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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Inspector43, post: 3623142, member: 89213&quot;]I started in 1948. I was 5 years old. I didn&#039;t have a transistor radio, a TV or a cell phone. I searched everyday for coins. I regularly found Indian Head Cents, Liberty Nickels, all the Barber coins. Buffalo Nickels were very common as were Mercury Dimes, Liberty Walking Halves and Standing Liberty Quarters. There were several mom and pop grocery stores close to the house and all the mom and pops knew me very well. I would stop in and search their register and trade them. Most times they didn&#039;t bother to look over my shoulder. I went to the bank every Saturday and sat in the vault and roll coins for the tellers. Other businesses that had large coin traffic got my visit and didn&#039;t mind at all. The Twenty Cent piece came from a fruit and vegetable vendor who pushed a cart down the alleys in town.</p><p><br /></p><p>All this was shortly after WW 2 and money was tight. People spent the cookie jar and piggy bank money. And I hovered around and waited for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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