I wonder if its still good

[Rahmota]

Wow this has been interesting going though my mother's and grandmother's stuff. After my grandmother died we just kinda sealed thigns away and left them so its like goign into an ancient egyptian tomb or something.

But anyhow going through the old papers I have found a check from the Sears Roebuck Company to the bearer for 17 cents. It is dated 1921. I was joking with my wife wondering what would happen if I walked into the store and tried to cash this. Not that I actually would. The local historical society would probably be more interested in it than not.

[Der Cute]

Actually, why not make a scrapbook/ timeline of your relative's stuff?

Show all the different ways to advertise, monetary pictures, historical pictures..so munchkins and people now can see what it WAS back "then"

I'd frame the little check, tbh.

Cutenoob

[Rahmota]

Cutenoob: Oh dont talk to me about scrapbooks. Mother and grandmother have a couple bookshelves of them. Ranging from obits of friends and family to the geneology stuff. And they where'nt even the keeper of the family books that record all the births, deaths, marriages, feuds etc...

Also a stack of old sears, pennys, montgomery ward catalogs about 5' long by 6' high. I am keeping a good deal of everything. Theres just so much stuff there that sorting it out is a job in itself.

I am probaly going to add my own scrapbook of the way it was stuff as well though.

[Banrion]

At this point you would have to contact the state treasurer and show proof of ownership to claim that 17 cents. It's actually probably worth more to keep the physical check. Heck, with Sears taking over Kmart, you never know, in another 20 years Sears may not exist, then that 17¢ will really be worth something!

[Rahmota]

Banrion: I doubt it would be worth it to go to that much trouble. I'll probably wind up keeping it for the novelty historical value of it and let the kids deal with it when I die, eventually, someday in the far future.

I plan on living forever or die trying.

[Primer]

I plan on living forever or die trying.
That is sig-worthy...may I use it?

[Rahmota]

Primer: Sure have at it. I forget when I started saying it or if I picked it up somewhere myself.