11-23-2023, 03:54 AM
Numismatics
Looking back, it seems
a strange hobby
for twelve-year-old boys.
It started with Mountie quarters,
Indian head pennies
and Buffalo nickels.
In the 70's, there was still treasure
in pocket change, still silver
in naive exchanges with grocers.
We'd present a dollar bill
for a ten cent pack of gum
just to see what loot we got back.
Even when we came up empty
we still broke even
and the jackpots were many.
Forty years later
we still check our change,
still chew gum
and still pan for gold.
Looking back, it seems
a strange hobby
for twelve-year-old boys.
It started with Mountie quarters,
Indian head pennies
and Buffalo nickels.
In the 70's, there was still treasure
in pocket change, still silver
in naive exchanges with grocers.
We'd present a dollar bill
for a ten cent pack of gum
just to see what loot we got back.
Even when we came up empty
we still broke even
and the jackpots were many.
Forty years later
we still check our change,
still chew gum
and still pan for gold.