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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2721792, member: 10461&quot;]OK, here we go.&nbsp; <b>1936</b> or <b>USA</b>, to the next player.</p><p><br /></p><p>This humble Merc dime from 1936 came into my possession on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, when I found it in my grandmother&#039;s silverware drawer while setting the table.&nbsp; In other words, it is &quot;the coin that started it all&quot; for me.&nbsp; El Numero Uno.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seemed incredibly ancient to me, since it was 40 years old at the time, and I was a 10-1/2 year old kid.&nbsp; Now it&#039;s been 40+ years since I found it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still have it.&nbsp; It is one of only two pieces that remain from my childhood collection, along with the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/media/1827-capped-bust-half-dollar-square-base-2-from-my-childhood-collection-1976.6153/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/media/1827-capped-bust-half-dollar-square-base-2-from-my-childhood-collection-1976.6153/">1827 Bust half</a> I got for my 11th birthday that December.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/1936MercLenoxRd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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