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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;djaeon, post: 964116, member: 26634&quot;]When i was a kid (&#039;80&#039;s &amp; early &#039;90&#039;s) I would take any coins that looked different and toss them in a jar.&nbsp; This included wheats, bi-centennials, halves, dollar coins, &amp; foreign coins.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what silver coins were at the time, but mercury dimes and anything else with a different design would be included in that.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t look into them at all, or try to find out anything about them.&nbsp; I just saved them because they were different.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As a teenager, I regrettably spent them all for face value.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know what happened to the foreign coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then I met my wife, and her father was interested in old coins and bills.&nbsp; I learned about what he was saving and buying.&nbsp; Saving any state quarters he could get out of circulation, &amp; buying any Morgans he could get for under $20 (not for collector value necessarily, but for silver content).&nbsp; He would also save anything old or different he came across.&nbsp; And that sparked my interest again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Along with my father in laws influence, I have a pretty serious collector/archivist mentality.&nbsp; I decided that rather than splitting my time, money, energy, &amp; focus on random interests that may or may not pay off if I decide to sell,&nbsp; I would focus on something that has some real value.&nbsp; That sound like I&#039;m interested more for investor reasons, but I&#039;m not.&nbsp; That&#039;s just a realistic bonus.&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t stay interested in coins unless I really liked them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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