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Dino Dosenbier New Member 21 Posts	Posted 07/08/2020 12:31 pm @jbuck: I just recognized you're collecting since my year of birth - funny coincidence ;-) Startet collecting around the same age as you were (by finding this and that in the streets, collecting change on holiday trips abroad, etc.) The first "wow"-moment for me was when I was about 13, going to a big money fair in Hannover (when I was living in near town "Laatzen", maybe you know EXPO 2000, this has been right there, the first time alone, without my Dad! My budget was maybe 100 Mark on this day (and slowly I come to the subject of this topic)... I remember a lot of stuff that was very expensive that time and what has turned out to be almost worthless today. The fact is - back then I had no idea about what is "quality". But I have to admit that still today it's hard to say. Maybe I should have bought East-German-Commemorative-Proofs back then...? I don't know. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190040 Posts	Posted 07/08/2020 2:48 pm Interesting perspective. I can relate to some expensive things losing value... I remember as a kid thinking I would never be able to afford the 1973-S 40% silver proof Ike (the "key" date if there were one in the 32 coin set). When I finally bought one as a fully employed adult, it was about a third of the price that it was teen years prior. Today I have two of them (one in each Ike set). Funny how in this case the passage of time actually turned out of the better! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/08/2020 8:34 pm Quote: I wish I would have tried a heck of a lot harder to get one from a box of cereal but I didn't. Yes but back then they were just worth a dollar. No one knew about the prototype reverse. And you would have had to buy dozens and dozens of boxes at $3+ each to have a chance at getting that dollar, that was worth a dollar. Back then you could have probably advertised that you would pay $5 for one still in the original packaging and been offered a bunch of them. Report this Post to the Staff
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