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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Daniel M. Ryan, post: 1241325, member: 32253&quot;]Coin collecting wasn&#039;t that popular even when I was a child (late &#039;70s.) I handled it by keeping my hobby to myself except for other coin collectors I met.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an anecdote for you. In 1979 or &#039;80, when I was ten, I was being babysat by a quite attractive girl who was about 17 or so. She kept an occasional eye on me, but preferred to stay in my parents&#039; bedroom. One time when she was checking up on me, I was washing some George V pennies I had found in the adjoining bathroom with soap and water. I explained to he what I was doing, and she just gave me a &quot;yeah-yeah&quot; look and went back to my parent&#039;s bedroom. Later in the evening, I checked up on her and saw her lying down with her eyes closed on the part of the bed where my mom slept. </p><p><br /></p><p>As it turned out, she had taken some pills that were highly illegal. My dad had to carry her out and take her home. (I found this out long after: my mom and dad arrived after I fell asleep.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, I was only ten at the time and I was wearing glasses that could be charitably described as &quot;serviceable.&quot; I chalked her lack of interest up to me being lesser than the cool set (but not to the age difference.) In this case, it wasn&#039;t a bad thing she thought my avocation was boring. She might have invited me to share hers. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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