the channel again

[@1962pjh]

I love finding old coins with the young Queen Elizabeth. I don't think it is depressing at all that our Queen has aged on our currency. I think it is wonderful that she is the longest reigning monarch, and won't it be strange to have the old man, King Charles on our money ? Long live the Queen!

[@bizburgess1947]

I hadn't thought of Charles on money....our dollar is struggling enough now! EEEEk! hahaha

[@brassbrad7427]

I'm jealous . . . what a collection . . . poor guy couldn't take it with him !

[@lanitaorjeraldlewisdillorl2258]

I'm always amazed at all the info you have in your head! So many little things about a wide variety of stuff.

[@danielginsburg9558]

Amazing video, I wouldn't leave my house for a few days just going through everything! And shin plasters! In the US we have we have bills called horse blankets.

[@cathifamjourney469]

Ok, I'm from Illinois and have never heard money called a horse blanket. What is it please? I'm only 55 so that may be why I haven't heard of it.

[@danielginsburg9558]

@@cathifamjourney469 It's an old note (pre-1930's I think) that's about 1.5x the size of the notes we use today. They were so big that people would fold them twice (once vertically & once horizontally) before putting them in wallets. Almost all of them that survived are folded.

[@Carolbearce]

As a coin collector, I would be in my glory finding these coins!

[@mscdorman]

WOW! You have more luck than the Lagina's on Oak Island! What a great haul! I would spend a sleepless month looking up each and every coin and note! That 1921 US silver dollar caught my eye considering i have a similar one given to me by my Grandfather because it was the birth year of my Grandmother who tragically succumbed to cancer in 1975..The one you found in the case, under the cotton, has a nice rainbow patina and will bring a premium with collectors.. I enjoy your channel greatly! Keep up the good work!

[@nodsib]

The quarter and the dime in that 1964 set are also 80% silver. Also, check with a magnifying glass if the dollar is a "no dot" (google for photos of the difference) variety. Its a common error, but it does make it slightly more valuable.

[@kallisti667]

I'll preface by saying that neither antique money nor Canadian history are exactly in my wheel house, but I think the 1937 bank note would have been the first issue of a Canadian bank note depicting George VI, as well as an early example - if not the earliest example - of Canadian currency issued with both English and French text.

[@tracilay4162]

I don't know my stones, other than Mick Jagger. Lol!

[@eileenw6002]

Traci Lay that cracked me up too 🤣

[@tracilay4162]

@@eileenw6002 he could insert a drum "ba dum dum crash" sound effect after each dad joke!

[@petewarrell6880]

You got the silver you got the gold lol

[@moneyman1995100]

Or Keith Richards, the immortal!

[@ruthsawyer8867]

Are the items in the store for sale online?

[@maudieicrochet9491]

Love stamps, coins, precious metals, and watches. Great show.

[@auntiedee3242]

My name is Blanche . I am 60. Good enough for a golden girl 😆

[@colleenposadas8415]

😂

[@c.nancynoonan4940]

Blanche Krantz is

[@ElsaInCa]

That was a fascinating video! So much great stuff, and your knowledgeable commentary made it that much more interesting. I was intrigued by the old sewing machine- I’ll have to see what more I can learn about them. Thanks!

[@deboraballes9044]

The sewing machine is a featherweight, simple, sturdy and beautiful....mom (90) still uses hers sometimes😊

[@janjones4772]

I really enjoyed watching your cleaning out and finding a ton of neat clothes and shoes in great sha nice leather Ones, lots of nice things in the day. I shead a couple of tears when you found a lady’s picture and her house Was really nice, and a mess now. I know how it is with too much stuff. Then you loose your physical and Mentally can’t do what you use too. I’ve told my daughter to be sure to look in purses ,bags, pockets, because I put stuff up and forget it,. Boy you struck it good with those coins. Keep up the hard work.God Bless👍😃

[@MariaPerez-yy7tz]

Very Awesome & interesting you hit the jackpot!! 💵😱😎👍

[@Work_G]

Thats a lot of good things! One man's trash another's treasure!

[@donnacullman4103]

It would be neat to see a follow up as to the value of the pail once you are able to access the values of all those coins

[@BacktoLifeMD]

1991 Set is a score! It was a low mint year because the workers went on strike. There were only 459, 000 quarters minted that year.

[@carrols.hawkins7770]

So interesting when someone stops by with bags and boxes of goodies. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you. 😊😊😊 p.s. I would love to have a collection of Canadian money. I have a few pennies, but haven't seen any in years in U..S. circulation. ❄☃️❄⛄❄

[@ausfyausfy2455]

20:55 HOLY CRAP YOU FOUND ONE OF THE HOLY GRAILS OF QUARTER. 1991 QUARTER MINTAGE: 459,000. Depending on the grade, that quarter alone costs: MS 60 = $10 , MS 62 = $12, MS 63 = $ 15, MS 64 = $20, AND MS 65 = $50 CONGRATS!!! It really is a rare quarter that I am currently looking for and depending on the condition you can sell that set for about $60. (assuming the person who sold the set never opened it)

[@knittingnana2939]

Here in the states there is the numismatic society. You can usually take your couns to them and they will truthfully tell you what they're worth. Perhaps Canada has something similar.

