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New Member
Canada
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Hey everybody I'm new to collecting. I was looking through some change the other day and found a 1947 nickel thought I would check it out and saw the dot version after searching my house for hours found a magnifying glass for fixing glasses and saw that it was a maple leaf but it got me thinking so I searched several jars of change separated all the denominations and kept all the pre 82 stuff I got lots five silver quarters lots of pennies and nickels but now I have read about grading so do ii keep all these or do I just hold them. either way now I'm hooked cant stop looking at all my change I get wife keeps calling me a dork.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's okay. My wife thought I was a dork BEFORE she found out I collected coins!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Stick to Canadian coins---Check out COINSANDCANADA.COM for references and values.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Sorry punman, but I just have to ask: what does your wife think now?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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 Freemike1115, tell your wife, "Dear, it's either coin collecting or hanging out with the boy's at the local pub, you choose"? I wonder what her answer will be! Glenn  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Freemike, just tell her that if she finds that 5000.00 coin she use it on a shopping spree |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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..To the Forum freemike1115. Yes.. you are now hooked on the great hobby of Coin Collecting, enjoy the ride..  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Welcome.. enjoy the hobby...have fun with it...
Collect what interest you... decide on how you want your collection to look like.. and don't worry what your wife thinks...
Two years ago I was kinda looking to slow my pace and do something for my newborn... I thought coins would be a neat thing.. so I started accumulating (wouldn't even call it collecting as I was buying almost anything and everything with little direction)..
Now my wife loves that she knows where I am.. and what I'm doing.. and funny thing is.. she now knows some common errors and key dates. It will rub off.. and everyone will enjoy it!
Good luck and hope to hear more from ya!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Sorry punman, but I just have to ask: what does your wife think now? She might think I'm a double dork but I did get her hooked on U.S. State Quarters as I was doing roll hunting for Canadian Quarters! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I started doing that too. Found a few, figured it would be easy - 50 states, 50 quarters. How hard could that be? Oops.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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50 States, 100 quarters. My wife has an album and is collecting both mint marks. She started in the spring and has 80% of them. Almost all from finds in quarter rolls from the bank. And that is difficult when you live in Canada. Once you are at 80% though, most of the finds are repeats.
Welcome freemike. Start slowly and take some time to figure out where you want to go wtih this. Do you want to be a"hoarder" or a "collector"?
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11/27/2013 2:35 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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mike pic one denomination or a few and collect for varieties or specimens ,and my wife refuses to go up with me to any counter that I will be receiving any type of change..
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New Member
 Canada
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Thanks guys think I might try for a nickel set to start. Do I just wanna look for non circulated or can a circulated set be worth going after and is it better to shop of the internet or are coin shop around the same pricing
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ punman There's also DC and the Territorial Possessions. And then you get one with an S mint mark... And lest I forget, welcome freemike; I'm not attempting to hijack your thread. But like Mrs. punman's search for State Quarters, it's the hunt that's the fun part. Just remember though - once you start you can never stop. |
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