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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;peachymargarita, post: 168004, member: 2858&quot;]Hey coiniacs,</p><p><br /></p><p>It feels kind of odd posting here, I usually stay over in the error threads.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; However today I want to post my comments here as they are US coin related and not about errors. A quick history.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Grandad gave me 6 coins in 1988, I was 15. Thus it began. I was official a coin collector and there was no turning back.:thumb:&nbsp; The coins were:</p><p><br /></p><p>1852 3 cent silver</p><p>1865 3 cent nickle</p><p>1855 half dime</p><p>1867 2 cent</p><p>1875s 20 cent</p><p>1863 civil war token</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1995 I had some coins stolen from my house by a HVAC company employee working on our furnace. The company was bonded and paid for the loss but one of my Grandad&#039;s coin were gone. The civil war token was no more. I have never thought about buying a new one until yesterday.</p><p><br /></p><p>July 4 2005 my Grandad was on his way here to see his great granddaughter for the first time. He never made it. He died of a heart attack after breakfast. Only minutes from our house.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not trying to bum everyone out, I just wanted you all to know where I&#039;m coming from. Yesterday I received news that my Grandad&#039;s entire collection is heading my way in a couple of weeks. I am so excited that his entire collection will finally be reunited. My original 6, minus the token, will find their home after almost 20 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is something very special to me and I wanted to share it with all of you. When I do get the collection I would love to post what it all contains. From what I remember it consists mostly of nickles and halves. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now to a question. I know we have some fantastic civil war token people on this forum. If you could please pm me or email I would love to try and find a similar coin to the one that was stolen. I only have a crude photo I took years ago of the obverse and reverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all for listening,</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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