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<p>[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 44138, member: 1932"]To answer post: I do not know, what ever it was, I don't have it now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> . I was facinated with coins all my life. Took a big interest in my late teens stationed in Germany while in the US Army. Gold was my ticket, priced out a $20 BU Saint Gaudens at a German bank while converting Greenbacks into DM they had a gold coin on display, but back then even $320.00 (1,280 DM) on a SP4 pay was alot to let go in Europe, especially with all the great food, fine beer & wine, and all the pretty fraulines running around, so I passed-- <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> -- THEN---many many many years later, I jumped in head, feet and turso first into collecting, in a major and serious way I bought a proof set collection from 1958 thru 2001 I believe it was. Then I bought and started collecting gold 4-peice proof sets, then jumped into $20 Saints in a major way--So yea, maybe I started late, but boy do I have an interesting assembly so far--- <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> AND it continues to grow, my problem is selling some of this stuff I currently have to buy other stuff I want and love.. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Problem is I don't wanna sell what I have, but there is lots I wanna buy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ciscokid, post: 44138, member: 1932"]To answer post: I do not know, what ever it was, I don't have it now :( . I was facinated with coins all my life. Took a big interest in my late teens stationed in Germany while in the US Army. Gold was my ticket, priced out a $20 BU Saint Gaudens at a German bank while converting Greenbacks into DM they had a gold coin on display, but back then even $320.00 (1,280 DM) on a SP4 pay was alot to let go in Europe, especially with all the great food, fine beer & wine, and all the pretty fraulines running around, so I passed-- :( -- THEN---many many many years later, I jumped in head, feet and turso first into collecting, in a major and serious way I bought a proof set collection from 1958 thru 2001 I believe it was. Then I bought and started collecting gold 4-peice proof sets, then jumped into $20 Saints in a major way--So yea, maybe I started late, but boy do I have an interesting assembly so far--- :eek: AND it continues to grow, my problem is selling some of this stuff I currently have to buy other stuff I want and love.. :confused: Problem is I don't wanna sell what I have, but there is lots I wanna buy :D[/QUOTE]
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