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<p>[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 558704, member: 4381"]You know, I can't really remember. My grandfather brought for us all GSA Morgans when we were young and I sold them as a teen ager. Then my collecting went dormant for decades until I got from circulation some nice Franklins and my Columbian Commem. That lit a fire under me and I started replacing my morgans, then got distracted by some Ikes. Finally I discovered a coin dealer in Brooklyn where I picked up a great Buffalo Nickel type I and a couple of Mercs. Then the flood gates opened and I started getting a variety of ASE's and AGE's and now I collect just about anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>What helped me along was that I have a deep passion for art and the workmanship on the coins artistically i believe is extraordinary. And I still collect coins like I do paintings and Vases.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrbrklyn, post: 558704, member: 4381"]You know, I can't really remember. My grandfather brought for us all GSA Morgans when we were young and I sold them as a teen ager. Then my collecting went dormant for decades until I got from circulation some nice Franklins and my Columbian Commem. That lit a fire under me and I started replacing my morgans, then got distracted by some Ikes. Finally I discovered a coin dealer in Brooklyn where I picked up a great Buffalo Nickel type I and a couple of Mercs. Then the flood gates opened and I started getting a variety of ASE's and AGE's and now I collect just about anything. What helped me along was that I have a deep passion for art and the workmanship on the coins artistically i believe is extraordinary. And I still collect coins like I do paintings and Vases. Ruben[/QUOTE]
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