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<p>[QUOTE="majorbigtime, post: 652793, member: 19434"]I will never forget. In 1955, I found a 1818 large cent in my Father's desk drawer and he gave it to me. I polished it with a brillo pad, sanded and lacquered it (ugh). Yes, I still have this testimony to an 8 year old child's stupidity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, from there it was a red book, Whitman folders, and the start of a lifetime pursuit that has been fun and rewarding,</p><p><br /></p><p>I still "cringe' every time I look at my first coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="majorbigtime, post: 652793, member: 19434"]I will never forget. In 1955, I found a 1818 large cent in my Father's desk drawer and he gave it to me. I polished it with a brillo pad, sanded and lacquered it (ugh). Yes, I still have this testimony to an 8 year old child's stupidity. Well, from there it was a red book, Whitman folders, and the start of a lifetime pursuit that has been fun and rewarding, I still "cringe' every time I look at my first coin.[/QUOTE]
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