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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ozland tiger, post: 192233, member: 3168&quot;]I started collecting in the 7th grade in 1966. A boy brought to school&nbsp; a shield two cent piece. I was stunned there was such a thing, much less a thing over 100 years old. It was in really good shape. He brought back to school two days later and I bought it from him for twenty-five cents and two pieces of sugar cane my counsin had given to me.</p><p>Oh what a find.</p><p>I started reading about U.S. Coinage and saw pictures of Morgan and Peace dollars. I said to my self I will own some of those one day.</p><p>I started mowing lawns and buying uncirculated Morgan dollars. Most at that time were brilliant uncirculated or gem. I went after gem. </p><p>My first purchase was for a 1878-CC Morgan. I had it graded in 2005 from NGC. It came back MS64. I paid fifteen dollars for that coin.</p><p>In 2006, I sent off my two cent piece that started it all. It&nbsp; had been in my closet for over thirty years. My 1864, large motto shield two cent piece came back from PCGS MS 64 RB. I would have never believed it. I never even thought it was uncirculated much less a high grade coin.&nbsp; I sent it off for sentimental reasons. When my coin dealer told me the grade, I asked if he was sure he was calling the right person. No way that could be right.</p><p>I now wonder where that little boy came up with that coin.</p><p>Funny, I used to think I had cleaned that coin with an eraser. Back then, I did with that to all the one-cent pieces I couldn&#039;t read. Shows you what age does.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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