Where Are You From? A Place To Introduce Yourself

Hi I'm Ron and I'm from wasilla Alaska
Been collecting 40 years. I collect pretty much any coin that catches my eye.

greetings everyone. Nice to see all the new people here.

Hi, I'm from the United States, central Wisconsin. #129299;#129400;

Hello there! I am from Southeastern PA. I am a college student researching Gilroy Roberts and I am interested in any knowledge anyone has to share. Excited to join this community!

Hello, from the USA
I was born in NJ until early 70s then moved to Western PA. I guess my first interest in collecting was in 1976. I received a 2 dollar bill as a reward for learning all the names of books in the Old and New Testaments in Sunday school. I was fascinated with everything to do with that years bicentennial and started keeping the few bicentennial quarters I found a 50 cent piece and when I found out about the stamps I wanted a set of them too. My father took me to the post office so I could buy the 4 stamps all intact. From then on I saved every shiny coin I found
Or received until I was convinced the chance of finding something valuable was rare and to just deposit everything into a bank account and So my dad took me to his bank and helped me open an account. He explained how interest worked but I remember how disappointed I was. I didn't know what coins were "special" or not and as they took all my coins I imagined someone else finding a special coin I might have had and becoming very " rich". And if I only received 5 or 6% off the penny I gave them it just didn't seem fair. After that point everytime I saved 10.00 in paper and coins it automatically was deposited into my account. It wasn't until my mid 20s my late husband and I decided to start saving all of our pocket change in everything from coffee cans to large pickle jars. Occasionally when emergencies came up instead of using credit cards we would have to pilfer from or stash being mindful to keep coins 1964 and older. Eventually we started collecting framed collections and occasional silver dollars, Barber quarters Buffalo nickles, Mercury dimes wheat pennies and Indian head pennies. We continued throwing our pocket change into the big pickle jars with the intention of going through them someday in search of finding that special one that will help us live comfortably the rest of our lives. Well, I started trying to learn off the internet what we would even have to look for. My husband passed away 3 years ago and I started to separate the coins by dates, and condition while listening to countless video in the background. While I'm far from getting these coins sorted I have come across a few that have caught my interest and have started putting them aside to later recheck. I have quite a bit of time on my hands now and going through these has helped pass the time. There is so much for me to learn and I will be honest. I alhave a habit of shying away from asking questions, in fear of being laughed at or made to feel foolish for asking. I still have a fascination with earlier coins and I'd like to own at least 7 beautiful Carson City dollars so I can give one to each of my children and grandchildren. I really hope I learn a lot here and have fun too. Also, I don't know anyone in my area that has much if any interested in collecting coins to talk with or share stories etc. My female friends chuckle and think it cute and keep trying to push me to dating again but I think I'd rather stick with this first.

I'm charlie007.. I am having a very hard time navigating these response areas. Please bear with me.
I'm from Milwaukee Wisconsin in the United States of America.
I really like pennies and various coins for error checking