> I once read the autobiography of a gentleman who grew up around 1900, when silver dollars were fairly common. He mentioned that somebody asked him why he liked to carry the heavy coins, when he could carry paper money. The reason was that he liked the jingle of the coins, even though they were heavy and somewhat awkward.

I can remember when silver dollars were still circulating. Half dollars were in widespread use as well, and I wonder why they are not still used. As for a the jingle, I find that dimes and quarters jingle best. A silver dollar tends to clunk or clank.

Back in the depression, when people didn't trust banks, the few people who had savings kept a fruit jar full of silver dollars buried in the yard.
Howard