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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jody526, post: 254757, member: 578&quot;]The first coin that got me interested in the hobby, was a nickel with a big &quot;P&quot; on the tails side.</p><p>Also, I&#039;ve always admired Thomas Jefferson, and consider him one of the greatest men who ever lived.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I began collecting, buying collector coins was not an option.</p><p>My coins had to either come from my own spare change, or had to be given to me by relatives.</p><p>Saving anything other than cents and nickels, was not an option, either.</p><p>Dimes and quarters had to be used for school supplies and such, which was just as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>About the time I started collecting, US coins had all gone to a clad composition, except for the nickel.</p><p>I didn&#039;t like sandwich coins, or copper-clad zinc.</p><p>Nickels were made of a solid metal, which appealed to me.</p><p>Also, I never cared for Abraham Lincoln, so I never bothered to collect coins with his likeness on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess that just about sums it up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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