Money

At the bus stop this morning, I asked John about school. He said "We learned about money! We had a special class. Where we got to count money." I asked him, "What's the smallest coin?" He grinned and said "The dime. It's silver!" I'm impressed, so I asked "How much is a dime?" He said "10 cents. And it takes 10 to make a dollar!" I asked "What's the next biggest coin?" He said "Like size? Cause the penny is the next biggest. But it's only one cent. You need 100 of them to make a dollar!" He also told me about nickels and quarters. I said "I like quarters. Their the best!" He said "Um, yea! Because you only need four to make a dollar. Pennies are the worst." 

At dinner tonight, Daddy asked John "Have you heard about a fifty cent piece?" John looked at me and said "Is that real?" I explained that they don't make them anymore. Then Daddy asked "Do you know about the gold dollar coin?" John again was skeptical. But I nodded. And Daddy said "Do you know they call it the Sacagawea?" John said "Well we didn't have any of them!"