1930 wheat cent

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1930 wheat cent

Postby hobo finds » Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:21 pm

I had found a 1930 wheat cent in the coinstar and wondered what was happening in the USA when it was made, http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s2/Time ... 930fr.html
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Re: 1930 wheat cent

Postby coindood » Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:33 pm

And my Dad was born. Nice find!
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Re: 1930 wheat cent

Postby reddirtcoins » Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:57 am

The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 is adopted by the film industry; the Code affirms that films will not "lower the moral standards" of the viewing public

How times have changed....
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Re: 1930 wheat cent

Postby hobo finds » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:38 am

President Hoover says the worst effects of the Depression will be over within 90 days: "Prosperity is just around the corner

Dec 9: Secretary of Labor Doak begins plans to address U.S. Labor void by deporting Mexican-Americans
Dec 11: U.S. Bank goes under; 60 branches in New York and more than 1300 close nationwide by year's end
Dec 31: Hoover urges Congress to provide up to $150 million for public works to create jobs. Emphasizes U.S. is better than rest of the world
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