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<p>[QUOTE="troyster68, post: 36770, member: 2215"]I too received coins from my grandma when I was young, for christmas usually in my stocking but the bug never really bit. As an adult I started to collect Nolan Ryan stuff thinking it was a good investment I had cards, balls, jerseys, pictures, autographs, you name it I had it. WELL when I went to buy my first home I decided I would have my collection appraised boy was I stunned. I had a quality collection that people only wanted to cherry pick I could not find anyone who wanted the collection and those who showed interest wanted to pay less than half of what I had into the stuff. the only things I got decent money for were the autographed jerseys. SO I went to a sort of a pawn shop for antiques and the like and sold out everything in 1 shot for my home. Feeling ashamed at my loss I looked for a consulation prize from his shop. I found an UNC walking liberty. I told the guy give me this coin and I will call it a deal. Of course he did. Well I couldn't stop looking at it, I wanted more so here began my coin collecting. 6 years later I can't get enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="troyster68, post: 36770, member: 2215"]I too received coins from my grandma when I was young, for christmas usually in my stocking but the bug never really bit. As an adult I started to collect Nolan Ryan stuff thinking it was a good investment I had cards, balls, jerseys, pictures, autographs, you name it I had it. WELL when I went to buy my first home I decided I would have my collection appraised boy was I stunned. I had a quality collection that people only wanted to cherry pick I could not find anyone who wanted the collection and those who showed interest wanted to pay less than half of what I had into the stuff. the only things I got decent money for were the autographed jerseys. SO I went to a sort of a pawn shop for antiques and the like and sold out everything in 1 shot for my home. Feeling ashamed at my loss I looked for a consulation prize from his shop. I found an UNC walking liberty. I told the guy give me this coin and I will call it a deal. Of course he did. Well I couldn't stop looking at it, I wanted more so here began my coin collecting. 6 years later I can't get enough.[/QUOTE]
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