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<p>[QUOTE="BigBM, post: 1304596, member: 34284"]I started collecting when I found a wheat cent in my change, started buying rolls of pennies and searching through them to find the wheaties. I met Cazkaboom 5 months ago when I expressed an interest in some of his coins and one in specific: A 1837 large cent. I just couldn't believe the US made cents that big. So I asked him about it and he said he got it for dirt cheap. I asked hem if he was selling it, and he said I can have it if I am really interested in expanding my collection. With a friend who knows a lot about coins, he told me that the coins are absolutely great for learning about history. I don't have much, just a mercury dime, a 1837 large cent, Jefferson Nickels in a whitman folder, about 80 wheat pennies, and the drummer boy quarters. </p><p><br /></p><p>I like collecting because I can learn a lot of history from them and they are all pieces of art.</p><p><br /></p><p>I want this penny because it is a really nice looking piece and I would like to add it to my tiny collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BigBM, post: 1304596, member: 34284"]I started collecting when I found a wheat cent in my change, started buying rolls of pennies and searching through them to find the wheaties. I met Cazkaboom 5 months ago when I expressed an interest in some of his coins and one in specific: A 1837 large cent. I just couldn't believe the US made cents that big. So I asked him about it and he said he got it for dirt cheap. I asked hem if he was selling it, and he said I can have it if I am really interested in expanding my collection. With a friend who knows a lot about coins, he told me that the coins are absolutely great for learning about history. I don't have much, just a mercury dime, a 1837 large cent, Jefferson Nickels in a whitman folder, about 80 wheat pennies, and the drummer boy quarters. I like collecting because I can learn a lot of history from them and they are all pieces of art. I want this penny because it is a really nice looking piece and I would like to add it to my tiny collection.[/QUOTE]
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