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Message:: [QUOTE="hfd12316, post: 351329, member: 4985"]I believe all collectors go through stages in their collecting lives. Mine began in the early 60's when my maternal grandmother began her money tree. She would remove silver from her pocket change, Walkers, Franklin's, Washington quarter's and Mercury dimes. They were scotch taped to an old dead potted tree she had. The house burned in 1967 and I remember as a 5 year old seperating the coins by type and cleaning the soot and smoke from them. Unfortunately they went to help replace the house and furnishings. My first recollection. Second playing knock hockey at my paternal grandparents house. The game was balanced on an old steamer trunk which contaioned the "junk" from my great grandfathers collection. I didn't know until years later that the collection was a great one. My interests were piqued as an adult. It started as an "investment" but I really was flying blind. Did some research and found out that my family had a great collection which was auctioned after my grandfather passed. Now I was hooked. Ebay wasn't a bad experience only one bad experience and I could afford the $150.00 lesson. TV was a total ripoff although I did like watching the hucksters while falling asleep. My hardest task is staying with any one direction before I fall in love somewhere else and off I go.  I couldn't think what my life would be without my collection. I wish I had become serious decades earlier.[/QUOTE]