My husband and I were going through some of his old coins today. He has two old coin books called Daily Quarter Savers that hold $5 worth of quarters. Most are from the 40's and a few from the 30's. One is from 1934 - the height of the depression. I looked up the buying power in 2020 dollars and it's just a little under $5.
It's interesting to think about the people who had that quarter during those bleak years - and what could be bought with 25 cents.
It is interesting
I have a little cigar box full of coins and bills from all over the world, they're cool to look at and some are very pretty
I have coins from my travels as well. Our first trip to Europe was in 1984 before Euros, so I have some interesting obsolete coins.
shareI have some with Queen Victoria on them from the 1890s. My mother saved them.
shareI've got a few stashed away. A couple of silver dollars from around 1890, and an 1853 penny (all USA). Also some change left over from trips to Japan and the UK, but nothing old there.
shareI have a shoebox with some confederate money handed down from the Civil War but I have no clue of its value.
I also have some coins from WWII that were made from alternate metals, because of shortages. These are in a plaque.