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Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 5:14 pm On my first trip back to my Birthplace (London, England), I ran into a group of Canadian soldiers on the tube (my brother was wearing a shirt that said Canada).. They introduced themselves and we talked for a while about Afganistan (where they were deployed) and Canada... And when we were about to leave their sargeant gave me and my brother three Saudi Arabian (I think) coins That was 9 years ago... And I have been collecting ever since! Recently I have stepped up collecting due to my, abiet short, move back to England (we didn't have time to start to ship our stuff when we learned that we are moving back) and me being at the Olympic games!! Just like you, I collect foreign coins, although I do have a small older Canadian collection that was given to me by my Grandfather... Afternote; due to the coins being in one of my boxes, I don't have access until tomorrow (Third Move in the same number of months) Edited by Windchild 08/13/2012 5:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jlawson93 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 5:18 pm Thanks for all the posts, guys! It interests me to see how everybody got started! I just got back from a trip to England myself to visit my boyfriend, it was a 7 week visit and I loved it! I was able to purchase a few foreign coins from an antique shop that I probably wouldn't have gotten in the states :) Report this Post to the Staff
EgCollector Pillar of the Community Egypt 3470 Posts	Posted 08/13/2012 8:43 pm I have been serious about coin collecting about 6 years ago ....... I was searching the net and I found CCF.... started lurking for a couple of days and then decided to join the family I searched for my childhood coin collection and started posting pics (they were all Egyptian coins). Dont know how this happened but I started collecting US coins ..... trading to have one of each type and it ended up with collecting US coins by date and mint mark Report this Post to the Staff
Penny Guy Pillar of the Community United States 531 Posts	Posted 08/14/2012 8:14 pm Started my first set of Lincoln cents in 1957. Those coins are long gone. Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 1:36 pm My grandfather stoked my interest in coins from the time I could walk. (very early 70s) The first coin I remember that was explained to me as a collector's item was a Franklin half. Certainly nothing valueable, especially for the time, but good enough for a pre-schooler. Been doing it ever since. About 40 years. Report this Post to the Staff
JackB Pillar of the Community United States 1064 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 1:48 pm When I was 12ish, my grandmother gave me many coins she had saved, to give me when she thought I was of a responsible age (mistake!). Of those, I recall a beautiful BU Standing Liberty quarter, can't remember the year - I traded that to a another carrier friend for 50 of his customers (Quincy Patriot Ledger). I also recall a cool blue 1893 Columbian Exposition half dollar, that I had to spend on the Boston subway to get home - toll guy was very happy to take it! Also, in the late 50's, early 60's, the Boston Jordan Marsh store had a very large coin section on the 1st floor, lots of display cases in an open floor setting - I would go in there and buy those beauties whenever I could scrape up a few dollars, but being bad with money, I didn't keep them long, and then when I was old enough to own a car, everything was gone. Started up again in the early 90's, a little bit of everything U.S. After working for 50+ years, I finally have a few dollars to spend, so I can buy, and not sell! Plus the occasional gift from family. Report this Post to the Staff
jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 08/15/2012 6:46 pm Since 1964. 1916 Barber dime from circulation. Fifth Generation Coin Collector. I was lucky enough to grow up in/near San Francisco and collected my first set of Lincolns completely from circulation; with one exception, the 1914 D. My Uncle had an upholstery shop and I got to rip the bottoms out of the chairs and couches that were brought in. One day in 1967 a woman brought in a couch she had owned for over 50 years. There was a very nice selection of 'S" mint coins; including pennies from 1908 to about 1926. I think that reflected the years her children were still at home; as coins from other years were spotty at best. The oldest? An 1877 CC Dime. Report this Post to the Staff
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