A Social Security Check From 1956

From the Mansfield Ohio News-Journal:

Joann Crawford barely remembers her father, who died when she was 4.

While going through some of the family's belongings, she found a social security check that belonged to her father, Charles.

The check was dated June 3, 1956, in the amount of $98.50.

"This check is like validating his existence, because he died when I was so young" she said. "It was really shocking to find it."

When she took the check to the social security office, Crawford said, some of the workers commented it was older than they were and reveled in the authenticity of the antique.

It was also a shock when they told her the check could be redeemed by filling out a claim form for a deceased beneficiary.

"I haven't thought about spending it," Crawford said, adding that social security department told her it will take three months to process the check. "I don't know what to do with it. I don't know if it's worth cashing."