[@meiraloraduncan8953]

WOW nice to know that the Singer featherweight sewing machine I got from my mother as a teenager is worth at least $400.00. It was Mom’s first sewing machine that was a wedding gift from someone in her family. I still have the original folding table and all of the accessories that she got for it. I did a lot of sewing with it. Mom gave it to me because I was the only one that it worked perfectly for. Whenever my sisters tried to sew with it the stitches got messed up and the tension was too tight or too loose or they broke the needles. For whatever reason I never had any problems with it.

[@curtainsup9]

That was exciting! the bracelet caught my eye. thanks for sharing...and the steam car was new to me!

[@saia2205ify]

I'm not a stamp expert but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once.

[@TABrown-xh7xc]

Remember 1964 and older U.S. coins are 90% pure silver so they are worth more in silver than just face value .

[@ElsaInCa]

T.A. Brown - Good to know, thanks!

[@thatsmallrockshop]

Same thing with canadian coins 1964 and under are also silver except the nickle and the penny but the quarter and dime are also silver not sure why alex didnt mention that.

[@derekm3180]

Also, a lot of the clad half dollars, etc., are copper in the middle

[@thatsmallrockshop]

@@timnichols1971 ya i know. I.just dont like to over explain to people as some need to do thier own research. And 1968 only some are silver not all of them are and they arent the classic .925 or older coin silver. The silver percentage in 1968 is quite low.

[@billheinz5257]

T.A. Brown not as many as you think

[@julier1616]

HOLY COW! Old coins! 1700’s! I’ve never even heard of shin plasters. This was a serious collector

[@jessicap4998]

Change is good.

[@TheCrackerBox]

Every American also has Crown Royal bags laying around the house lol

[@cwfan2]

I don't have a Crown Royal bag.

[@Vinterbukser]

I think he said "...every Canadian". His store is in Canada.

[@tracilay4162]

I don't either.

[@codename495]

Been American since birth, never once tried crown royal, don’t own any bags either.

[@cwfan2]

@@Vinterbukser I was replying to Michael Beaty's comment that every AMERICAN has one of those bags. I don't drink, I don't have one. I know that Alex is in Alberta, Canada.

[@charlesmiller5078]

It must take along time to figure out what everything is worth. Amazing how much knowledge you have in this stuff. I know its been a life long passion, but still it cover so much territory.

[@coloringwithd]

Oh my what awesome finds. Love the coins. Thank you for sharing 🌞🌞🌞

[@mildredlaware1061]

Loved it! Thank-you❣

[@myleneh1916]

Hi from sunny Sydney. ❤🕊🌹🇦🇺

[@Cate7451]

🇨🇦

[@catherinerandall1966]

"I'm home, Honey!" Tee shirt please!!!

[@mlfeathers7527]

Yes! I’d buy one.

[@julieannjensenwhitesell1106]

Me Too. 🏓

[@farmcentralohio]

Only if it has an image of Hans on it as well :)

[@vianonamitchell4114]

Yui you y'all

[@snuggletime5749]

I absolutely love watching your videos. You are truly blessed . Your grandchildren - will just love hearing the amazing stories and adventures of your life.. You have been an inspiration to many and with your kind giving heart was able to give hope and restore to a more positive productive method to achieve success and happiness. I stand with the many others - I’m sure - that can say .... .....you Sir .... have indeed , made me smile 😊

[@joh9593]

I agree the stone in the ring is most likely lapis. I've had sterling silver filigree earrings made the same way, and they were made in Turkey. Thanks for another great episode, Alex! Hopefully you can make it to Ottawa someday, there's lots to see here!!!

[@lorikendrick5076]

So interesting. I hope you do call your guest to help metal detecting. He seems very interested in all you had.

[@SwingMan1938]

The three 1921 Morgan Silver Dollars starting at 22:45 - while they're not all that rare, they're still significant because, not only are they the last year the Morgan design was used, but the mints released the new Walking Liberty/"Peace Dollar" design silver dollars in 1921 as well! The 1921 Walking Liberty design silver dollars were released about 2/3 of the way or so through the 1921 run, so for coin collectors who are Morgan Silver Dollar completists, those 1921 issues could be pretty handy. Depending on the condition as well as the mint mark on the reverse under the wreath, I'd rate each 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar between $25-$50 U.S. a piece. Not exactly the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but still pretty doggone nice, useful and profitable pieces, for sure. Now - if you were to come across a 1921 Walking Liberty/"Peace Dollar" silver dollar, regardless of the condition, you might be looking at something well into 4-figures and possibly creeping into 5-figures (an educated ballpark guess, again, depending on the condition, mint mark etc. would put a 1921 Walking Liberty/"Peace Dollar" anywhere between $200 U.S. in completely thrashed condition to around $15,000-$20,000 U.S. in mint state)!!!!! On a side note, while I'm really enjoying this video, I think an even cooler idea would be to live stream opening these "sight unseen" boxes - that way, **everyone** would share in the surprises each box may carry upon opening them up. Just a suggestion. :)

[@connierifenburg9758]

I purchased a 1939 walking liberty uncirculated for my uncle’s 80th birthday. That was his birth year. I paid about $50 for it through a coin seller on eBay. I have done the same for my nephew who turned 50 this year.

