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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Dale, post: 25497235, member: 100459&quot;]I started my collection of coins when my father passed.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t know he collected coins.&nbsp; They weren&#039;t much to look at and only a few looked collectable, but I kept them anyway.&nbsp; After looking at them for a couple of years, I started looking at them and started a real coin collection, although it has take a decade to learn what and how to collect.&nbsp; Anyway, I got curious about my coins and somehow, found cointalk. </p><p>I subscribed to a magazine and learned a lot from them.&nbsp; The Cointalk webpages on the computer really got me hooked.&nbsp; I have some coins that I got from ebay and other webpages, but I didn&#039;t really anything that tickled my fancy.</p><p>I know a great many collectors don&#039;t like the Mint, due to their prices.&nbsp; At first, I didn&#039;t know what to buy and bought several things that I shouldn&#039;t have, then the prices started soaring up and I had to be more selective in my Mint purchases.&nbsp; The do have several coins and coin collections that I like.&nbsp; I have been more selective and my purchases have become fewer, but I still like their offerings and I spend about $3 - $5 grand a year with them.&nbsp; My wife and I are retired with good incomes and we own 2 homes and 4 vehicles without debt.&nbsp; Like I said, I still buy from the Mint, but I have found that there are other coin stores that I spend some time in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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