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<p>[QUOTE="BATTERup646, post: 2248049, member: 75931"]If you saw my post on the introduction thread, you heard that i inherited my Grandfather's collection. I wanted to tell you guys the whole story.</p><p><br /></p><p>During November 2009, my Grandpa died, beforehand, he gave my Mother his coins. She never even knew he collected. You see, he was a waiter, and his customers often gave him silver dollars as tips. During 2011, i found them in the drawer, and asked my Mother about them. He said he collected them, as a wee lad, i wondered why people collected them. She wanted to sell them for silver ounce, so i took them. By 2012, They were lost, i couldn't find them anywhere, Each year, i looked everywhere in the house, no luck. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> By 2015, I asked my Mother if she found anything. She said there was a box in her closet. I looked in the box, and saw five half dollars, seven small dollar coins, and two Eisenhower dollars. By June 6th 2015, I found them, they were in a black box, beside my Brother's bed. Three years of searching was finally over! I then decided to collect coins by year. He said he put them in there, and forgot them because we had a cleaning lady come over. I was overjoyed, i got a folder, and holders. I still have them in my collection today. Here's a picture of some of my finds:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/131737095@N02/18644443952/in/dateposted-public/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/131737095@N02/18644443952/in/dateposted-public/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/131737095@N02/18644443952/in/dateposted-public/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BATTERup646, post: 2248049, member: 75931"]If you saw my post on the introduction thread, you heard that i inherited my Grandfather's collection. I wanted to tell you guys the whole story. During November 2009, my Grandpa died, beforehand, he gave my Mother his coins. She never even knew he collected. You see, he was a waiter, and his customers often gave him silver dollars as tips. During 2011, i found them in the drawer, and asked my Mother about them. He said he collected them, as a wee lad, i wondered why people collected them. She wanted to sell them for silver ounce, so i took them. By 2012, They were lost, i couldn't find them anywhere, Each year, i looked everywhere in the house, no luck. :( By 2015, I asked my Mother if she found anything. She said there was a box in her closet. I looked in the box, and saw five half dollars, seven small dollar coins, and two Eisenhower dollars. By June 6th 2015, I found them, they were in a black box, beside my Brother's bed. Three years of searching was finally over! I then decided to collect coins by year. He said he put them in there, and forgot them because we had a cleaning lady come over. I was overjoyed, i got a folder, and holders. I still have them in my collection today. Here's a picture of some of my finds: [url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/131737095@N02/18644443952/in/dateposted-public/[/url][/QUOTE]
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