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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fire Lad, post: 1245037, member: 32621&quot;]<font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">For me it was around the age of 5 when I found the box of Vietnamese/ South Pacific coins and bills my mom had in the basement from one of my brothers Navy Time. I immediately thought I was rich and headed for the ice-cream truck- no kidding 1972, the Good Humor man got some humor that day as my mom quickly realized I had darted out the door for the truck and she was in pursuit ( boy did I get it). All kidding aside, not long after, about the age of 7/8 my Dad was a merchant seaman and he started coming home with pockets of coins and bills for me and I caught the itch. Unfortunately, I gave it all to one of my nephews when I went into the service and never saw it again. I picked it up again by accident when a friend needed some cash about 3 years ago and sold me his Dansco album of Eisenhower Dollars complete with proofs for $100. Since then I have been working on a complete set of Franklins. I only need 3 proofs to complete the set 51, 52 &amp; 53. I also continue to pick up every coin I can afford that appeals to me. I have put together a complete set of Kennedy’s including a Matte 98, along with a set of Memorials, seemed fitting since they ended. Not worth a whole lot but something to hand down to my 6 year old one day. I try to stick with uncirculated unless it is unaffordable. I have started a set of walking liberty’s with the short set of the 1940’s. Once the Franklins are done I plan one concentrating on them. That will be a costly set if I am able to acquire all uncirculated coins but in the end it will be an accomplishment.</font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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