Hmmm. so you are in denial that you are addicted... Seems like you are from here, but I think it is spending your money wisly. Sparingly plays no part in my colection though.
I said I must be careful to not get too addicted. Meaning I am addicted but it could be worse. Gratz mohavedave! And thanks koen for holding this contest.
I had fun reading about how others got into collecting. Now that the contest is over I would like to share my story. I had complications at birth and was born 80% deaf. It wasn't until I had surgery/tubes in my ears and years of speech therapy that I could properly communicate. Many days were spent in my backyard digging in the sandbox and hanging out with my Golden Retriever "Chesapeake." An interest in coins came around 4-5 years old. I used to go with my mom to piggly wiggly's grocery store. The highlight was looking at lobsters in a tank and getting a donut every time. On my way out I noticed there was a coin store. My mom took me inside, and I was absolutely fascinated by what I saw. The coins were mesmerizing. Everything reminded me of my favorite cartoon at the time "Lost Empires of Gold." The first coin that I bought was an 1876 (Seated Liberty Quarter). Pretty soon I was picking weeds and loading up buckets of acorns to earn a trip to the coin store. Sadly at 7 we moved to Japan. Didn't get back into it until 2 years ago (Another Story). I believe the reason I am so passionate about it is the fond memories of how happy it made me feel as a child. (This is the actual first that I ever bought in 1988)
Well I am really thrilled about winning the Belgium coin ( my first ). Thank you so much koen for the chance to enter. I have been thinking about starting a collection of foreign coins since I read your post in Jason contest a few weeks ago. Your story was a great inspiration to me and I am sure to all who read. PM sent. Best regards, Dave
Congrats Dave~! Hey Koen, I read this post about a week or so ago, and forgot about it. Also I really had to search hard to find this exact coin. For some reason I had it in my mind that it was always a worn seated liberty half.
I'd imagine he did not want to win the coin, or did not want to spoil anybody else's chances at winning...
Never tought that the thing i wrote back then was going to be an inspiration to someone Again Congratz to you
Looks like my son has been forgetting to let me in on the contests. How I started collecting: I have been collecting since I got out of high school. I had a few coins I would start putting aside because they made me intrigued or were different. I accumulated a bunch of franklins that my son spent while in the 5th grade, some WL halves, junk silver and wheat cents. I have not been interested into the coins until somewhat recently my son got me back into collecting and harder than ever. I don't collect for an investment, but for the fun and art in coins. I have picked up several hundreds of foreign coins that have just spoken to me because they are beautiful and cheap. I am a fan of Cuban, Russian, British, US, Canadian, and German coinage (not necessarily in that order) So far, I have only invested a couple hundred into my collection, but I plan on accumulating a lot more. -Jon
