“You never know.”
I was in the deli one morning buying breakfast as usual. When I took out my cash I noticed one of the dollars looked pretty raggedy. Turned out it was made in 1935! I was astonished, thinking about all the places that bill had been, and how it had survived for so long.
I took it out of circulation and still have it. Pretty sure it’s still worth $1!
I once got a 1921 and a 1929 penny in change at McDonalds during the same purchase. They are years of my parents’ births. I still have them. You don’t see many zinc pennies (1943?) anymore, they used to be common.
About 20 yrs ago, our church put on a festa with rides, games, and food.
I was selling ride tickets, and a young boy walked up and bought himself a ride ticket. The dollar bill he gave me looked a little strange, so I looked closer, and it was a silver certificate. I think he must’ve raided mom or dad’s sock drawer and came to the festa.