Coin Bank?
Don’t ask me. Photo by JRS Home Services.
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From Olvera Street to the Moon
I believe this is a penny bank — a little promo piece usually given by banks to kids to get them to save their pennies.… Read More »From Olvera Street to the Moon
Disneyland Pressed Coin Collection
Inquire within to see a picture of smushed pennies. Also more Disney tomorrow.Photo by Venzor.
OUCH coin-op laundry bag machine
Photo by Mobile.
Bank of America Dime Saver
Despite the appearance of the Mercury dime, I think this probably is from a later period. It was a little book you put dimes in,… Read More »Bank of America Dime Saver
10 Dollars in Gold Coin
For a few decades after FDR went off the gold standard, it was illegal to own gold certificates. Photo by Tanenbaum’s Treasures.
Colony Club Token, Callback to Last Week
Wow, quite a coincidence. I had been sitting on that ‘novelty’ ashtray photo for a long time, and pulled it out for April Fools. And… Read More »Colony Club Token, Callback to Last Week
Night Deposit Sperm Bank
A throwback to 1981 and what you could by at Spencers Gifts. Photo by Diamond.
Edgar Rice Burroughs check to Bullocks Wilshire
The sale was indeed in Tarzana, which (if you didn’t know) is named after Tarzan, created by ERB. In 1919, he settled at Tarzana Ranch,… Read More »Edgar Rice Burroughs check to Bullocks Wilshire
WWII Allied Occupation Francs
Issued by the US/Allied Forces after D-Day.Photo by Grand.