What was the Begining?

Well, this makes it plain you're an expert on hurtful words, so you have the right to judge.

 

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Good point. I should have had a stiff drink before posting.

 

I got a little of both from my grandfather
a British 6 pence
a shilling
a couple of Canadian large cent
large cent US
a barely legible 2cent US
I was about 10 yrs old
but didn't start collecting till 2005 I'm 60
still have those coins
cool thread
happy new year

 

That's really nice britannia40!!!

 

In a nod to the crusty old guys I will mention that I have posted this before. For the new folks, though...

1962--I was playing in a park when I found what I later learned was an EF (hey, back then we still realized that the word extremely starts with an E not an X) 1917 type 1 standing liberty quarter...wait a minute---NAKED BOOB!!!!...a 10 year old boy was forever hooked.

Here's what that coin looks like today after 50+ years as an off and on pocket piece.

 

My first coin... was actually 2. My dad got me interested in coin collecting, and when I began to show interest, he gave me a Whitman Lincoln Cent folder with a 1992 and a 1992-D cent already in it.
My first world coin... was about 700. After my dad got me hooked on coins, I found countless yen from when we lived in Japan and Okinawa. That started my world collection.
My first ancient was... purchased circa 2009

Maximianus (286-305, 306-308, 310 AD)
Follis, 2nd reign, Trier mint (autumn 307-end 308 AD)
OBV: laureate, cuirassed bust facing right
IMP C VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG
REV: Genius facing left holding patera and cornucopia
S-A across field
GENIO POP ROM
PTR in exergue
RIC VI 768