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United States
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Found an 1911 Barber dime that my mom found a long time ago and saved, and that interested me in collecting. I didn't collect a specific group, I was more of a type collector. This was in IL when I was about 10. |
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United States
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I actually just started collecting now at the age of 10 and my dad and I share this account
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Born and raised in Grand Junction, Colorado. Developed an interest in coins at probably eight or nine. I remember having a card holder metal box of foreign stuff. Don't remember who gave it to me. Became a serious collector at age 14, starting with Lincoln Cents, Jefferson nickels, and Washington quarters. Also developed a love for Canadian coins and started collecting all Canadian coinage from silver dollars to cents. That was in 1956. Edited by Gary Burke
08/26/2007 10:40 pm
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United States
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From the time I was in junior high (roughly 1960) I accumulated coins -- anything foreign or old or interesting -- but I didn't actually become a collector until 1999 when I made it a point to acquire the State Quarters. Since then it's gotten way out of hand.   Jan |
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United States
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My gradfather had a genorous collection of silver dollars and Mercury dimes, with a few foreign coins and tokens. I remember that every time I went to my Granddads I would be drawn to his collection. When he passed away in '86, my grandmother used all but a few to buy groceries, etc.. What she didn't spend, she gave to me as a birthday gift that year. All the foreign and tokens, a couple dozen wheat pennies, 1 Mercury dime, a couple silver dollars and his Red Book. I was 9. Looking for that 1955 double die was going to make us rich, I thought. I saved every Wheat penny I could, but really loved the foreign because they were so different. I'd take them to school and my friends and teachers would be fascinated. |
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United States
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I started collecting as an 8th grader in CT, where I still live. I collected a variety of things, including Lincoln and Indian cents and all denominations of silver coins. I also had (still have) some proof sets and other odds and ends that someone gave to my father in payment of a debt. These days I'm focused on building a date set of PCGS $20 St Gaudens and acquiring key dates of other series. My most exciting recent purchases are a 1909-s VDB Lincoln PCGS MS-66RD and a 1916-D Mercury PCGS MS-65FB. It would have been a dream-come-true to own these in any condition when I was a kid! |
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My most exciting recent purchases are a 1909-s VDB Lincoln PCGS MS-66RD and a 1916-D Mercury PCGS MS-65FB
 Come on! By just listing those you HAVE to provide pictures! |
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United States
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I started collecting in Great Falls MT. I collected Lincoln cents in Whitman folders for a coin collecting merit badge for cub scouts. Started in about 1964 or 65. I never completed the set, I sold the set when I was 18. I now collect Proof sets, Mint sets, raw and graded ASE's, Silver and Gold bullion at close to melt value. I now live in MI, however I'll return back to Big Sky Country (MT) in about 11 years. Edited by lknerr
08/27/2007 8:23 pm
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United States
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Nine years old in Houston Texas in 1956. Still could find old Lincolns, worn Buffalos, SL Quarters and SL Halves. My Mother got us started by buying Whitman folders for my brother and sister and me, and than we would compete to fill them, often trading and wheeling and dealing after supper. great fun. Of course we all sold our collections to her as teenagers when we needed cash. She kept them all and gave them back to me about four years ago along with her stuff that included a large number of GSA Morgans, inlcuding three scarce dates and some other cool stuff. That got me rehooked on coin collecting at the age of 56 and retired.
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United States
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grew up in a small town in upstate NY...back in the 50's and 60's Dad would bring home rolls of coins from the bank and we would tear off stamps from envelopes. Life was a lot simpler then..no video games..no crime...the doors were always left unlocked! All the collections were put away for 35 years..recently I tried to get my kids interested in collecting...that lasted about two months...computers and videos have dominated kids free time these days...so Dad(me) got back into collecting and now you can find me sitting at the computer visiting coin and stamp sites...when my kids let me get online!
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08/27/2007 9:49 pm
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Valued Member
United States
314 Posts |
I started saving coins in 1970 or 1980 something. I would save all my dollar coins, halfs, two dollars bills or any old wheats, nickels, silver coins I would get in change. I would buy proof sets sometimes over the years.
I never bought an album or foldor intill 2007. This year I built my first coin set . 1938 thru 2007 nickel book was my first set to build at 36 years old. I amazed it took over 20 years to build my nickel book.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, my answer is the most popular.
What do I win?
(Just kidding.)
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United States
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Pictures are included in my posts in the Coin Photography section of the forum.
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Valued Member
United States
287 Posts |
The year was 1978, I was 11 years old and wandering the playground during recess when I noticed a dime in the street. So I went out in the street and picked it up. Got in trouble for going into the road by the school monitor, but it was worth it. It was a 1900 Barber dime. I believe it was G4, but the surfaces were nice. Later my dad gave a bunch of coins that he found in old furniture. He was a garbage man and he would find old coins in the bottom of old furniture. He added another Barber dime - 1898 O in VG and a slew of Franklin and Walker halves as well as some silver Washingtons and Roosies. Later I found an old Shield nickel in my change. I could only make out the 188?. The last digit was rounded on the bottom but you couldn't see the rest of the numeral. I always hoped it would be an elusive 1880, but it was probably just an 1883. Later my mom started a subscription to Littleton where I got some Buffalo nickels and wheat cents. It didn't last long though as she got tired of them sending things all the time and they didn't make much money, so my collecting got put on hold until 1991. I basically built my collection up from roll finds until then. I loved the good old days. |
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United States
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I know this topic is old, but I am a new member so it is new to me. I grew up in the city of Detroit and had a paper route for the Detroit News around the late 80s. A lady on my route who I had to constantly hound for my weekly payment must have been short US money one day, because she added a French 1916 50 Centimes and a 1984 $100 Peso Mexican coin. I guess it was supposed to fool me as a Dime and a thick golded quarter. Anyway, still in elementary school I thought I just one the lottery. $100 gold coin right? Either way it sparked my interest in coins. I was a big collector (Cards, Comics etc.) The next week I went to my local Card and coin shop and bought a Steel Penny for $.25 and I was hooked. I still have my Whitman Lincoln folder from that time, still not complete with rips and tape and all. I am not as serious of a collector as some. I don't own white gloves or buy based on condition. But I do still enjoy filling my folders. I have in-progress Mercury dime, Buffalo nickel, Ben Franklin halves. I have also started the State qtr and President dollar folders for my 1 and 2 year old daughters, hoping they may share my passion one day. As a side note I decided to concentrate on my US collection, so I just listed my Long held french coin on ebay. Maybe I will sell it for a dollar or so and make a 900% profit from my paper route  |
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