What Was Your First Coin / Currency Collected?

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rjkingston Pillar of the Community United States 642 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 6:07 pm A lot of posts from new collectors about their first collectible coin have been showing up. Just been wondering how some of long time collectors got started. Whether you're a beginner, or long-time collector, there's two questions, what was the first piece that started your collection? Do you still have that piece? If so, My first coin was found when I was 11 in 1992. I found it in a handful of quarters because of the shiny edge (no copper color). It was a 1952 D Washington. Asking around, my cousin told me it was real silver, and the others in my hand were nothing but 'junk' clad metal.....(sorry to all the modern collectors for calling it junk) ....I've been checking my change ever since. Edited by rjkingston 04/05/2011 6:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 7:25 pm Although I had a few IHC's and Buff's given to me when I was very young what really got me started collecting was the first coin I got back in my change from my first visit to Angeles City in the Philippines. After that I was hooked. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 7:47 pm I'm waiting for one of the moderators to Link to the many other post like this one. Report this Post to the Staff
IHPO8S Valued Member United States 374 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 10:46 pm a common Mercury dime its still in my safe deposit box. Plus my dad got me to buy 2 1986 1/10th oz bu mint coins. Report this Post to the Staff
General Tso Valued Member United States 341 Posts	Posted 04/06/2011 08:56 am 1906 IHC that I found when I was a kid. Still have it. Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 04/06/2011 09:06 am My first coin was a 1909 Wheat cent I got in change. I still have that around somewhere. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/06/2011 09:42 am 1826 George 1V British shilling. The business where my dad worked had a safe, but the owner of the business lost the key. My dad, who had a reputation to be able to fix anything, was asked to open the safe. He picked the key lock, and touch felt the tumblers in the combination lock. In the bottom drawer of the safe lay the above mentioned coin. He flipped it at me. That coin was the start of my collection. I was 12 years old; I still have the coin. He scratch made a new duplicate set of keys for the safe. Those keys remained in use for another 16 years, until the business was bought out. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/06/2011 10:40 am Quote: I'm waiting for one of the moderators to Link to the many other post like this one. Like this one from last September... https://goccf.com/t/71027 Or this one that is archived (and thus cannot be replied to)... http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=41590 Or this one that asks what was the first coin bought... http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=37505 There are probably a lot more similar posts. It is okay to recycle an old topic for the benefit of new members, especially if the previous thread on that topic has been archived. 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
pastorals Valued Member United States 91 Posts	Posted 04/07/2011 4:49 pm In 1963 I went to the bank to get change for my business, When I got back to my office I checked the rolls I had gotten and opened one of the cent rolls for the cash register...Out popped 50 bu 1963 Canadian cents ( this was in New Jersey!). I then checked the other rolls and in the end I had 6 rolls of the '63 Canada cents! ....still have them. Alan Report this Post to the Staff
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