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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RiverGuy, post: 1506772, member: 22755&quot;]I was to young to drive so my dad&nbsp; would deliver and pick me up from the local coin club&#039;s monthly meetings.&nbsp; In late 1955 many of the adult members were stockpiling rolls and bags of mint state &#039;55-S Lincolns.&nbsp; It was supposed to be the last year San Francisco minted them and collectors were convinced it would be a sure-fire great investment.&nbsp; My attraction for the Lincoln cent started there even though I could only afford to save a roll of those 55-S.&nbsp; I also remember well the shock and outrage over the demise of the wheat cent after &#039;58.&nbsp; Almost all collectors I knew thought it a travesty to retire the 50 year old design.&nbsp; With a loan from an uncle I would sort through a weekly bag of loose Lincolns. Most of you would be shocked at what you could find in those 5000 cents.&nbsp; Teen and twenties era Philly mints (I lived in Calif.) were so common that I only saved XF and AU examples.&nbsp; With the exception of the S-VDB and &#039;14-D&nbsp; all the others were available with some frequency.&nbsp; I oiften wonder how many collectors today own some of my circulation finds that I sold at the coin club to finance my hobby.</p><p>That&#039;s enough &quot;I remember when...&quot; stories for today![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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