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Message:: [QUOTE="JCB1983, post: 1304236, member: 23885"]If you like my reply and PM me your adress I'll send you a mercury dime in the mail. Hehe J.K. I love this contest, and I'm off to vote. On another note I have enjoyed reading the posts.  I actually got my start when my mom would take me and the neighbor kid to McDonalds.  I was about 5, and (lewis) said I was no fun, because I would be the only one in the corner of the ball pit digging for loose change.  For about a year then I would even pick weeds, and my mom would take me to the local coinshop for a cheap coin, and then on to get a cookie at the grocery store.  Unfortunatly at 7 I moved to Okinowa, and started collecting baseball cards instead.  In about 1992 I was visiting my Grandpa out in Lancaster CA, and he designed a treasure hunt for me.  Map and everything.  Inside the (time capsul) were a bunch of coins.  When he passed away I inherited the cheaper end of his coin collection and stored it in my folks safe.  It went un-touched for 15 years.  About 2 years ago I was playing poker at a home game in Austin Tx, and as the game was breaking, we started playing high card.  I outdrew the guy and would have taken the 20 dollars, but was more interested in his coin (his card protector).  It was one of thoe heavy copper britain coins from the late 1700's.  (not worth a lot).  That got me back into collecting, as well as pawnstars on T.V.       Cheers ~Jason[/QUOTE]