Cool Penny!

INDIAN HEAD PENNY

For dinner tonight I went to Mercadito, which is a Mexican restaurant here in Bowling Green, across the train tracks. I went with the Spanish Club after our meeting. It was a lot of fun! After I ordered my food (pupusas, by the way, deliciosas!) I got some change back. I received one penny back. It was unlike one I had ever seen before. It said the year 1890 and had an Indian head on it. I thought for sure that it was a fake coin because this place was kind of sketchy. So after I got back to my dorm, I googled it, of course. And I found out that it is an Indian Head Penny which is real!! It is worth $1. woohoo.... but it says based on the condition and this penny is pretty worn out. Here is some info on the penny:

"The Indian Head one-cent coin, also known as an Indian Penny , was produced by the United States Mint from 1859 to 1909 at the Philadelphia Mint and in 1908 and 1909 at the San Francisco Mint. It was designed by James Barton Longacre, the engraver at the Philadelphia Mint 1844 - 1869.

This 1894 Indian Head Cent was graded as a MS65-Red by the PCGS grading service.

The obverse of the coin shows "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," the head of Liberty wearing a feather head dress of a Native American and the year of production. The word "LIBERTY" appears on the band of the head dress. From 1859 to 1864 the design did not feature any mark of the designer. When the change to bronze (see below) occurred in 1864, Chief Engraver Longacre modified the portrait by sharpening the details. He added his initial "L" on the ribbon behind Liberty's neck as well. This design would continue until the end of the series, with a minor modification by Charles E. Barber in 1886 when the portrait was changed slightly.

Two reverse designs were used for the series. In 1859 the reverse featured "ONE CENT" within a wreath of laurel (or properly olive). From 1860 until the end of the series the reverse featured "ONE CENT" within a wreath of oak and olive tied at the base with a ribbon with a Federal shield above. This design continued until the end on the series in 1909 with a minor modification by William Barber in 1870.

The coins struck between 1859 and 1864 contained 88% copper and 12% nickel. During this time, prior to the issuance of the Five-Cent nickel coin, the cent was commonly referred to as a "Nickel" or "Nick," for short. Due to the hoarding of all coinage during the Civil War, the nickel cents disappeared from daily use and were replaced in many Northern cities byprivate tokens. The success of these copper tokens prompted the change of the cent to a similar metal. In 1864, the alloy changed to Bronze (95% copper and 5% tin and zinc), and the weight of the coins was reduced from 72 grains to 48 grains. (This weight continued for copper-alloy U.S. cents until the 1982 introduction of the current copper-plated zinc cent.

The total production of the Indian Head cent was 1,849,648,000 pieces. The 1909-S had the lowest mintage, only 309,000. It is not considered as scarce as the 1877 issue, (852,500), since fewer of those were kept, particularly in the higher grades." (From Wikipedia)

It was my lucky day :)

Fall is HERE!

It has been beautiful out! I don't want it to get too cold yet! Here are some pictures that I found on the internet:

Stakz Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt

Picture off their Facebook page

Yesterday, I went with two of my friends to Stakz after we volunteered at the Humane Society. It was really hot walking those dogs, and frozen yogurt tasted so good! Yesterday was my first time there. It has only been open for 3 weeks, but someone told me about it and I decided to try it out. This place is really cool! They have about 12 different flavors of soft-self frozen yogurt. The flavors included Cheesecake (what I got), Espresso, Cookies n Creme, Birthday Cake, Peanut Butter, Pomegranate, and many more! And they have every topping that you can imagine! Everything is self-serve so you pick up a bowl and fill it any way you like. At the end they will weigh it and charge depending on the ounces. I would highly recommend because it was delicious!

¡Olé!

Soy la tesorera para el club del español a WKU. Ayer estaba la primera reunión. Decidamos quien es el presidente, el vice-presidente, el secretario, y el tesorero. Dije que pude ser la tesorera. Cada semana tendremos una reunión para practicar el español. Deseamos hacer muchas actividades, incluye fiestas, aprender bailas, hablar con personas españoles, y ayudar estudiantes con español. Estoy emocionada para el club del español este ano. ¡Pienso que debe unir!

Translation:

I am the treasurer for the Spanish Club at WKU. Yesterday was the first meeting. We decided who is the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. I said that I can be the treasurer. Each week we will have a meeting to practice Spanish. We want to do many activities including parties, learning dances, speaking to Spanish people, and helping students with Spanish. I am excited for the Spanish club this year. I think you should join!

SLP Observation

For my CD (Communication Disorders) 280 class, I have to observe a speech pathologist for 4 hours. Today and yesterday I went to Britthaven rehabilitation center in Bowling Green. It was a great experience. I learned a lot because I had never seen a speech pathologist in a nursing home/rehab setting. I had the opportunity to observe 3 patients with swallowing problems. The therapist helped the patients eat their food. Today I saw a man receiving Vital Stem therapy, which is when electrodes are placed on the neck to stimulate the muscles in the throat so they have better control over eating. It was really cool! I also watched a lady receive a cognitive test to see id she needed Cognitive Linguistic Therapy. The therapist I was observing discovered that she needed therapy because she couldn't answer simple questions like who is the president or what year are we in. I'm not sure if I want a job in this kind of setting. It was kind of depressing to see all these older people with Alzheimers and other conditions that make them kind of "out of it." I am planning on working in the school with kids or a private practice. But we will see what the future holds. I am more exited to learn about my major and finally understand how to treat speech pathology patients!