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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1676122, member: 26302&quot;]I always thought it was that GOLD coin collecting was the &quot;hobby of kings&quot;, but still point taken.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most coin collecting started during the renaissance with well to do nobility and clergy building cabinets of rare coins. The &quot;man on the street&quot; collecting pennies did not really happen in this country until the demise of the large cent. Yes, some did, but the large cent going away made the hobby more mainstream.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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