How did you get started in the hobby?

Roundabout way last year- was in a restaurant, pulled out a $20 to pay and the woman refused to take it, saying it did not look like a real $20. She did not realize it was a 1935A (I think) $20. So I did some research on the Internet about and in the course of doing so ran across all of these coin related sites. I hardly collect paper money but that episode led me to coins...

And the rest as they say is history...much as my bank account has been ever since...