$2 Dollar Bills (memory)
Before I begin this memory, here is a thought. You have to put this discussion into perspective. People in the early 1950’s were paid around $2 per hour if you had a decent factory job. Less if you were a young kid working at an odd job.
And if you read another memory I had on this website you will remember, my grandfather earned 2 cents per day for working when he came to the United States. He earned more late, 2 pennies for a day’s work. Getting $2 represents something different depending on your perspective.
For each major holiday (Christmas, Thanksgiving, my birthday) I would receive a single $2 bill from Tommaso Crapisi (my grandfather) as a gift.
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He would go to the bank and ask for uncirculated bills. He would do this for all of his grandchildren.
You most likely have never seen a $2 bill. They were rare even when I was a kid. They are still being printed but rarely seen or used. Most people collect them.
The $2 bill would be in an envelope and you knew what you were getting and since I collected coins, it was cool to me since they were rare.
As my grandfather got older, Rose Crapisi Ditommasi did the same thing to keep the tradition going. As years went buy, the $2 bill became a $5 bill.
When I die and someone goes into my safety deposit box at the bank, there will be a small box and inside the box will be every single $2 bill my grandfather gave me. I saved everyone. I never forgot how hard grandpa had to work for that $2
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Tommaso Crapisi
1950’s > early 1960’s
Rockford, IL
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Montague St.
Thomas Crapisi
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