Day 106 - The King's Quarter

As a kid, I used to love to search for old coins. My friend and I would get whatever money we could and go into a bank to buy a roll of coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, and sometimes even quarters, if we could afford it). We'd unwrap the roll and check every coin to see if it was old. We'd repeat the process for hours, usually ending up with a couple of keepers at the end of the day.

It felt like treasure hunting. We would never find much but, every once in a while, a King George would rear his regal head and we'd have a keeper. King George VI (1936 - 1952) was great; King George V (1910 - 1936) was even better.

One day last week, I found this little beauty among the change I received at a local store. A 1950 Canadian Quarter. Sure, it's in terrible condition (the details on ol' George's head are completely worn away) but it's kind of awesome to think that this little bit of silver has been jingling in people's pockets and purses for sixty years now. And it certainly brought back a lot of happy memories.

For the photo, I tried to find a setting for the coin that would suit. The top of a concrete fence post in downtown Fredericton turned out to be just the ticket: muted colours, interesting textures, but not too much to detract from the simple elegance of the coin.