Do any of you still have some nice coins from your early days as a collector?

I started collecting around 1960 and began to buy coins from dealers around 1963. I sold a lot of pieces in the early 1970s when I thought I was a dealer, but I still have a few of those pieces left. Here are few of them.

I bought this 1900 $2.50 gold piece from Rogers Photo which was located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It was around 1965. The breat and butter for the store was photographic supplies, but the ower also bought and sold a few coins. It was graded "BU" back then. Today it's in an NGC MS-62 holder.



I bought this 1853 half cent from the coin counter at Gimbels Department store in Philadelphia. Believe it or not, the grade maked on it was "VF." Today it's in an NGC MS-62, Brown holder.



This 1832 dime was one of my favorites. I'm afraid that I messed with it when I was kid so it's kind of messed up now. It is still raw.



This 1928 $2.50 gold is in my raw Indian Quarter eagle set.



This was my first $20 gold piece. I bought this in 1964. It is now in an NGC MS-64 holder.