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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 3006759, member: 19250&quot;]I ran across this the other day....something from a different time. Some of you here were apart of that time.....some of you were not! It matters not where you fall on this time line as everyone here is here for the same reasons. To share our passion for collecting coins,and the knowledge and wisdom that goes with the hobby.</p><p>What I&#039;m about to share is something that goes back for me to the early 60&#039;s...actually it goes back to 1916....but I didn&#039;t become a part until 1962/3 ish...</p><p>This is or was my Mercury dime collection I started as a kid ! The coins in the folder were all captured in the wild or traded for....none purchased as at 8 years old and serving and collecting for the Baltimore News American didn&#039;t make a kid a tycoon!&nbsp; $2.00 @ week for delivering the paper an extra $2.50 @ month for collecting for the paper.</p><p>Now that&#039;s where the bonus came in...because in that collection bag were all silver coins, war ,and buffalo nickels.....silver certificates,and red seal US notes!</p><p>Who would ever guessed in 4 years time all that jingled would then loose its bell like tone.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ll&nbsp; notice there&#039;s are 5 holes...you will also notice that the coins conditions range from AG to Au.</p><p>The&nbsp; 4 of the 5 holes i am thinking of filling as I just found a &quot;old stlye&quot; new album home for this collection. I probably won&#039;t fill the 16 D ,however the others are doable.... cost wise.</p><p>I really like the fact that all specimens except the 5 were wild caught... I wish the other 4 would of been also....</p><p>So to you all on the same point as myself on that time line I&#039;m sure this will rekindle some great memories.&nbsp; To those who are not... I wish to share with you a different time ... and hope you can appreciate a part of numastic history that you grandparents,and parents lived through.</p><p>Please feel free to follow up with post,and images of your YN&#039;s collections ,and share a part of what made you the collector you are today.</p><p>* Don&#039;t forget to give credits to those whom helped you along the way... so their memories are never forgotten. * [ATTACH=full]745124[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]745125[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]745126[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An after thought maybe I can trade for the 4 holes needed to complete the set to my satisfaction less the 16 D. That way it will stay an honest set more or less from the wild.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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