well this contest has been fun... I'm going to let it go for a couple of more days! Then get a winner picked.
I got my first, an 1852, at the whitman coin show in philadelphia, for only 3$. It just instantly became my favorite coin because I love how tiny and detailed they are.
heres one of the coins my great grandma gave me when i first started collecting coins, one of her grandparents or great grandparents was a collector. she gave me an 1816 ein kreuzer, 1839 O half dime, 1851 3 cent piece, a few other canadian coins from the 1800s and this large cent. i appologize for the blurry cell phone pics
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!! [h=1]randygeki wins!![/h] Thanks for participating folks and look for more ANA memberships in the future.