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2009 - Fifty years of collecting

seateddimeseateddime Posts: 6,180 ✭✭✭
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This year is a milestone, it marks the 50th year of collecting for my family.

While I am the only active collector, it is neat to have a Redbook from 1959 with your fathers name written in as a young teenager 50 years ago this year.

Some how I can only wonder if my grandfather knew what he will have started back when took my dad to a coin shop 50 years ago?
I seldom check PM's but do check emails often jason@seated.org

Buying top quality Seated Dimes in Gem BU and Proof.

Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.

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  • coinnut86coinnut86 Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭
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    Congratulations on this milestone! My father was a coin collector as a kid and passed his obsession on to me.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool... congratulations on your family tradition.... I hope your children carry on... Cheers, RickO
  • GarneteyeGarneteye Posts: 1,168
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    The glass is half full!
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  • coincollector1989coincollector1989 Posts: 856
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    Stacy

    Sleep well tonight for the 82nd Airborne Division is on point for the nation.
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  • yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭
    That is a nice tradition, congrats. I hate to think of how many things I have collected since 1959!
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,609 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautifully put and congrats to you and yours.

    ``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭✭
    2009 marks my 50th year as a collector. I have no family history behind me, and by the looks of things I'll be the last collector in even my extended family.

    It all started for me on Christmas day, 1959 when my Uncle John gave me the 13th edition of the Red Book and the two Whitman Lincoln cent folders. I still have the book and at least the second folder is around the house somewhere. The first folder 1909-1940 was replaced by a Library of Coins album.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • GemineyeGemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭
    You sure are an oold timer...image....image
    ......Larry........image
  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,160 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great story! That Redbook must have been used & perused many, many times. Congrats!
    Always looking for attractive rim toned Morgan and Peace dollars in PCGS or (older) ANA/ANACS holders!

    "Bongo hurtles along the rain soaked highway of life on underinflated bald retread tires."


    ~Wayne
  • ponderitponderit Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a great milestone. Congrats!
    Successful BST transactions with Rob41281, crazyhounddog, Commoncents, CarlWohlford, blu62vette, Manofcoins, Monstarcoins, coinlietenant, iconbuster, RWW,Nolawyer, NewParadigm, Flatwoods, papabear, Yellowkid, Ankur, Pccoins, tlake22, drddm, Connecticoin, Cladiator, lkeigwin, pursuitofliberty
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,274 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats to you and to Bill Jones- and thanks to both of you for sharing your accumulated knowledge so freely with all of us!
  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,028 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats Seated and Bill Jones.

    Its my 50th too. I started collectiing when my dad brought home nickel rolls and I was finding liberty head nickels.

    Among other coins now I collect modern foreign crowns and gold.....I still can't grade very well.
    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    Congrats!
    Want to buy an auction catalog for the William Hesslein Sale (December 2, 1926). Thanks to all those who have helped us obtain the others!!!

  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are you sure it was Grandpas first trip?
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    My Current project....https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/160794
  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,508 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats!
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  • tbarrecatbarreca Posts: 299 ✭
    Cool, Jason!
    Tony Barreca

    "Question your assumptions."
    "Intelligence is an evolutionary adaptation."

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