I've now got them in two 3-ring binders where I can see each individual coins a lot easier .... here is opening Volume l's Title Page and First Spread. From Indian Heads (I think I'm suposed to be saying "First Nation" Heads now), I mostly only need an 1864 Bronze and an 1877. With better year Indian Heads, I've got a lot of choice FV & XF's where I can easily read the "LIBERTY"! On each penny, I noted year and mintage number. Now, I'm going to start reasonable (less costly) upgrading of the easier years, and i'll sprinkle in some AU's to dress things up and make the displays pop. I had fun researching something to put in about each year, and I've done it (Tongue in cheek sometimes) right up through Volume ll's 1950 - 2021. My Volume ll Title Page is entitled "Happily Ever After". I guess I'm what some retirees like me enjoy doing.
That's one way. Looks good. Here is my IHC collection in the folder I started in 1948. I can't seem to make myself let it go.
Your collection has warmth, love and attachments to a nostalgic past! I only got into Indian Heads with Covid lockdowns a year ago and never thought I'd get so hooked! I wish I'd paid what you, or a caring parent maybe, got your collection going! I don't see many empty spaces!
Virtually all of my IHC's, as well as all other denominations, were found in change. I was part of a group in grade school and high school that were avid collectors. We met rather often and had swap meets. It was never our intent to make a profit, but, we did bargain with each other depending upon scarcity - these three for your one type stuff. But, I started in 1948 and every coin ever put in circulation was a potential find. I got a Twenty Cent Piece in change one day.
You're a year or two my senior I think! I was only 4 in 1948, so maybe I can be pardoned? I grew up in Montreal, and in late 50's, I somehow made pen-pal connections with somebody in Wisconsin who was a few years up on me. He was looking for Canadian items, and I was looking for American ones - we did fine exchanging for a couple years. I came to States in 1973 and have been here ever since. I have my Grandfather's collection of both USA & Canadian items and he passed on in 1940 before I was born. I'm indebted to him for getting me going - and I have a nice Scotts albums too of stamps from both sides of our now closed borders.
I was born in 1943. My aunt gave me 2 nickels in 1948. One was an 1883 without cents and the other was an 1885. Those got me hooked. Scott Albums - I need three to keep up Each covers part of the time from 1847 to 2000. I quit in 2000 because the US was printing too many stamps.
"Inspector43", I was born January '44, right behind you, but I sure wasn't into coins in '48. (I wish I had been! I'm particularly prous of my Colummbial Issue 1893 $1.00 mint/unused, and never gummed ....... and a whole lot of others! Like you, I don't do much with stamps any more. In the late 70's, I was on a kick of getting whole sheetsof stamps and have maybe 40 or so of those. "CoinCorgi" the "S'long" is short for So Long ..... a friendly good bye. I'm a former Canadian, and it's used verbally on a departure, and not written too often. It's probable a carryover from Scottish or Isles there somewhere. We Has a Welsh Corgi for 14 years - he was a Cardigan, .... simply named "Corki".
