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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 5441564, member: 51347"]55 years of Collecting:</p><p>- Going through Grandparent's change jars growing up =></p><p>- Actually finding a Civil War Token in their Change... wow to me =></p><p>- Grabbing any silver in my change =></p><p>- First set of Odd Type US coinage at 9 yo purchased by cutting grass and cleaning out barns (yeah, shoveled a lotta sh.....) =></p><p>- Built a large Civil War Token, Hard Times Token, Odd Denominations, Fractional Currency Collection up to my mid-30's =></p><p>- Sold 95% of Collections for Kids and Life, also BORED with US Collecting =></p><p>- Since my 20's, traveled extensively globally for Business and collected my incidental other countries' change and Currencies, amassing probly 50 US pounds of miscellaneous World Coin change (many went to kids, grandkids, but still have some cool stuff) =></p><p>- 25 years ago began following my passion for Ancient History by capturing ancient coins / Scarabs / Historical Objects, Etc. from Critical Junctures in Human History. Some items reach back 8,000 years BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, of course, bunch of US and World silver and gold along the way. I like intrinsic value. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>COIN #1 in my Collection - Found in my Grandparent's Change Jar - Ground Zero for my Passion:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1236773[/ATTACH]</p><p>United States</p><p>Civil War Token AE (assumed 1 Cent value)</p><p>1863 Eagle -</p><p>PH Carpeles & Co. Dry Goods & Groceries</p><p>In Ex: Waterloo Wis</p><p>Coin no 1[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 5441564, member: 51347"]55 years of Collecting: - Going through Grandparent's change jars growing up => - Actually finding a Civil War Token in their Change... wow to me => - Grabbing any silver in my change => - First set of Odd Type US coinage at 9 yo purchased by cutting grass and cleaning out barns (yeah, shoveled a lotta sh.....) => - Built a large Civil War Token, Hard Times Token, Odd Denominations, Fractional Currency Collection up to my mid-30's => - Sold 95% of Collections for Kids and Life, also BORED with US Collecting => - Since my 20's, traveled extensively globally for Business and collected my incidental other countries' change and Currencies, amassing probly 50 US pounds of miscellaneous World Coin change (many went to kids, grandkids, but still have some cool stuff) => - 25 years ago began following my passion for Ancient History by capturing ancient coins / Scarabs / Historical Objects, Etc. from Critical Junctures in Human History. Some items reach back 8,000 years BCE. And, of course, bunch of US and World silver and gold along the way. I like intrinsic value. :) COIN #1 in my Collection - Found in my Grandparent's Change Jar - Ground Zero for my Passion: [ATTACH=full]1236773[/ATTACH] United States Civil War Token AE (assumed 1 Cent value) 1863 Eagle - PH Carpeles & Co. Dry Goods & Groceries In Ex: Waterloo Wis Coin no 1[/QUOTE]
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