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ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19189 Posts	Posted 04/10/2022 10:45 pm Going through the contents of a rather large, mostly full piggy bank long, long ago. All those wheat cents, Mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels, etc., etc. Had to wash my hands using Lava soap--thoroughly. Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9419 Posts	Posted 04/11/2022 06:07 am Quote: you would have been my age back then! Coin collecting has turned me old. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18684 Posts	Posted 04/11/2022 09:14 am getting change in the mid-60's as a paper boy. I would get indian heads, buffs, Franklins, lots of barbers and walkers and even morgans on occasion. I got almost all my Lincoln set from circulation including a 24D and pulled about 200 rolls of LWC from 1909 though 1950's which I still have separated by date. what I did wrong...I did'nt keep all the silver that came through my hands. hey I was only like 10 or 11 years old so what did I know Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 04/13/2022 12:29 am Quote: The year was '83-ish and I was only 5 or 6 years old. Quote: getting change in the mid-60's as a paper boy. Quote: Rather than start on my kiddie collection with an old penny in 1985 Quote: About 1980, eight years old You guys are all old! (No offense) I was 15 years old, way way back in December 2019, and I frequently visited my friend's house after school for a small group. He had a 1921-S Morgan dollar in his sock drawer that his mother gave him, and he showed it to me. He didn't really care for it, but I was fascinated. Everytime I would go to his house, I would go straight to his room to grab the coin. I just wanted to look at it and flip it around while I was at his house. December 11, 2019 9:16pm, he sold it to me for $13.27. That was my first coin purchase. That same day, my Dad gave me his 20th century type set in a Whitman Album that he put together for his coin collecting merit badge. From there the coin bug got a hold of me and has not let go since. I have been buying and selling coins to fund the hobby since early 2020. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189117 Posts	Posted 04/13/2022 09:08 am Link in signature (Coin Collector Since 1978). 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
TimNH Valued Member United States 417 Posts	Posted 04/14/2022 02:14 am Early 80s, my grandmother had a pouch of Liberty nickels that I somehow got my hands on and took possession :) They had dates like 1897 and 1903, seemed like impossibly old, a relic from an earlier epoch, and I just loved them. To this day the Liberty nickel is my most nostalgic coin. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7955 Posts	Posted 04/14/2022 10:22 am Sometime in the late 1960s (I'm not tellin' how old I was) my dad gave me a small pouch with coins and banknotes from his World War II deployment that told a fascinating story: Libya and Egypt, Iran, India, Netherlands East Indies, Philippines, China, Japan. That hooked me on world coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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