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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;masterswimmer, post: 5004974, member: 102022&quot;]I&#039;m truly relishing the heartwarming stories of everyone&#039;s foray into our shared love of coin collecting. I know I&#039;ve told this story here in other threads, but this thread obviously beckons for a repeat.</p><p><br /></p><p>My grandmother was the catalyst to my coin collecting. One day in the late 60&#039;s grandma was doing some spring cleaning, and I helped. I was probably 7, 8 maybe 9 y/o. She came upon an old handbag buried deep in her closet. Needless to say we opened it and much to my surprise we found two nickels. Not knowing anything about coins grandma proceeded to tell me they were an older style coin no longer minted, called buffalo nickels. She offered them to me. And I gladly accepted them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seeing my enthusiasm grandma thought the time was right to teach me about silver coins versus clad coinage. She showed me her hoard and began giving me pre &#039;64 silver. The passion has never waned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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