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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 12:45 pm:

The MTFCA engine book describes replacement of water jacket plugs, but neglects to mention that if you're using coins they must be from the same year as the engine. Nothing else would be correct.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Don Booth@ Bay City, Mi on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 12:51 pm:

I think thats bull !!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. Gustaf Bryngelson on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 01:06 pm:

I do not think you would find a 1918 dated nickel in a 1918 engine, unless it was placed there much later, as a soft plug would have been much cheaper. 5 cents was about the same as 5 bucks now. But, if you are going to use a period dated nickel, it should not be a worn one, but a nearly mint one:-)
Best
Gus
PS Oh crap, I keep forgetting that 5 bucks is not worth that much any more, it is worth about a nickel.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Thode Chehalis Washington on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 01:37 pm:

Inflation is not quite that much.

What cost $0.05 in 1918 would cost $0.74 in 2011.
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

Of course to a collector that nickel may be worth about $150.
http://www.coinstudy.com/1918-nickel-value.html

Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stan Howe Helena, Montana on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 01:51 pm:

Charlie Russell (famous western artist) said of the Buffalo nickel when it came out, "Damn small money for so much meat."


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 02:03 pm:

Here's a little thread drift for you. One of life's pleasures is visiting Russell's studio in Great Falls or the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody and reading Russell's letters with his little drawings in the margins. What a treat.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Stewart -Calif. on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 03:37 pm:

Is that a 1918/ 7 buffalo nickel? If so it is worth a a LOT of money in that condition. I would sale it and buy a back up rebuilt engine and a new set of tires and put the rest of the money in the savings account.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mattthew G California on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 05:21 pm:

Wow Mark might be on to something!

See;)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1918-7-D-Overdate-ANACS-VF-35-Buffalo-Nickel-Looks-XF-/3 50584786920?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item51a07b4fe8

I would get a new buffalo nickel and put it on there wit buffalo out:-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. Gustaf Bryngelson on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 07:45 pm:

Hey Jim,
According to that link, $20 would be equal to $295.37, that does not add up, as the monthly pay for a US soldier in 1918 was about $20. I know our servicemen and women are underpaid, but I suspect they are paid more than $295.37 per month. The problem with inflation indices is that they take into account food and house hold appliances. Wheat (and flour) one of the basic components of food, are about the same price as they were 100 years ago. Things like phones, TVs and that sort of think are cheaper now than they were in the 80s. The real judge of how much money is worth, is how much an average person can expect to be paid for a day's work.
Best
Gus


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 07:55 pm:

A private in the US Army currently makes $1,491 a month. For the first 4 months of service it's a little lower than that.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 07:56 pm:

Most US Soldiers in WWI would have been conscripts, so their pay was minimal. It was about $65 for conscripts in 1966. With a wife, my total was $105.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 07:56 pm:

The above figure is for privates with less than 2 years service, and is only the base pay. It does not include any bonus, allowances, or other benefits. It's just the rock bottom figure.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 08:03 pm:

Pay for WW1 soldiers would vary by country. Some Canadian forces received about $1.10 per day. However, most military units didn't receive full allotments of their pay, as it wasn't considered a good idea to give it all to them. So, some was held for them, or distributed as allotments for family or insurance.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 08:38 pm:

slightly worn buff nickels are cheap and can be had all day long in piles from E-Bay. I got a bunch to use for water jacket plugs in the future.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 08:39 pm:

Anyone have a picture of some installed in a T engine?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By keith g barrier on Saturday, December 15, 2012 - 09:15 pm:

My old 24 came with wooden plugs driven in. My family was so poor they would have searched all day for a dropped nickel, they darn sure would'nt a used it in a T engine! Have fun, KB


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