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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MontCollector, post: 3922577, member: 85496&quot;]There is one coin in my collection that I will never part with. Coincidentally it was my first ever coin I put aside to save and is what started my collection.[ATTACH=full]1034035[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Why a common ordinary Turkish Lira you ask? Well sit back and let me tell ya.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was Aug 22 1982 my eighth birthday. My sister and I, after having been tossed around by the California foster system for the last 4 years, had just finalized our adoption. Meaning we got finally new parents. Yes we were one of the lucky ones to be adopted together and at such a late age.&nbsp; Anyways back to the coin. The local community our new parents were from decided to throw us a &quot;welcome&quot; party that doubled as my bday party. After opening gifts and having the usual cake and ice cream one of the guests pulled me aside and gave me this coin saying he got it in his travels. I call him a guest because I had no idea who he was at the time. Later I learned his name was Brad and that he passed away shortly after giving me this in a horrific car crash.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin reminds me of him, but mostly it reminds me of how lucky my biological sister and I were to be adopted by such wonderful parents and in a loving safe community. Even though it was a culture shock to move from LA to extreme rural northern CA in just a couple days. I remember my sister asking if there was alligators in the creeks that ran through our property.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well that&#039;s my story and now you all know it. This is the first time I have ever publicly shared it so please be gentle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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