[@mackeymintle66]

Amazing bucket and bag! Dream finds!!

[@junedominguez2549]

Wow, Alex! What a super find! It’s the best haul I have seen yet since I am a collector of old money! I used to have quite a bit but just some now due to a theft years ago. I enjoyed watching you pull all that out! Thank you for sharing this!

[@myfavs253]

Alex you are going to have to get some kind of headstrap for your phone so you can dig around in these treasures with both hands while you film. I hold my breath thinking you are going to drop something.🤤

[@persebra]

yeah, he needs a goPro

[@tracilay4162]

@@persebra I know he used one in the early days of digging through the Potter's House. He may still have it.

[@lorahaddad4967]

Traci Lay He should use it. Drives me nuts when he’s always trying to dig through stuff one handed. Ugh!

[@CuriosityIncorporated]

I have a go pro and tri pod but they aren’t always handy when something comes in

[@tracilay4162]

@@lorahaddad4967 yeah I want to reach through the screen, can I give you a hand?

[@Elizabeth-tb5wh]

The blue stone is a lapis

[@AfterTheRains]

Elizabeth Hissom, yes. - lapis lazuli

[@douglascampbell9809]

Or sodalite.

[@heyy13]

@@douglascampbell9809 I also thought sodalite.

[@patriciageorge8988]

I also thought sodalite based on the color(s)

[@jenniferr2057]

Or star sapphire?

[@paulrobb967]

Wow - A dream come true - sure would love to run in to a bucket like that. Look for the 25 & 26 far in the Nickel Blue book - big $ - 25-$100+&26 far-$150-250 also the 23&25 pennies are a real good dollar -$80-100 for the pair - key dates. Great Find - Congratulations all the best. - Paul the Nickel Guy.

[@TheLandlordPicker]

Nice score as long as you didn't pay too much👍Thanks for the video.

[@tootall5559]

keep the Cripple Creek Token, the next time you go to Colorado, you can go to Cripple Creek. Actually you might find one of the casinos there that would like to buy that token... for more than the 50 cents original value.

[@tootall5559]

Cripple Creek is not all that far from Colorado Springs, but is up in the higher mountains. I used to like to take the back road, a really twisty dirt road. Lot of fun to drive.

[@codename495]

I love the opera house there, but I got super angry when they tried to claim that Jack Dempsey was born and raised there when we all know he is from Manassa.

[@tootall5559]

@@codename495 I must have been long gone before that happened, I never heard about it. In fact, I never heard of Manassa. It's a pretty far piece from Cripple Creek, I wonder why and how they tried to pull that off? Like if it was the next town over, maybe you could get away with it, since many of the old towns in the Cripple Creek area are long gone, or nearly so.

[@LittleCarol]

Those tiny red colour notes which look live 'child's play money' are Hong Kong Bank Notes. It is the smallest bank notes in the world- Those would be from before 1997 when the UK gave back Sovereignty to China. I would like to buy them please.

[@animeangel1983]

Actually they gave Hong Kong back to China in 2001, 150 years after the end of the Opium Wars of 1851. Heard the people who lived in Hong Kong didn't want to go back to China, they liked their British rule.

[@LittleCarol]

@animeangel1983 No, it was 1st July 1997 because I was in Hong Kong from the UK for the celebrations. I was stolen from China in 1841 and returned in 1997. It was a disgraceful act by the then British Empire, we have some truly awful acts to be humble for.

[@animeangel1983]

@@LittleCarol Not sure where I heard 2001 then, perhaps wherever I heard it from was doing their own version of revisionist history. I don't remember now.

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@animeangel1983 Where you got it from is the original agreement between the British and China was for a 99 year lease of Hong Kong... The Year 2000 was supposed to be the end of the lease. The Chinese moved up the date to save "face" and show Britain that they were no longer the slow brother but were now a power to be recognized...

[@animeangel1983]

@@godbluffvdgg Which is true seeing as how EVERYTHING is made in China nowadays.

[@leannm5937]

The Golden Girl coin is for Cripple Creek Colorado. It's not far from Colorado Springs. Fun little casino town. The drive up there through Woodland Park is so beautiful!!

[@jlcollins14]

Stone in the ring looks like Lapis Lazuli from quick look at it. Not much of a coin collector but really neat to see some of the older ones. From Nova Scotia, so those east coast coins are really interesting to me :)

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What Elvis on a COIN ??? he should have been on every BILL you know he's the KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!