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<blockquote data-quote="Foxfire5" data-source="post: 3839918" data-attributes="member: 50971"><p>I have been collecting coins for 75 years now and when my Dad gave me my first Silver Dollar for work that I did for him that took a month to do. I at one time had the entire Morgan and Peace silver dollar collection except the 1895 which was only in proof and a Very Rare coin. I saved up until I had a hundred dollars and would go to the banks and trade paper dollars for silver dollars. After the Korean War I became an Ironworker out of Philadelphia, PA and I would go to the banks with $500. dollars every week and trade for bags of silver dollars and search them to find and improve my collection. This became a ritual for me. During the Vietnam War which I was there as a private military contractor for Security at different bases my first wife and I went our separate ways during this time and while I was away she found (Stole) and sold my entire coin collection which included 1794 through 1804 silver dollars in AU to Unc. which was insured for $210,000. Of course the insurance companies don't pay off for stealing wives that steal from their husbands. Only luck out of that deal was she didn't get rid of the pennies you know like how much can one get for a penny? My one daughter said she sold all those dollar coins for around $15,000. The pennies I had most of all the good ones. Collectable Indian heads, 1909 SVDB's and my favorite 1955 DD. My brother was playing cards at McClellan AFB in Sacramento, CA at the time when one of his buddies opened up a roll of new pennies. The guys all commented on how poorly they were struck and smeary looking. So my brother knowing I was a coin collector would save some ten coins for me "cause they were funny looking and might pique my interest". Luck was with me thanks to him. I am sorry now that I never got heavily into Gold. Just a couple of pieces and some crisp paper money. It is never too late to start coin collecting and before it is ancient history.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Foxfire5, post: 3839918, member: 50971"] I have been collecting coins for 75 years now and when my Dad gave me my first Silver Dollar for work that I did for him that took a month to do. I at one time had the entire Morgan and Peace silver dollar collection except the 1895 which was only in proof and a Very Rare coin. I saved up until I had a hundred dollars and would go to the banks and trade paper dollars for silver dollars. After the Korean War I became an Ironworker out of Philadelphia, PA and I would go to the banks with $500. dollars every week and trade for bags of silver dollars and search them to find and improve my collection. This became a ritual for me. During the Vietnam War which I was there as a private military contractor for Security at different bases my first wife and I went our separate ways during this time and while I was away she found (Stole) and sold my entire coin collection which included 1794 through 1804 silver dollars in AU to Unc. which was insured for $210,000. Of course the insurance companies don't pay off for stealing wives that steal from their husbands. Only luck out of that deal was she didn't get rid of the pennies you know like how much can one get for a penny? My one daughter said she sold all those dollar coins for around $15,000. The pennies I had most of all the good ones. Collectable Indian heads, 1909 SVDB's and my favorite 1955 DD. My brother was playing cards at McClellan AFB in Sacramento, CA at the time when one of his buddies opened up a roll of new pennies. The guys all commented on how poorly they were struck and smeary looking. So my brother knowing I was a coin collector would save some ten coins for me "cause they were funny looking and might pique my interest". Luck was with me thanks to him. I am sorry now that I never got heavily into Gold. Just a couple of pieces and some crisp paper money. It is never too late to start coin collecting and before it is ancient history. [/QUOTE]
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