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Previously Banned Member
107 Posts |
Poll Question
When answering this poll consider your first real coin collecting experience as the starting point to determine how long you have been collecting coins. We all take breaks over the years.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2295 Posts |
I started collecting in December 1975, when I got 2 blue Whitman Lincoln Cent coin folders. They were about half full when I got them as a gift. The coins were collected from circulation. |
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Valued Member
United States
297 Posts |
I started collecting in 1985 when I was twelve years old. I coin shop opened up between my house and the local 7-11. It wasn't long before I was spending all of my quarters in the shop instead of the arcade game at the 7-11. Money well spent as I still have my collection. The dealer had a bowl of common date IHC for 7 cents each. I went in every week and sifted through that jar. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
Not exactly collecting, that was my dad. But searching. I remember looking through a couple bags of shiny-new '65 lincolns. The hunt was for the then hot double dot penny. He ended up with a roll, or so. That was huge for a serviceman back then.
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Moderator
 United States
188213 Posts |
Check the sig.  |
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Valued Member
United States
126 Posts |
I started collecting after my grandmother gave me a 1922 BU Peace dollar, it was my grandfather's, I was 10, it'll be 5 years tomorrow. |
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Valued Member
United States
410 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
114 Posts |
I got started around 1966 or 1968, so I guess that's more than 40 years. I have left and come back to the hobby more than once, mainly to focus on paper money. I remember looking through my parents change with my two younger brothers  . We'd look for silver and try to fill our Whitman albums. I got first pick of cents, my middle brother got the nickels and my youngest brother got the dimes. We must have rotated turns for the quarters. I still have those coins, my brothers lost interest years ago.  |
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Valued Member
United States
371 Posts |
I got started back in the early 70's when I got a metal detector for Christmas. I found an Standing Liberty quarter in our front yard and I was hooked, it was the coolest coin I had ever seen. Had to be around 12 at the time. I stopped and started may times over the years and I have every coin I ever bought or found right back to that quarter. |
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Moderator
United States
16679 Posts |
My dad bought me a metal detector from Radio Shack in 1982, and took me to Echo Park in Los Angeles back when it was safe to go there, and I searched around the old parking meters and found my first coin, a Barber dime! I was hooked and have been ever since. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
All of my adult life and most of my childhood which equates to well over 4 decades. Wheats were common when I started roll hunting.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
40 years today! And we don't ALL take breaks over the years. I've never taken a break away from coins.
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Moderator
United States
188213 Posts |
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40 years today! And we don't ALL take breaks over the years. I've never taken a break away from coins. Awesome!  The only "break" I can remember was my not buying any coins at a coin show or dealer between October 2004 and February 2008. Of course, this does not included my annual ultra-modern acquisitions (especially those from circulation); which keeps this from being a true "break" from coins. I have never stopped looking at my change or reviewing my collection. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
"Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn"
My first purchase was a gold half sovereign young head shield, Sydney mint, at the age of 14, for 27 shillings and sixpence. I was actively collecting way before that.
Actually, I think that I am very much alive, and my interest in numismatics certainly has not wearied me one bit. The experience has been continuous.
Over 50 years for me!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
836 Posts |
I started collecting at around 5 back in 1997. It was mostly just hoarding shiny things at that point and not really collecting, but my grandpa had some coins that I enjoyed looking at with him and that is what got me interested.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
764 Posts |
I was a 3'6" 33 lb. 4 year old  20 years ago eek |
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Posted 01/31/2012 4:08 pm
