COINWEEK - New vs Older Collectors

Interesting article. I guess I'm a hybrid '78. That was the year I started working at a small shop at 14yrs old. Back then, I swapped out anything that looked different in the register....wheat pennies, anything silver, $2, blue seals and red seals,etc. In '99, I got back in the game by subscribing to ASEs and silver proof sets. In the last couple of years, I've been focusing on the sheer beauty of SLQs, Walking Libs, Mercs, and large currency especially anything with a good story behind it like the racketeer nickel. I try to buy gem slabs online mostly as an insurance policy against fraud. I still buy the coin and not the grade. The inconsistency in grading is crazy but still better than risking getting ripped off. I buy raw in local shops. I love sharing the beauty and history of it all with my kids and helping the little one fill in her state quarter thumb-busters. Maybe something will rub off on them and give them something tangible to remember me by after I'm gone.

 

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cute, just watch your back

 

I have nothing but love for you, Frank