Like others, I was hooked at the first glance of a 1955 Doubled Die cent in the Redbook. So visually appealing and dramatic! I was sure if I looked hard enough in my change, it would pop up at any moment.
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"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Lincoln / Wheat cents. They are abundant, cheap and it was possible to search bank rolls when I was a kid in the late 70's and almost always find a wheat cent in any roll I searched. Collecting was basically free at that stage.
Indian Head Cents.
Almost mirroring TDN, I got 3 IHCs from my grammaw.
I just stuck them in my "coin chicken"
for a while and then read a Reader's Digest article on "What Coins to Keep" and ....by Jove...one was a 1908-S
....which... I faithfully cleaned by rubbing with dry baking soda (as suggested in the article) over and over and over again.
So... I started an IHC "collection" in my wonderful National coin board.
I added coins regularly. Actually SPENT MONEY to get a bunch of mediocre/awful examples.
Finally kinda lost interest and then....... holy moley.... one day... I sent it in to be ...GRADED..
That sucker....after all the harsh CLEANING....graded.... AU53!
The 1913 Liberty Head nickel because of the vast sums B. Max Mehl spent advertising to buy them as a gimmick to sell his Star Rare Coin Guide. The Guides then got people looking and collecting.
Second place would be the 1955 Doubled Die cent because of the publicity. This is part of the reason why collecting exploded in the late 1950's and the 1960's.
Third place would be the 1960 Small Date cent, which carried on the enthusiasm started by the 1955 DDO cent.
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Like others, I was hooked at the first glance of a 1955 Doubled Die cent in the Redbook. So visually appealing and dramatic! I was sure if I looked hard enough in my change, it would pop up at any moment.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
1909 S VDB was a most searched for coin in change in the 50's and 60's anyway.
Jim
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Lincoln Head Cents.... readily available in small change, very inexpensive for YN's to start out.
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Lincoln / Wheat cents. They are abundant, cheap and it was possible to search bank rolls when I was a kid in the late 70's and almost always find a wheat cent in any roll I searched. Collecting was basically free at that stage.
lincoln cents would be a good start
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Indian Head Cents.
Almost mirroring TDN, I got 3 IHCs from my grammaw.
I just stuck them in my "coin chicken"
for a while and then read a Reader's Digest article on "What Coins to Keep" and ....by Jove...one was a 1908-S
....which... I faithfully cleaned by rubbing with dry baking soda (as suggested in the article) over and over and over again.
So... I started an IHC "collection" in my wonderful National coin board.
I added coins regularly. Actually SPENT MONEY to get a bunch of mediocre/awful examples.
Finally kinda lost interest and then....... holy moley.... one day... I sent it in to be ...GRADED..
That sucker....after all the harsh CLEANING....graded.... AU53!
And so started my trip into coin collecting.
Weird. But true.
Still have it, too.
The 1913 Liberty Head nickel because of the vast sums B. Max Mehl spent advertising to buy them as a gimmick to sell his Star Rare Coin Guide. The Guides then got people looking and collecting.
Second place would be the 1955 Doubled Die cent because of the publicity. This is part of the reason why collecting exploded in the late 1950's and the 1960's.
Third place would be the 1960 Small Date cent, which carried on the enthusiasm started by the 1955 DDO cent.
Lincoln cents for sure when I was a kid. Plenty of good finds in pocket change.
I would say State Quarters.
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"