The 1953 novelty hit, written by John Rox, rocketed up the pop charts and led to a fundraising campaign to buy Peevey an actual hippo for Christmas. Children donated their dimes to the cause, and the Oklahoma City native got her hippo, named Mathilda, which she donated to the ...
All 1965 dimes and quarters were supposed to be made on the copper-nickel clad planchets, but a few were accidentally struck on the 90% silver planchets from 1964. The result? A few rare transitionalerrorcoins that are worth thousands of dollars — including the rare 1965 silver quarter and...
They use small plastic bags that can be used for different denominations of coins, with check boxes to mark what’s inside—one denomination per bag, please. Coin Rolls In Canada The size of the Canadian nickel, dime, and quarter are close to those of the US, at least in diameter. ...
U.S. quarters, like dimes and half dollars, were made of 90% fine silver until 1964. It was when rising silver prices forceda change in composition. Silver prices had risen to more than $50 per ounceby the late 1970sand early 1980s. This was the result of trying to corner the world...