Picture 2/3: Holey Coin

February 3

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I came across this as I was unpacking/organizing my office:

Yes, that is a real 1972 Eisenhower dollar with a hole in it.

This thing is a memory from my days as a teller at the Kansas State Bank.

Every once in awhile, someone would bring something in for deposit that couldn't be deposited.

Foreign coins.

Less than half a bill.

Ed McMahon "checks".

Monopoly money.

And "defaced" coins, such as this one.

Not sure why someone drilled a hole thru it, but they didn't want it once we told them it was worth zilch.

So I "inherited" it and carried it around as a keychain for years and years.

On multiple occasions throughout college, it sparked an inquiry from someone who spotted it.

Quite the conversation piece.  Right, Ike?

Out for now.......

Matt