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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JCB1983, post: 1376066, member: 23885&quot;]I had fun reading about how others got into collecting.&nbsp; Now that the contest is over I would like to share my story.&nbsp; I had complications at birth and was born 80% deaf.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until I had surgery/tubes in my ears and years of speech therapy that I could properly communicate.&nbsp; Many days were spent in my backyard digging in the sandbox and hanging out with my Golden Retriever &quot;Chesapeake.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>An interest in coins came around 4-5 years old.&nbsp; I used to go with my mom to piggly wiggly&#039;s grocery store.&nbsp; The highlight was looking at lobsters in a tank and getting a donut every time.&nbsp; On my way out I noticed there was a coin store.&nbsp; My mom took me inside, and I was absolutely fascinated by what I saw.&nbsp; The coins were mesmerizing.&nbsp; Everything reminded me of my favorite cartoon at the time &quot;Lost Empires of Gold.&quot;&nbsp; The first coin that I bought was an 1876 (Seated Liberty Quarter).&nbsp; Pretty soon I was picking weeds and loading up buckets of acorns to earn a trip to the coin store.&nbsp; Sadly at 7 we moved to Japan.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t get back into it until 2 years ago (Another Story).</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the reason I am so passionate about it is the fond memories of how happy it made me feel as a child.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(This is the actual first that I ever bought in 1988)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]162737.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]162738.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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