Random selection contest... Please post the name (first or last name only) of the person who has influenced your interest most in the hobby. Deadline for entries will be Sunday June 5th... which is apparently the same time I will pick the prize. The winner will be randomly selected from all replies to this thread... except mine - I can't win (dang!) Everyone who posts will be automatically entered into the drawing. When I reread this contest, I thought I should add that the winner will be the person who posts in the thread, not the person you name. I just thought it gave people an opportunity to give credit where it was due.
I could post many because they have all been a huge part of my collecting life but I'll try to keep it short---(if they are on this forum I'll use their forum ID) Dad--"First National bank of Pops" GDJMSP Mr Lanter Steve K or Catman (not sure which one he uses) Joe and many WINS members who help a kid learn everything he knows... Speedy
I dont think i was influenced by any one really. i just have a love for things that are jamaican and such so i started collecting. If I have to give a name it would be my friend andrew for all the great deals and helping me obtain some coins thru his store for good prices.
Grandpa. My grandfather had a collection of Morgan and Peace dollars. When I was a kid, I remember thinking they were the biggest coins in the world and were probably the money that rich people used.
I don't know his real name. I called him "Mr. We". He ran a coin shop, aptly named "We Coins" out of his house when I was 10.
My grandmother Lotty or Ladyslawa for the Polish version, who started me all off on this hobby. Love you Babcia even though u wont see this
