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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vegasvic, post: 413207, member: 15296&quot;]My first trip to the coin store is kind of fuzzy.&nbsp; I was around six and grew up in a small town in SD.&nbsp; The local coin store was in a bar.&nbsp; I used to stop with my father after school and work Friday afternoons.&nbsp; I would drool over the coins, knowing nothing other than they were old, strange looking and worth a lot of money.&nbsp; I&#039;ll never forget when the owner took pity on me, pulled out an Indian Head Cent and gave it to me.&nbsp; I started collecting in earnest on August 9, 1966.&nbsp; The date is etched in my mind as my grandfather who collected coins, brought me home a Whitman Folder and a handful of Wheat Cents.&nbsp; We dated the folder together.&nbsp; It took me until I was in my early 20&#039;s to complete it.&nbsp; With the other folders I was able to complete the set.&nbsp; Each year it is brought up to date.&nbsp; I think that is still why the Lincolns are my favorite set.&nbsp; By the way, I still have the folders, kept in the safe deposit box.&nbsp; It is my most prized numismatic possession as it&#039;s irreplaceable.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had some of the coins 42 years.&nbsp; My grandfather died in 1972 and my father in 1975.&nbsp; So although I&#039;ve completed two other Lincoln sets, including one with all the Proofs back to 1936, I would fight to the death over that one.</p><p>Vegas Vic[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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