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My grandparents also sparked my interest in coin collecting by sending me the first Whitman Wheat cent folder for my birthday - probably my 8th or so, a few years before LMC's came into being. The first coin I actually bought was a 1909 VDB (which I still have), but I would guess that the first coin that I actually pulled out of circulation (out of my mom's purse, lol) would have been a '50's D mint, and I'm sure that whatever it was - it's still there! |
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pls- My grandparents encouraged me as well. In fact, not long after I started, then sent me a few old, worn Barber halves. They weren't collectors at that time, but were major hoarders of silver halves. |
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When I was a kid I liked the idea that I could get a valuable coin in change, so I became a horder, because I didn't know what coin were worth anything. Then about a year ago, I was going to go to an auction that had some coins, so I did some research to know how much they were worth, hoping to get some cheap. I ended up not going to the auction, but after all my research I was interested, Morgans had caught my attention. Not long after I bought one on ebay. I soon learned about VAMs, and I have been hooked ever since... |
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Can't really remember my first "real" coin but certainly remember (and still have) the coin that rekindled a hobby that had gone dormant. I took about a 15 year hiatus from collecting. Roughly from age 15-30 and decided to get back into it. First "major" purchase was an 1833 Bust Half. It was a serious move at the time. I have never spent $30 on one coin before and discussed it with my wife before doing so. This opened up the floodgates and I started pursuing type coins I had always wanted. First two "biggies" were a 20 cent piece and a Trade dollar. Eventually I got my Bust Dollar as well. These were all coins I figured I'd NEVER own as a kid. |
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clembo- I know what you mean by presuming when you were young that you would never own such nice coins. Every so often it hits me just how cool it is that I am a numismatist. (I truly am a nerd, I suppose haha)
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The first real coin I acquired and still have is a 1921 P Mercury dime. |
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I remember when my Dad gave me $10.00 Kennedy half dollars on my 10th Birthday and they were all UNC. I remember him making a fuss over the coins but to me they were just big money! They were probably a solid roll of 1966 40% silver as they would have been current new releases at the time. I didn't have them long as I went directly to Newberry's Dept Store and tried to buy a toy Davy Crockett Kentucky Long Rifle and my brother went along. He was older than me and knew it would get my Dad mad so I ended up buying this stupid 3-D mechanical science thing that had the Sun in the center and the 9 planets orbiting around the Sun. It was quite a display and when I turned the crank the planets would orbit in the same relation around the Sun as they really do. I thought it was pretty boring after a little while. I should have gotten the flintlock! |
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Quote:jbuck Lemme guess, even though I have had some fun exchanges, I only know you a little bit and I'm very glad for that but this was easy. Two Eisenhower dollars but a 1969 proof set was your first coins you bought. We have a winner!  The two Eisenhower dollars my dad gave me got me interested in coins. Although I acquired other coins courtesy of my parents allowing me to search their change, the 1969 proof set was the first thing I ever spent money on. Quote:
I know cause we been in a thread like this here before. We do tend to rehash a lot of topics (time travel, anyone?), but it is all fun and gives the newer members a chance to participate (especially when the original threads get archived). Quote:
I remember him making a fuss over the coins but to me they were just big money!
They were probably a solid roll of 1966 40% silver as they would have been current new releases at the time.  A great story for the "if you could go back and tell your younger self something" thread that will come around again.  Edited by jbuck
01/28/2009 4:18 pm
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jbuck- Really? There was already a thread like this? hmmm... that must have been before my time.
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Yeah, but I think the question was worded different. I will have to go search it out now!  It is from November of last year, but here it is: What's the first coin you bought?They are two different questions, and for many like myself two different answers: First coin(s) I acquired: Two Eisenhower dollars. First coin(s) I bought The five coins in a 1969 Proof set. Edited by jbuck
01/28/2009 6:33 pm
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The first coin I bought that wasn't 'junk' or 'filler' was: 1925 Stone Mountain Commemorative Half Dollar I just love(d) the fact that it portrays two men who fought against the USA, and I love(d) the inscription "Memorial to the Valor of the Soldier of the South". |
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jbuck- wow such a recent topic. I guess I just missed that. But this topic is not merely what was the first coin you bought, rather this topic is intended to highlight the interrelationship of first encounters with numismatics, first purchases, and how the former affected one's collecting pattern.
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The coins that may have got me interested were some Australian pennies my dad brought back from service in the Pacific.
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But this topic is not merely what was the first coin you bought, rather this topic is intended to highlight the interrelationship of first encounters with numismatics, first purchases, and how the former affected one's collecting pattern. Good point! When my dad gave me those two Eisenhower dollars, I had never seen anything like them before; they were huge and amazing! It was not long after that I learned they were going to stop making them. It was the beginning of a long relationship. |
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Mine was a 1982 proof set on ebay. Was going cheap so I bought it. Not cheap enough I found out later. My next purchase was the red and blue books. 82 set is the cheapest set there is. I keep it on top of all my sets as a reminder to check the blue book before buying anything. |
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