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Message:: [QUOTE="Noah Worke, post: 8238275, member: 115032"]Here's a fun coin. I got this one as a gift when I was very young, and at the time I just thought: "A half dollar, that's pretty neat" and didn't think anything of it. Years later, in maybe 7th or 8th grade, I brought it (unprotected in my pocket) with me to school to show to my friend who I knew collected coins. He told me it was silver (he judged by the weight) and I brought it home thinking that was a nice find. That night I looked at it closer, and [cringe ahead] tried to get rid of that "gunk" on the back with my Leatherman. That's right, before I knew any better I scraped this thing with a knife. It's a shame too, it's a pretty coin. Luckily I didn't go too far with it. I looked at the value in the morning, and this event jump-started my collecting journey, along with more conversations at school about coin collecting. Also finding a wheat cent on the ground which yes, I did clean with lemon juice. Yikes. I'm just glad I know better now.[ATTACH=full]1449693[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1449694[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]