Do all of your coins have a story that you connect with them?
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I don't mean the life of the coin itself...I'm talking about a story of how you obtained it and a personal connection with it more than just "Ohhhhhh....that's nice!!! I like it, I'm buying it"!!! I think for a long time I was a coin accumulator. That could be why I lost interest and eventually sold 99.549% of what I had in 2008. The couple of coins I did keep had stories for me, real connections that meant something. I think that's why I refused to part with them even though I didn't realistically think I would ever be interested in coins again...at least not on a collecting basis. This time around I am trying to have a story for each one I add to my collection. Like everything...some stories will be a little better than others! 
What about you? Feel free to give examples if you'd like! 
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Not all, but many do. 1859 Indian cent found one with my Dad, It was beneath built in wall drawers at our old house after that find the coin bug bit me.
1853-O A&R SL Half flipped one once over paying a price of either $250 or $200 at Webb's coins 45 years ago.
1838-0 Seated Dime comments by Breen in his Encyclopedia of Coins about the beauty of the coin without stars.
Albany commemorative because it's where I am from.
Too many others to mention.
I have a trade dollar that was in a collection of things my grandfather left to me. I don’t even keep it with my coins. I used to use it as a pocket piece, but now it’s kept safe on my dresser with my watches. It was given to him when he retired from the railroad. I will pass it down to my daughter when the time comes.
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My story typically goes like this: "I have extra money. I see a nice coin. Now I don't have as much money". Lol. In reality, very few stories. If I buy a coin I REALLY like, I try to ask the seller if they know the story/history of the coin. A few do, most don't. My omega came with a bit of known history, which I like.
Some of my "keepers" will take me back to the who/when/how I obtained the coin. For example, I have an inexpensive silver dime I bought at a B&M. Every time I look at the coin, I smile at all the stories L has told me over the years. In this instance, the relationship makes the coin priceless
The coins that I collected when I was a little kid have the most meaning. Some that my mom, dad, uncle, or aunt gave me. I can look at them today and they are special. Those coins all have a story. So long ago.
Yes-mainly those I've cherrypicked, both for die varieties and for color.
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It is the story. The story of how and when I got certain coins that mean so much to me. To me, those little pieces of metal take me back to a different time and place, and I remember what and where I was when I got it.
One of those stories concerns a 1911-D Lincoln Cent. When I was a child, my Dad used to visit his sister, my Auntie Barbara. He always took my brother and me with him.
She had a can of Lincolns we used to play with. We would line them up on the floor next to the wall and see how far we could go before they ran out.
I got older and started collecting coins, so one day I took my Whitman Lincoln Cent folder with me to see how many "oldies" I could find. I dumped them on the kitchen table and went to work. The book started to fill.
All were well circulated, especially the early ones. I found a lot of Philly coins from the teens, and a well worn 1924-S among the mint marked ones.
Then I found it. I couldn't believe my eyes! Being used to all the newer Lincolns and what they looked like, and after viewing all those almost slick coins, I had in my hand an uncirculated 1911-D. I couldn't believe it! The coin looked unreal to me. The detail on Lincoln was like I never saw before!
It was a beautiful brown uncirculated coin, with a perfect obverse strike, and a rotated reverse to boot! The joy I got from that one moment resonates today.
No flipping. No upgrading. no price sheets.
No nothing. Nothing but a coin and a kid.
I'll never forget it.
Pete
Wonderful childhood story @BuffaloIronTail .... I really enjoy reading
Thanks, PF. Memories do last longer than time itself.
Pete
I like for my coins and silver to have a story if possible, even if it's something simple like friends I saw the day I bought it, etc. Some coins, and silver, remind me of the times when I got them and that definitely adds to my enjoyment of them.
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Buffaloiron tail, your post is wonderful. That's what it's all about. I'm pretty sure most of us old guys around here have similar stories. The people who helped us along. Our REAL mentors. Our moms, dads, uncles, aunts, grandparents, and neighbors. I think we tend to lose sight as we chase that rarity, high grade widget. Take a moment friends. Remember how it all started and who was there and knew what you needed. We're all still little kids at heart in this hobby.
Thanks, Hy. I'll never forget those days.
Pete
Thank you, Pete. You made my day.
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With me, it's more of a recurring theme. I turn over copious amounts of cash, I receive a coin in return. It's kind of like the movie Groundhog Day.
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I can remember when I purchased most of the nice coins I have. Those are almost all pleasant memories.
When is more important are the historical stories around each piece. Most of the coins I buy have some sort of history connected with them. I don't buy many "hole fillers" these days.
Great story there, Pete!
Guess the only "story" I have, (that isn't purely where I bought it, and from whom), is my Bust Dollar.
I went to Vegas for my brother's wedding, and played chaperone and guide to my parents for the entire stay. Possibly as pay-back for my good deed, the Gambling Gods made it the only trip to Vegas where I can honestly say I won! I even hit a minor jackpot at the flippin' airport, where the slots are pretty tight. I left after that weekend with about $500 in my pocket, even after paying for food and lodging. (Ok....small time bettor, small time collector. It all fits together).
Anyway, at the time (and probably even now, with inflation), Bust Dollars were/are well out of my price range. But I took that money to Long Beach, and bought the VG-8, 1798 Bust Dollar, for $490 from John McIntosh.
It will forever be my Vegas Dollar.
Not all, but some do... I posted an engraved $2.5 Liberty the other day, but I do have others. This particular Morgan Dollar was given to me by my grandfather. I was about 11 years old at the time (~1972)
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I have two Barber dimes from a roll that my mother found for me in San Francisco in the early 60's. The roll included two uncirculated 01-S beauties, which I sold many years ago along with all but the last two circulated coins, which I recently had slabbed as momentos. Also have an Australian crown that my dad brought back from his time in the Pacific in WWII, now in plastic for posterity.
ALL of them?... No.
Some of them, for sure