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<p>[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 598902, member: 17557"]The first Coin I ever Purchased:</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I've always liked to say, that I've never bought from a coin shop, but I have, and now it is coming back to me, like it was yesterday...I'll never go back to that coin shop again...</p><p>I bought, what I thought at the time, was the most beautiful coin ever. A 1922 P MS60 peace dollar. It was not graded, and I found it later it was no MS60, more like an AU with a little luster, but had wear.</p><p>I loved that thing, I bought it for $30, and I just stared at it. When I got home, I stared some more, it was the single most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, and I wanted to go back to his store.</p><p>I learned more about coins, and the grading system, and quickly discovered that this was no MS60, but it was still a rather nice coin. I sold it recently for $15, and although I can't say I regret it, I might want to see that coin, one last time. I think I bought the coin hastily, but I was like a kid in a candy shop, I just loved the thrill of buying my first coin, the dealer had all sorts of coins, but I was drawn to that one peace dollar, like it was calling my name <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tmoneyeagles, post: 598902, member: 17557"]The first Coin I ever Purchased: Well, I've always liked to say, that I've never bought from a coin shop, but I have, and now it is coming back to me, like it was yesterday...I'll never go back to that coin shop again... I bought, what I thought at the time, was the most beautiful coin ever. A 1922 P MS60 peace dollar. It was not graded, and I found it later it was no MS60, more like an AU with a little luster, but had wear. I loved that thing, I bought it for $30, and I just stared at it. When I got home, I stared some more, it was the single most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, and I wanted to go back to his store. I learned more about coins, and the grading system, and quickly discovered that this was no MS60, but it was still a rather nice coin. I sold it recently for $15, and although I can't say I regret it, I might want to see that coin, one last time. I think I bought the coin hastily, but I was like a kid in a candy shop, I just loved the thrill of buying my first coin, the dealer had all sorts of coins, but I was drawn to that one peace dollar, like it was calling my name :)[/QUOTE]
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