Posted 4 years ago
dav2no1
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I always loved coin banks. And these are shaped like the coins you would put in them.
manufactured in the early 1970's by Vacumet Finishing Inc. of St. Clair, Michigan. It is of metal construction with a resin base. As you see in the pictures of the box, there were many options available. Interestingly there is a form to order parts that were lost or broken.
5" x 5-1/2" x 1-1/2".
Vacumet was one of a number of companies that manufactured novelty banks in the 1960's and 70's. Many of these banks were sold to financial institutions to be used as incentives when parents brought their children in to open up a savings account.
Washington Coin - The obverse design features a bust of President George Washington. The reverse features a Colonial drummer facing left and a victory torch encircled by thirteen stars at the upper left.
The reverse of this coin replaced the eagle reverse of the Washington coin during 1975 and 1976.
The Eisenhower Dollar Coin that was first struck in 1971 and features Ike's profile on the front. The reverse displays the image of an eagle landing on the moon inspired by the then recent Apollo XI mission patch.
1976 was the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. New reverse designs were created for the Washington Quarter Dollar, Kennedy Half Dollar, and Eisenhower Dollar. The obverse of each coin bore a dual date (1776-1976); the reverse of the Dollar featured the Liberty Bell with the Earth's moon in the background.
Bicentennial quarters were made to commemorate America's 200th birthday. They feature a special reverse design and the date "1776–1976" in honor of the occasion.
These coins was minted in the years 1975 and 1976 and carried the dual dates of 1776-1976. During the release of the Bicentennial coinage, no coins of this denomination carried the single date of 1975 or 1976.
More than 1.6 billion Bicentennial quarters were made in total over the two years of production.
