Tooth Fairy Inflation

Lisa23 · 04-11-2008, 06:15 AM

I did a little research. Depending upon who you believe, the average going rate for a tooth in 2007 was either $2.09- on Web MD- or $2.64- on CNN. And I thought gas went up. I used to get a quarter. Are you the one bringing that average up!?? Are different teeth worth more than others? I would think the two front teeth would be prime real estate. And that first tooth to fall out, a gold mine.

Lisa
Greener Pastures

Xin Lu · 04-11-2008, 04:26 PM

haha that's hilarious. I'm from china so the tooth fairy never flies there and I never got money for my teeth.

Lisa23 · 04-12-2008, 11:45 AM

In China, is there any tradition that happens when your baby teeth fall out?

Lisa

PS - are you the same baglady that hosted a carnival recently?!

amyschiff · 04-12-2008, 03:25 PM

$2???? GEEZ... I got umm.... like a couple dimes.

dinar4sale · 04-12-2008, 03:55 PM

My son got $5 bucks and a pack of Trident gum ( because the Tooth Fairy Promotes Healthy Teeth).

That was for his front teeth, all others he got a buck each

kav122 · 04-12-2008, 04:29 PM

we always got "fairy" dimes. The dime with the women's head on them...what are they really called? I think I got a $2 bill for the first tooth.

dinar4sale · 04-13-2008, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kav122

we always got "fairy" dimes. The dime with the women's head on them...what are they really called? I think I got a $2 bill for the first tooth.

The dimes are called Mercury Head dimes, I used to get those also, Man I loved those.

kav122 · 04-14-2008, 04:24 AM

yeah! I knew they had a real name!

It is kinda funny how excited we would get about DIMES!

I still have a bunch of them, too. I wonder if I can get some from the bank for my son's tooth fairy experience, or if I will have to go to a coin shop/pawn shop?

72Tiger · 04-14-2008, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dinar4sale

The dimes are called Mercury Head dimes, I used to get those also, Man I loved those.

The odd thing is, even though everyone knows them as Mercury Dimes, it is actually Lady Liberty on the coin. The designer of the coin put small wings on her headdress to signify 'liberty of thought', but nearly all just associated them with the male god Mercury. The 'Mercury Dimes were minted between 1916, and 1945, but other versions of Liberty were on the dime from its introduction in 1796. In 1946 Liberty was finally replaced by a likeness of Roosevelt.

Lisa23 · 04-19-2008, 03:20 AM

I haven't seen one of those mercury dimes in an age! It brings back nice memories.

04-11-2008, 06:15 AM	#1
Lisa23 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 104 Reputation: (13)	Tooth Fairy Inflation I did a little research. Depending upon who you believe, the average going rate for a tooth in 2007 was either $2.09- on Web MD- or $2.64- on CNN. And I thought gas went up. I used to get a quarter. Are you the one bringing that average up!?? Are different teeth worth more than others? I would think the two front teeth would be prime real estate. And that first tooth to fall out, a gold mine. Lisa Greener Pastures

04-11-2008, 04:26 PM	#2
Xin Lu Wise Bread Blogger Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 237 Reputation: (40)	haha that's hilarious. I'm from china so the tooth fairy never flies there and I never got money for my teeth. __________________ Blogs I Write: The Baglady @ http://baglady.dreamhosters.com Wise Bread @ http://wisebread.com/xin-lu

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Lisa23 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 104 Reputation: (13)	In China, is there any tradition that happens when your baby teeth fall out? Lisa PS - are you the same baglady that hosted a carnival recently?! __________________ Lisa Greener Pastures

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Lisa23 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 104 Reputation: (13)	I haven't seen one of those mercury dimes in an age! It brings back nice memories. __________________ Lisa Greener Pastures

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amyschiff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 278 Reputation: (38)	$2???? GEEZ... I got umm.... like a couple dimes.

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dinar4sale Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9 Reputation: (11)	My son got $5 bucks and a pack of Trident gum ( because the Tooth Fairy Promotes Healthy Teeth). That was for his front teeth, all others he got a buck each

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kav122 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 491 Reputation: (221)	we always got "fairy" dimes. The dime with the women's head on them...what are they really called? I think I got a $2 bill for the first tooth.

04-14-2008, 04:24 AM	#8
kav122 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 491 Reputation: (221)	yeah! I knew they had a real name! It is kinda funny how excited we would get about DIMES! I still have a bunch of them, too. I wonder if I can get some from the bank for my son's tooth fairy experience, or if I will have to go to a coin shop/pawn shop?

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