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<p>[QUOTE="alde, post: 3275600, member: 6043"]All these stories ring so true with me. I started collecting US coins around 1972 when my parents gave me a cardboard box of coins they had accumulated over the years. There were a dozen Morgan dollars, some Walking Liberty's, Standing Liberty Quarters and a bunch of other stuff. I became good friends with the local coin shop and would spend hours there learning. I also did the coin roll hunting for Wheaties and Buffalo Nickels and found a fair amount.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early on I became obsessed with the Walking Liberty Half Dollars and Standing Liberty Quarters and started building a set each. I eventually ended up with 2 complete sets of WLH's and an almost complete set of SLQ's minus the 1916 all very fine or better with full sharp dates. As I upgraded coins and started working on sets of earlier coins I realized that every coin in the set is exactly the same as the last except for the date and mint mark. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have always had a love for history and when I discovered that ancient, medieval and early European coins were affordable I was hooked.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="alde, post: 3275600, member: 6043"]All these stories ring so true with me. I started collecting US coins around 1972 when my parents gave me a cardboard box of coins they had accumulated over the years. There were a dozen Morgan dollars, some Walking Liberty's, Standing Liberty Quarters and a bunch of other stuff. I became good friends with the local coin shop and would spend hours there learning. I also did the coin roll hunting for Wheaties and Buffalo Nickels and found a fair amount. Early on I became obsessed with the Walking Liberty Half Dollars and Standing Liberty Quarters and started building a set each. I eventually ended up with 2 complete sets of WLH's and an almost complete set of SLQ's minus the 1916 all very fine or better with full sharp dates. As I upgraded coins and started working on sets of earlier coins I realized that every coin in the set is exactly the same as the last except for the date and mint mark. I have always had a love for history and when I discovered that ancient, medieval and early European coins were affordable I was hooked.[/QUOTE]
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