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Those silver American Eagles make a great, almost magical from the child's perspective, alternative to the lame-o paper dollar under the pillow when your kid lo

Those silver American Eagles make a great, almost magical from the child's perspective, alternative to the lame-o paper dollar under the pillow when your kid looses a tooth, but I would recommend working your way up to them as it gets a little expensive, especially if you have more than one toddler.

robin_reala 12y ago
It’d never occurred to me that you’d get a note for a tooth in the US. Would be an expensive habit in the UK to give notes away.
- Nickoladze 12y ago
  Depends on the parents. I got half dollar coins, which are rarely used in the US (making them more fun to receive).
- chloraphil 12y ago
  Isn't the smallest denomination of a U.K. note £5? In the U.S. it's $1, which is currently worth about £0.60.
  - cbhl 12y ago
    Gee, I got U.S. quarters ($0.25) as a kid.
    - vxNsr 12y ago
      same, if I was lucky it was a half dollar.
      - sharpneli 12y ago
        You must always take inflation into account in these comparisons. $0.25 in 1970 has equivalent purchasing power of 1.48$ right now. And $0.50 in 1985 matches to pretty much exact $1 right now.
saryant 12y ago
That's what my father did for my brother and I as kids. Every time one of us lost a tooth, we got a silver American Eagle. Then we'd have to put it into a protective sleeve and look up its details in a coin book we had in the house. My brother and I would spend hours looking over every detail of those coins (there's not a lot to do when you're six and living in Wyoming). I always wondered where they came from until I grew up and found my dad's giant suitcase full of coins.
- gtremper 12y ago
  I remember one night after I lost a tooth where I tried to barricade my bedroom door in order to test if the tooth fairy was real. My parents didn't approve.
  - StavrosK 12y ago
    Ever the scientist!
  - patrickdavey 12y ago
    Ah, but if you do that of _course_ the fairies won't be able to find you. They come down the chimney and then listen for the sound of a recently fallen tooth. With the door closed they'd not be able to hear it. ;)

robin_reala 12y ago

It’d never occurred to me that you’d get a note for a tooth in the US. Would be an expensive habit in the UK to give notes away.

Nickoladze 12y ago
Depends on the parents. I got half dollar coins, which are rarely used in the US (making them more fun to receive).
chloraphil 12y ago
Isn't the smallest denomination of a U.K. note £5? In the U.S. it's $1, which is currently worth about £0.60.
- cbhl 12y ago
  Gee, I got U.S. quarters ($0.25) as a kid.
  - vxNsr 12y ago
    same, if I was lucky it was a half dollar.
    - sharpneli 12y ago
      You must always take inflation into account in these comparisons. $0.25 in 1970 has equivalent purchasing power of 1.48$ right now. And $0.50 in 1985 matches to pretty much exact $1 right now.

saryant 12y ago

That's what my father did for my brother and I as kids. Every time one of us lost a tooth, we got a silver American Eagle. Then we'd have to put it into a protective sleeve and look up its details in a coin book we had in the house. My brother and I would spend hours looking over every detail of those coins (there's not a lot to do when you're six and living in Wyoming). I always wondered where they came from until I grew up and found my dad's giant suitcase full of coins.

gtremper 12y ago
I remember one night after I lost a tooth where I tried to barricade my bedroom door in order to test if the tooth fairy was real. My parents didn't approve.
- StavrosK 12y ago
  Ever the scientist!
- patrickdavey 12y ago
  Ah, but if you do that of _course_ the fairies won't be able to find you. They come down the chimney and then listen for the sound of a recently fallen tooth. With the door closed they'd not be able to hear it. ;)