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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rushmore, post: 26744744, member: 17011&quot;]I&#039;ve been interested in coins since 1985 when my dad gave me some leftover change from a family vacation to Canada (Niagara Falls area).&nbsp; I was hooked.&nbsp; Since I was only nine at the time and had no allowance my buying power was limited so the only coins I accumulated were ones I found in change or were gifted to me, like an SBA Dollar from Sunday School and a 1921-S Wheat Penny won in a contest.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can&#039;t remember if it was 1993 or 1994 I attended my first coin show near where I lived.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was in high school by then and had a part time job working for Dad so I took like $10 with me and bought some coins but I can&#039;t remember what I bought I think a Walking Liberty Half was one of them.&nbsp; Back then silver prices was like $4-$5/oz.&nbsp; Man I miss those days!&nbsp; Course minimum wage was the same amount.</p><p><br /></p><p>College years 1994-1996 was when I really started collecting.&nbsp; There was a coin shop in the city where I attended college in fact it was very close to the Wendy&#039;s restaurant I worked at so I would stop in there occasionally and buy what my college student budget allowed mostly cheap foreign coins, wheat cents, mercury dimes, Buffalo nickels,etc.&nbsp; I also did a lot of searching in change for dates and mintmarks.</p><p><br /></p><p>2002 collecting came to a halt when I lost my job (long sordid story).&nbsp; Took several months to find a permanent position but I had to sell my collection or lose my car.&nbsp; I sold most of it but kept a few favorite pieces.&nbsp; 2003 I started change and roll searching again and 2004 I started buying coins again after two year hiatus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect pretty much anything, US and foreign coins and currency.&nbsp; No errors, and proof coins just business strikes.&nbsp; Since I have most of the 20th century sets complete except for the keys like 1909-S VDB, 1916-D Dime, and 1893 Dollar, I started on the 19th century series until that got pricey so I began focusing on foreign coins.&nbsp; Now that silver prices are out of hand I&#039;ve been collecting more currency in order to scratch that collecting itch. I also like CWT and will buy souvenir tokens, medals, elongnated cents, and wooden nickels when I&#039;m on vacation visiting a tourist area.&nbsp; When visiting a foreign country I like to pick up coins in circulation there one time I found a Danish 10 Kroner in Oslo.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I also like collecting foreign coin folders and albums especially out of print ones and postcards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do I consider myself an expert, no.&nbsp; If I&#039;m an expert on anything it is the travel industry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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