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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 8434998, member: 84179&quot;]Back in the late 70s- mid 80s when i was in HS and college, getting information on varieties, the minting process, and older world coins was very difficult.&nbsp; I can remember looking at the Sandford Durst classified ads trying to find any book that I could afford.&nbsp; By the later 80s, good reference books were being published and I started building a library</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought coins from the LCS, at Coin club meetings, and ads in the numismatic publications.&nbsp; I also went to the local coin show a twice a year.&nbsp; Going to big shows was difficult because they were a few hrs away and I was a teen with no other family member interested in coins.&nbsp; Imagine asking &quot;mom, can you drive me to a coin show 3 hrs away.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I also ran some classified ads in Numismatic News and Coins Magazine when i was in HS.&nbsp; There was always that anticipation waiting for the paper or magazine to show up so I could see my ad, and more anticipation waiting for orders.&nbsp; It was nothing like eBay when your items are active in just a few minutes.&nbsp; I had a lot of fun doing the classified ads[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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