Posted 06/10/2010 09:37 am
I got into this hobby at an early age ... around 5 or 6. Dad was into it then and took me under his wing. You would all cry if I told you what was available then (1957-58) and the price on it. I remember those 55 double-dies at around $10~$15. You could acquire an 09-S VDB for less than $30. Common date Morgan and Peace dollars were going for $1 ... yeah face value. All the circulating 10 cents through $1 were 90% silver. Coins from the teens and twenties were still circulating.
Unfortunately our family was living paycheck to paycheck. $5 was the cost to eat out for a family of 5 (and not hamburgers or hotdogs). Dad made some purchases (all small then) and sold these in the 80's when faced with more hard times. I was able to keep my Whitman folders intact, but they all have holes at the key dates.
Unfortunately our family was living paycheck to paycheck. $5 was the cost to eat out for a family of 5 (and not hamburgers or hotdogs). Dad made some purchases (all small then) and sold these in the 80's when faced with more hard times. I was able to keep my Whitman folders intact, but they all have holes at the key dates.
