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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GreatWalrus, post: 1382350, member: 35925&quot;]Thanks for this contest!&nbsp; I posted a similar story on a contest before, but I am re-writing it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m 19 and my coin collection started when my Grandma and Grandpa gave me a State Quarter map probably 10 years ago. I knew pretty much nothing about coin collecting, except that it was fun to search my change and my family&#039;s change for the next State Quarter to add to the map. Over the years, my Grandparents occasionally gave me a few more random coins to add to my &quot;collection.&quot; I believe I didn&#039;t really gain true interest in coin collecting because I neither had any really rare coins nor the money to buy more coins.&nbsp; I also didn&#039;t know that good coins could still be found in circulation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, my Great Aunt passed away a couple months ago, and upon searching her condo, I came across her husband&#039;s (my Great Uncle) old coin collection.&nbsp; It contained quite a variety of coins, from probably around 15-20 different countries, mostly the U.S (other countries were like 1-2 coins a piece). I went home and started researching the coins and how much they were worth and became quite interested in them.&nbsp; I told my dad about their silver content and he wanted to sell them.&nbsp; Fortunately I managed to convince him to let me keep them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Since then, I&#039;ve been researching more into the coins, putting them in flips with information about them, and putting the flips into a binder album.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also bought a few more coins since then that have interested me.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s really hard to pick a favorite coin, so I have to pick 2 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first one is an 1879-CC Morgan Dollar that I found in my Great Uncle&#039;s collection. It&#039;s probably my single most valuable coin and one of my rarest.&nbsp; It&#039;s not in the greatest condition, but it could be worse!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/gXiy7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/gNcjO.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is a token rather than a coin. I purchased it after seeing one in Cheetah Cat&#039;s collection here on CoinTalk. It&#039;s an 1863 Civil War token which reads (Obverse) &quot;The Flag of Our Union&quot; and (Reverse) &quot;If anybody attempts to tear it down, shoot him on the spot&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>When I saw this coin, I could not help but think that if this doesn&#039;t represent civil-war era patriotism, then I don&#039;t know what does!</p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/L2yoa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/TcMxn.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing I wish as a coin collector is that I knew other coin collectors in person (Other than my Grandpa <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). So far I haven&#039;t discovered any :O</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you and I look forward to reading other people&#039;s posts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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