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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4029036, member: 19165"]So, I had a bit of fun with the folks over in the error forum, but I thought I should share this one with the larger crowd. I've been actively collecting for 25 years now. I distinctly remember 10 year old me getting his first Red Book, poring over the entries and dreaming of owning certain coins. We went to the Library every week, and I always took time to sit in the periodicals section and read the library's copy of CoinWorld (I read it for the articles! I swear! It wasn't just for the pictures!). </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, this particular coin has always been one of my dream coins. You probably have a similar list: 1909S VDB, 1877 Indian, 1916D Merc.... and this one. I've decided that 2020 will be "The Year I buy all the coins that would make 10 year old me scream". I saw this one on Ebay recently. I liked the color. So I bought it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Post yours, or tell me about a coin that would make newbie-collector-you scream. </p><p><br /></p><p>NGC MS-63 BN: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058990[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4029036, member: 19165"]So, I had a bit of fun with the folks over in the error forum, but I thought I should share this one with the larger crowd. I've been actively collecting for 25 years now. I distinctly remember 10 year old me getting his first Red Book, poring over the entries and dreaming of owning certain coins. We went to the Library every week, and I always took time to sit in the periodicals section and read the library's copy of CoinWorld (I read it for the articles! I swear! It wasn't just for the pictures!). Anyways, this particular coin has always been one of my dream coins. You probably have a similar list: 1909S VDB, 1877 Indian, 1916D Merc.... and this one. I've decided that 2020 will be "The Year I buy all the coins that would make 10 year old me scream". I saw this one on Ebay recently. I liked the color. So I bought it. Post yours, or tell me about a coin that would make newbie-collector-you scream. NGC MS-63 BN: [ATTACH=full]1058991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1058990[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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