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<p>[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4601701, member: 111387"]Or...</p><p><br /></p><p>Grow a shell like an Aeginitan one.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collected (U.S.)moderns when I was a young lad. Pennies, Nickels, Dimes etc. I derived some pleasure in trying to fill my Whitman folders.</p><p><br /></p><p>My prized coin was a Civil War Indian Head penny. Why? Probably because it was my oldest coin too. I loved the idea of something so old, minted at a time where nary a person was alive from that time at the present day. What stories could that coin tell me if it could speak? Could a Union soldier have carried that penny in his pocket wondering what it might be traded for at the commissary?</p><p><br /></p><p>After losing interest in my childhood hobby, as a teen I moved on to other collectibles like baseball cards. I found myself wanting to trade with the other kids my brand new/fresh from the pack cards of players from the day for the older (but due to my budget) ratty and damaged cards from decades past.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had an old '55 Bowman Mantle that had more wrinkles than a Shar-Pei, but I loved it. It looked like some kid had taken it at some point, taped it to the frame of his bike, and placed in the spokes to simulate the sound of an engine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hank Aaron and Sandy Koufax with fuzzy soft rounded corners, Willie Mays with stains on the back covering the stats. Of course I would have liked nicer conditioned versions of the card, but that was secondary, as my main thrill was simply having the cards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its no wonder that when I eventually returned to the world of numismatics over three decades later as a middle-aged adult, that I was drawn to ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>I grew bored of U.S. coins at a young age, but that's me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having something mint of something in abundance gives me little thrill. Having an average (or even) poor condition example of something few and far between.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's my cup of tea.</p><p><br /></p><p>Being inspired to learn the histories attached to the coin(s).</p><p><br /></p><p>That's enriching.</p><p><br /></p><p>To each their own.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herodotus, post: 4601701, member: 111387"]Or... Grow a shell like an Aeginitan one. I collected (U.S.)moderns when I was a young lad. Pennies, Nickels, Dimes etc. I derived some pleasure in trying to fill my Whitman folders. My prized coin was a Civil War Indian Head penny. Why? Probably because it was my oldest coin too. I loved the idea of something so old, minted at a time where nary a person was alive from that time at the present day. What stories could that coin tell me if it could speak? Could a Union soldier have carried that penny in his pocket wondering what it might be traded for at the commissary? After losing interest in my childhood hobby, as a teen I moved on to other collectibles like baseball cards. I found myself wanting to trade with the other kids my brand new/fresh from the pack cards of players from the day for the older (but due to my budget) ratty and damaged cards from decades past. I had an old '55 Bowman Mantle that had more wrinkles than a Shar-Pei, but I loved it. It looked like some kid had taken it at some point, taped it to the frame of his bike, and placed in the spokes to simulate the sound of an engine. Hank Aaron and Sandy Koufax with fuzzy soft rounded corners, Willie Mays with stains on the back covering the stats. Of course I would have liked nicer conditioned versions of the card, but that was secondary, as my main thrill was simply having the cards. Its no wonder that when I eventually returned to the world of numismatics over three decades later as a middle-aged adult, that I was drawn to ancients. I grew bored of U.S. coins at a young age, but that's me. Having something mint of something in abundance gives me little thrill. Having an average (or even) poor condition example of something few and far between. That's my cup of tea. Being inspired to learn the histories attached to the coin(s). That's enriching. To each their own.[/QUOTE]
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