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58 years in Numismatics.

goldengolden Posts: 9,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited February 27, 2019 9:40PM in U.S. Coin Forum

One day in February 1961 my mother brought home a blue Whitman folder ( 35 cents ) for Lincoln Cents. I was immediately hooked. Along the way I have traveled to over 250 coin shows including 49 consecutive ANA shows, written a few articles on paper money, met a lot of great people and had tons of fun! Post a coin from 1961.

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  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's some milestone. Our hobby sure has a lot to offer. Way to go and keep on trucking!

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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  • BillDugan1959BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 25, 2019 6:47PM

    Many congratulations! @golden

    Don't rush it, coins from 1961 are posted on this forum all the time.

  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm only rocking 44 years collecting.

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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hey, that's the same year I started!

  • sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats and I'm glad you let's us know.

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,609 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have 60 years in, starting with Christmas 1959. You have been to way more ANA shows than I have. As for coin shows, I have lost count.

    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 ... ?
  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll have you know that this dime was pulled out of circulation by these same gnarled hands in...1961!

    Congratulations, @golden!


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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I started around the same time. I remember when the Whitman blue folders went from 35 cents to 39 cents. By 1965 I had the usual U.S. folders, one blank dollar folder and Canadian folders up through 25 cents.

    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on a lifetime of dedication, learning and teaching.

    I was a late starter but it's been a rewarding hobby here too.

    If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @golden .... Congratulations.... I have about 12 more years in collecting, but have not been to as many shows... nor have I authored any coin articles....Cheers, RickO

  • WALLEWALLE Posts: 257 ✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations @golden, I started in 1963 after my cousin showed me his collection. Started with Lincoln cents then nickel's and so on, where your hooked your hooked.

  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 26, 2019 7:54AM

    I started in 1961 as a 14 year old. A friend of my Mom and Dad showed me his collection and gave me too coins that I still have. A 1905-O Barber Half ag-g and a 1882-O Morgan Dollar f-vf. In the 70's and 80's I wrote sever articles in the Barber Club books and the Seated Club books. Both on varieties.

    I just noticed this was my 18,000th post! I will never catch Ricko!

  • cupronikcupronik Posts: 773 ✭✭✭

    I figure my start date was sometime in February 1969. I guess that's 50 years ago. I will turn 60 later this year.
    Funny, I don't think like a grown-up mature adult, certainly not like my parents at that age.

  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was just going to say you don't look a day over...damn! Nevermind!!! :)

    ANA-LM, NBS, EAC
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    WTG @golden!
    Under the tree at Christmas 1960 I found a Red Book, a Blue Book, a Whitman Mercury dime album and a Jefferson nickel album (I was already pluggin' away with my Lincoln album).
    My life path diverged from numismatics and since it re converged I found this joint, attended two dozen local show, made it to several ANA shows and to a couple of F.U.N. shows.
    (image courtesy CoinFacts)

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  • Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations !!! :)

    Timbuk3
  • savitalesavitale Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have no coins from 1961 to share. But congratulations on the last 58 years of numismatic journey, and I hope the next 58 are even better!

    LIBERTY SEATED DIMES WITH MAJOR VARIETIES CIRCULATION STRIKES (1837-1891) digital album

  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I, too, have been at it for 58 years. Sorry-I don't have a 1961 coin to post, tho.

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