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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 1802749, member: 31533&quot;]I have been collecting coins, on and off, since the 1970s, when I first bought a coin at a coin shop. It was a silver 3 cent piece, and I was fascinated by how small it was and also that was probably used in the &#039;old west&#039;. I purchased it for 4.00, which was probably twice as much as it was worth, but hey, it was something I had never seen before, much less &#039;owned&#039;. Since then, I have mostly been very low key with collecting, having no real direction and not learning much about coins until somewhat recently.</p><p>After the state quarters started coming out, I didn&#039;t have too much of an interest in them or the modern coins until I heard about &#039;errors&#039;. Hooked, without any effort. I started looking at all my quarters in the hopes of finding a Wisconsin or Delaware error. And in the process, I found that occasionally I found some really shiny, beautiful coins. So I started collecting the modern US issues that I found in change.... until I found out that people did CRH. Again... Hooked, without any effort. Over the past 7 years now, I have been CRH and saving the best examples of the coins I can find. I am fascinated that of all the coins people like to collect, it&#039;s usually after the fact that they become valuable and people say &quot;Oh, I wish I collected those when they came out&#039;. Well, I am collecting those future coins now as they come out. My goal with the quarters is to have 2-3 of the very best I can find in change/CRH and see how complete my collection will be after the end of the series (including the ATB and NP ones) in 2021. </p><p>In the process, I also found that I really like collecting dimes and nickels too, so to get a complete Jefferson and Roosevelt (non-silver) collection from change/CRH became a goal for me. When I find that I have better ones, I replace the ones I had before and throw the ones they replaced back into the wild. So it is always fun and exciting to find a better condition one, perhaps one that would even be gradable as a MS 66 or 67.</p><p>One of the most exciting finds I&#039;ve ever made was a dropped letter State Quarter, where one of the letters in God, dropped and turned 90&nbsp; degrees and was then in line with the mint mark. It was so perfect. I was afraid that in handling it that I would accidentally diminish the grade or something. So I got it graded and slabbed by NGC. And later I sold it for a really good price. </p><p>I have a few various collections other than the modern US ones. They are Icelandic Kingdom coins and Franklin Half Dollars. These collections are not complete, and I have to purchase them, but at some point in the future I hope to have it complete. But it is the getting there that is the fun, as well as knowing that others share my love for coins. I find as I collect, my focus really has been defined and having a focus is a sweet thing. And that I am continually finding new things about coins to love. Whether it&#039;s appreciating a foreign issue that someone else owns or the excellent photography that is seen in Numismatics now, or any of numerous other things, Coins and the collecting of those is a wonderful hobby. For me, and as you all can see, others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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