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<p>[QUOTE="Noah Worke, post: 21315644, member: 115032"]I agree completely. When I started collecting (that was four years ago already) I saved up my allowance to buy circulation rolls and pull wheat cents and buffalo nickels out. Simpler times; I then got a job and my horizons broadened dramatically, I saw all the different US coin types and the rare varieties. It got to be a bit much for me, so I switched to ancients. That wasn't the only factor, of course, the overinflated prices were no help. Now that I have "Adult Money" I can afford coins that are comfortable enough to fit within my budget and still save up for college. When I was 14/15 I would ride my bike to the antique shop near the edge of town with a ten or a twenty and buy a couple wheat cents, silver halves, or anything that caught my eye really. It was all common stuff, but I was happy to have them. I didn't worry about fakes or getting it attributed naturally. I am so happy to have found a collecting niche for me, but sometimes I wish I could go back to those simpler days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Noah Worke, post: 21315644, member: 115032"]I agree completely. When I started collecting (that was four years ago already) I saved up my allowance to buy circulation rolls and pull wheat cents and buffalo nickels out. Simpler times; I then got a job and my horizons broadened dramatically, I saw all the different US coin types and the rare varieties. It got to be a bit much for me, so I switched to ancients. That wasn't the only factor, of course, the overinflated prices were no help. Now that I have "Adult Money" I can afford coins that are comfortable enough to fit within my budget and still save up for college. When I was 14/15 I would ride my bike to the antique shop near the edge of town with a ten or a twenty and buy a couple wheat cents, silver halves, or anything that caught my eye really. It was all common stuff, but I was happy to have them. I didn't worry about fakes or getting it attributed naturally. I am so happy to have found a collecting niche for me, but sometimes I wish I could go back to those simpler days.[/QUOTE]
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