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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BigsWick, post: 507250, member: 3534&quot;]Amen to what Doug wrote. Truer words were never written. I did the same thing and regret it to this day.</p><p><br /></p><p>My stepfather got me into coins at a young age. I was maybe 9 or 10 years old. He&#039;d had a huge collection, literally scores and scores of proof sets from the 50s and 60s, but his ex wife left him and took them all when he was away on a business trip. He came home and everything was gone- clothes, furniture, and coins. To this day it makes me sick to hear him talk about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>He had a few coins stashed away that the ex didn&#039;t get, and his enthusiasm was infectious. I can still remember the first Morgan dollar he ever showed me- a circulated 1899 (don&#039;t remember the mint mark- but I can still see that coin in my mind&#039;s eye) and I was hooked at that moment. He eventually gave me that Morgan and several other coins to get me started. I collected for a few years, but lost interest because it was almost impossible for me to add to my collection at that age- zero money. Eventually I decided that coins weren&#039;t cool, and I sold everything to support my electric train hobby. I was 14 or 15. The train phase lasted about 2 years, then cars became my passion.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was 17 I had a &#039;69 Chevelle SS 396 with a 4 speed. Nothing was cooler to me than that car, and roasting the tires every chance I got. One burn out too many left me with an exploded clutch, a bent pressure plate, and no money when I was in school and out of work. Away went the trains so I could fix my car. I kept that Chevelle for the next 25 years. I sold it to me best friend about 5 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Over the years, especially in my 20s, my interest in coins was rejuvenated. As a struggling college and graduate student I had virtually no disposable income, but I kept my eyes peeled for anything that popped up in circulation. I was able to collect many pre 1965 Jeffersons, Wheat cents, silver Roosies and Washingtons, and a few other odds and ends. Those I did keep.</p><p><br /></p><p>7 years ago I began to take a more active role in the hobby. Admittedly, my interest was peaked by watching the coin shows on TV and listening to those guys rant and rave about their over priced, over hyped products. Still, the fire had never died, and I was reminded of what I&#039;d been missing. Since then I&#039;ve enjoyed adding to my collection, searching rolls, and picking though change, and I&#039;ve never looked back.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do however miss those first few coins I had when I was a kid and wish I had NEVER sold them. It is probably the single biggest regret I have related to this hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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