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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mammoth29, post: 1384305, member: 36434&quot;]I am certainly not young, but I am an infant when it comes to coin collecting!</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was younger my Dad and I used to always go metal detecting.&nbsp; He would detect and I would dig(and I thought I was the lucky one in that partnership!)&nbsp; We found lots of coins, but none really worth centering a collection around.&nbsp; Those were good times!</p><p><br /></p><p>So a few months ago I decided to get a detector and start up with my kids.&nbsp; We are having a blast doing it and we have been fortunate to find some old merc dimes!&nbsp; We do this along with geo-caching on the weekends and we have had a ball so far!&nbsp; I want my oldest son(12) to start collecting with me so I am easing him into it, so far so good.&nbsp; I want to build an impressive collection and one day turn it over to him.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite coin right now would be the 1882 Morgan that my Grandfather gave me as the center point of a Bolo-tie.&nbsp; He is a cowboy in every sense of the word and he knew I was following in his footsteps.&nbsp; I keep it in the tie and wear it every once in a while to remind me of the good times!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the thread![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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