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Arianrhod New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 09:38 am Hi all: As noted, I'm a 4th generation collector -- my great-grandfather started the collection, and then it's passed through my grandfather, to my father, and now to me. Unfortunately we don't have anything super sweet -- my great-grandfather and grandfather were both very casual about the collection, and although my dad updated and preserved the collection, he didn't really add on to it very much. My personal favorites are nickels in general (especially Libertys, though) and Morgan dollars. While I'm here, I'm hoping to talk to srs77 about his shelves for a blog post that I'm writing, but since I can't send messages yet, you'll just have to put up with me for a while! Report this Post to the Staff

YNumismetals Collector Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 09:53 am Welcome! Tell us about the collection in more details. With pics! Report this Post to the Staff
Arianrhod New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 10:42 am I don't have many pics, but I can see what I can do this weekend. Some of the highlights are: 1838 (reeded edge) half dollar -- slabbed by PCI at EF40. 1885 Morgan -- slabbed by some no-name at MS-67, which I'm highly skeptical of. I'll try to get a picture of it. Even if it's closer to ms-62 or ms-63 like I think it is, it's still pretty nice. 1889 Morgan in comparable condition, not slabbed though. 1851 1-cent, in F/VF. 1870 Shield nickel, est. EF/low AU. 1853 quarter, VF/EF. There's also a bunch of other coins that I'm still trying to process and figure out what I'm doing with -- like I have several plastic tubes full of bicentennial quarters that my mother set aside, but I doubt that they'll ever be anything other than a novelty, so I've thought about cashing those in towards a nice Liberty nickel or something else that I would actually care about....same with the truly hideous number of wheat pennies I have -- like a full mint bag of them from an estate sale my dad went to -- when I don't even like wheat pennies! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 12:00 pm I don't think many of us are 4th generation collectors . congrats. and To CCF . Report this Post to the Staff
YNumismetals Collector Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 12:12 pm Yea. I am the first in my family tree. Report this Post to the Staff
JohnFluharty New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 12:30 pm Well, my dad did purchase a single coin to finish one of his dad's Whitman books, so if this allows me to call him a 'collector' then I am third gen. My daughter would rather be in a field with cows, though, so I suspect collecting ends with me either way. Welcome, Arianrhod! Report this Post to the Staff
Garoyn Pillar of the Community United States 513 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 12:40 pm Quote: My daughter would rather be in a field with cows, though, so I suspect collecting ends with me either way. Guernsey 1999 Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5207 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 2:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 3:48 pm to CCF. Good luck with your collection! Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 11:21 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 06/25/2016 01:10 am to the Community! 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
Arianrhod New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 06/26/2016 07:34 am Thanks, all :) Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 06/26/2016 08:08 am Welcome to CCF. That's really cool that you're a 4th generation collector. I'm hoping my grandson will be a third generation collector as my daughters never really caught the bug. If my grandson does he'll have a really nice foundation. I'm looking forward to seeing and reading about your heirlooms. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4591 Posts	Posted 06/26/2016 09:54 am to CCF -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
BadToTheBone Pillar of the Community United States 1795 Posts	Posted 06/27/2016 11:47 am to CCF. Report this Post to the Staff
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