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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fallguy, post: 2888414, member: 84739&quot;]I like your whimsical approach to &quot;collecting&quot;, I really do; Hum, this looks interesting, so I&#039;ll put it over here, as for the rest I&#039;ll just toss it in a jar and we&#039;ll see what happens . . . My mom would have liked you. I couldn&#039;t help but noticing, however that there seemed to also be something a little &quot;sharp&quot; in your missive . . .</p><p>&quot;unlike someone else here on cointalk who literally has tons of coins. And all my pennies/quarters probably would fit in a bucket unlike some who have bags and bags of pennies.&quot; I may be a little thin-skinned, and apparently not to tactful, but every story is not always as simple as it may appear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other than my Mint and Proof sets, plus some other odds and ends I&#039;ve acquired over the last few years, I have all of those &quot;bags and bags of pennies&quot; and most of those other &quot;tons of coins&quot; by virtue of being the Last Man Standing when my 96 year old mother passed away 5 years ago. Shouldn&#039;t have been surprising that I found bags full of hand rolled coins, mason jars filled with coins, coffee cans filled with coins, a suitcase with coins and notes . . . in cupboards, under beds, in closets, you name it, you would find something hiding in there . . . Nope, shouldn&#039;t have been surprised at all, especially given the fact that this was a woman who was brought up in the Dust Bowl of Southwestern Nebraska during the Depression; who moved East looking for work as a maid, but ended up being a small dirt farmers wife until he died, and; then just a widow who lived by the motto of &quot;Use it up, wear it out, make it last or do without!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still inventorying many of those coins and will probably never complete the task. In addition, I have never spent nor sold a single coin and I never intend to; my littlest Granddaughter will need to make those decisions when she comes of age. So if you need to throw any barbs please pick the right target, but you are going to have to throw them a long long way . . . like the Little One said at the service after she had crawled from her mother and curled up in my lap, stirring occasionally, she would reach over and pat the coffin saying, &quot;GMA&#039;s went to Heaven. GMA&#039;s went to Heaven.&quot; Yes indeed, I hope you have a good strong arm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good Night to All, and as usual . . . Semper Fidelis[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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