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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 3235096, member: 69089&quot;]Three events conspired to cement my interest in coins at a very young age:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) On my parents&#039; bedroom dresser, there was a small plastic box that contained coins and currency my father brought home from the Pacific theater in World War II, along with some coins my uncle brought home from Europe at the same time.&nbsp; Around age 5 or 6, I was allowed to explore the contents of this box, and I think that explains my lifelong interest in world coins (I still have most of them).&nbsp; Seeing those coins sent me to the family encyclopedias to research the countries of origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Around age 7 or 8, the aforementioned uncle gave me two Morgan dollars (which I still have). They were big, shiny and very cool!</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Around age 9 or 10, a much older cousin showed me his coin collection, which consisted mostly of Whitman cent, nickel, dime and quarter folders.</p><p><br /></p><p>After all of the above, I was hooked for life.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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