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Everyday Life
Game 74
The Store of Small Treasures
Pocket Change
A video by Recollection Road
The game's question
Go through the story slowly—stories about pocket change usually come with a smile.
For a child with a few coins in a pocket, one kind of store was a small paradise. Aisle after aisle of candy, toys, ribbons, and notebooks, and so many things that cost just five or ten cents. Such stores had been around since 1879, and they were still in business in the 1970s. What did everyone call them?
- The department store
- The five-and-dime
- The hardware store
Need a hint?
Look at the coins in an old coin purse: the nickel and the thin dime. What could a child buy there with a nickel, and what were you saving up for?
See the answer
Answer: The five-and-dime—where so much cost just five or ten cents.
Why this game : Pocket change carries its own stories: the prices of back then, the candy, the comic books, the first allowance.
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