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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2450824, member: 15445&quot;]Like many folks I started by filling holes in Whitman folders. My dad promptly got me a Dansco 7070 and I took-off on US type coin collecting.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I found this cud error while searching cents in 1969.&nbsp; The local coin shop offered me $8 (which I didn&#039;t accept) and so began my error coin collection.&nbsp; I wish I had my original 2x2 flip for that coin.&nbsp; I had misspelled the word Eror on the holder.&nbsp; Over the years I&#039;ve acquired 9 or 10 examples of this cud error.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]511924[/ATTACH] </p><p>I continued collecting errors &amp; high grade type material until prices went up to the point where I could no longer afford what I collected.&nbsp; I then assembled a set of MS liberty nickels and proof liberty nickels because IMHO they were still affordable.&nbsp; Here is a better-date mint state V-nickel:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]511925[/ATTACH] </p><p>I befriended an older collector of World coins.&nbsp; We would travel to shows together &amp; I ended up addicted to collecting high grade type coins of the World.&nbsp; Most of the World coins were 18th, 19th, &amp; 20th Century and were milled like this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]511926[/ATTACH] </p><p>Isn&#039;t this pretty?&nbsp; It is a 500 Lire from 1958 depicting a young woman in medieval dress.</p><p><br /></p><p>The World and ancient collectors at CT had to share the same forum.&nbsp; As a result, I would lurk &amp; read all the ancient coin posts at CT.&nbsp; Then it happened.&nbsp; I started collecting ancient coins pretty much exclusively in 2013.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]511927[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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