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Posted 07/03/2007 11:40 pm
I was twelve years old in the eight grade when a little boy brought to school a United States 1864 Two Cent Piece and was showing it around. I was dumbfounded. I had never seen or heard of such a thing.
A couple of days later he brought it again to school and this time, I bought it from him for twenty-five cents and a few pieces of sugar cane my cousin had brought me from Louisiana. My very first coin. I was careful with it and properly stored it. Fast forward thirty-nine years.
I sent it off to PCGS, more as a memento than anything else. It came back MS63 BN. I was shocked and surprised. I never even thought the coin was mint state.
It belatedly occurred to me this coin must have been from the little boy's father or grandfather's coin collection.
However, that coin set me off collecting coins from the eight grade on.
When I researched the history of United States coins I was fascinated by all the pictures of the nations coinage. All of the coins fascinated me, but it was the Morgan dollars that caught my eye. I mowed grass to buy them. I would only buy uncirculated, usually gem uncirculated.
For the last three years I have been sending them off to NGC or PCGS for attribution. Most went to PCGS.
I had only two body bag, both for altered surfaces.
It was quite interesting to read my notes from all those years earlier and what I thought about the coins I purchased. One of the coins that was body baged I was suspicous even then.
The most astounding part was I remembered when buying most of these coins.
A couple of days later he brought it again to school and this time, I bought it from him for twenty-five cents and a few pieces of sugar cane my cousin had brought me from Louisiana. My very first coin. I was careful with it and properly stored it. Fast forward thirty-nine years.
I sent it off to PCGS, more as a memento than anything else. It came back MS63 BN. I was shocked and surprised. I never even thought the coin was mint state.
It belatedly occurred to me this coin must have been from the little boy's father or grandfather's coin collection.
However, that coin set me off collecting coins from the eight grade on.
When I researched the history of United States coins I was fascinated by all the pictures of the nations coinage. All of the coins fascinated me, but it was the Morgan dollars that caught my eye. I mowed grass to buy them. I would only buy uncirculated, usually gem uncirculated.
For the last three years I have been sending them off to NGC or PCGS for attribution. Most went to PCGS.
I had only two body bag, both for altered surfaces.
It was quite interesting to read my notes from all those years earlier and what I thought about the coins I purchased. One of the coins that was body baged I was suspicous even then.
The most astounding part was I remembered when buying most of these coins.
