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<p>[QUOTE="almostgem, post: 4550052, member: 20875"]Started collecting coins after going on strike with Eastern Airlines in 1989. Was working as an aircraft mechanic and ended up in Hawaii working for Aloha for 3 months, while my wife stayed with the house, and a relatively new puppy. I wanted to get her something nice, and knew she had a couple of coins that were given to her by her father. So went into a coin store in the Ala Moana shopping center and paid WAY too much for an 1882S Morgan dollar in MS64. That is also where my handle comes from. In earlier times I couldn't afford the jump from MS64 to 65 and purchased most coins in almostgem. As far as collection is concerned, I collect primarily 19th and 20th century US, Morgans, Peace Dollars, and just finished a set of Washington Quarters all in MS 64 and above. Also a smattering of other types of halves , quarters, nickles and dimes. Also are starting to get quite a few early commemoratives, but still far from a complete set. My wife also collects coins, but prefers coins she can hold in her hands, so most of hers are Fine to VF and ungraded. She also has a great interest in gold coins and has complete sets of 10th and 1/4 ounce eagles, and world gold coins depicting animals of one type or another. I have also gotten her started on some graded gold early commemoratives, gold dollars, and fractional california gold and us gold type coins. She completed a US Type set not too long ago and refers to it quite often. We also collect us paper money, primarily small size nationals, and large size silver certificates. Really should have bought a nice set of educational notes several years ago when they were only a "little" out of reach.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="almostgem, post: 4550052, member: 20875"]Started collecting coins after going on strike with Eastern Airlines in 1989. Was working as an aircraft mechanic and ended up in Hawaii working for Aloha for 3 months, while my wife stayed with the house, and a relatively new puppy. I wanted to get her something nice, and knew she had a couple of coins that were given to her by her father. So went into a coin store in the Ala Moana shopping center and paid WAY too much for an 1882S Morgan dollar in MS64. That is also where my handle comes from. In earlier times I couldn't afford the jump from MS64 to 65 and purchased most coins in almostgem. As far as collection is concerned, I collect primarily 19th and 20th century US, Morgans, Peace Dollars, and just finished a set of Washington Quarters all in MS 64 and above. Also a smattering of other types of halves , quarters, nickles and dimes. Also are starting to get quite a few early commemoratives, but still far from a complete set. My wife also collects coins, but prefers coins she can hold in her hands, so most of hers are Fine to VF and ungraded. She also has a great interest in gold coins and has complete sets of 10th and 1/4 ounce eagles, and world gold coins depicting animals of one type or another. I have also gotten her started on some graded gold early commemoratives, gold dollars, and fractional california gold and us gold type coins. She completed a US Type set not too long ago and refers to it quite often. We also collect us paper money, primarily small size nationals, and large size silver certificates. Really should have bought a nice set of educational notes several years ago when they were only a "little" out of reach.[/QUOTE]
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