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When year did you start collecting?
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And how long have you collected.
I started in 1963 at age 7. I collected from age 7-18 (and a little bit in college) and started again 10+ years ago. So I have collected for 21 to 22 years. I am sure others here have collected longer and in some cases started long before 1963.
I started in 1963 at age 7. I collected from age 7-18 (and a little bit in college) and started again 10+ years ago. So I have collected for 21 to 22 years. I am sure others here have collected longer and in some cases started long before 1963.
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I started collecting on a regular basis maybe two years ago, tops.
As for a total time frame probably about a year, I'm 22 now.
Lance.
I am similar, I collected mostly proof sets and world coins from 8-15 and about 5 years ago I started up again with Indian gold and am now heavily into classic head gold.
bob
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I can't exactly recall how old I was when I switch to US, but remember riding home from the coin shop with a 1918 UNC Merc on my banana seat bike.
<< <i>And how long have you collected.
I started in 1963 at age 7. I collected from age 7-18 (and a little bit in college) and started again 10+ years ago. So I have collected for 21 to 22 years. I am sure others here have collected longer and in some cases started long before 1963. >>
I'm eerily similar! I started in 1969 at the age of 8. Collected from age 8-22 (through college and a bit in the Navy) and then got back into it heavily at age 35 in 1996. So that's 26 total years.
so put me down for 30-43 years heh heh
<< <i>1954 at age 10. Still have some of the coins from back then. >>
Same year, same age. We're to old to even be 'baby boomers'. Paper route change, and then exchange rolls at the bank. Just gave my penny collection to the next door neighbor kid, hopefully he gets the bug.
Seems like it was only yesterday...
I still have some Whitman's of mercs and lincolns from then.
Long, long, long hiatus. 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s.
1961 - in the 8th grade - thru college and stopped in 1973.
Started up again in 1993 - still going strong.
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i was spending wheat pennies every day at the neighborhood candy store.
many times there were steel cents in my candy allowance...granny loved me!
But by high school, I got interested in other things and didn't return until I was about 30. Stayed interested in proofs - especially cameos and varieties. So overall about 38 years of collecting.
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I started in 1963 at age 7. I collected from age 7-18 (and a little bit in college) and started again 10+ years ago. So I have collected for 21 to 22 years. I am sure others here have collected longer and in some cases started long before 1963. >>
I'm eerily similar! I started in 1969 at the age of 8. Collected from age 8-22 (through college and a bit in the Navy) and then got back into it heavily at age 35 in 1996. So that's 26 total years.>>
Gee, my experience is almost exactly the same. The 1963 part is the same, I quit earlier when I was about 13 and got back into it in the '90s. I started collecting from change, mostly Lincolns. I did get a few type coins as presents.
Unfortunately I acquired another 3 cents in similiar condition over the years and now I don't know which is which.
For many years I thought the design was Roman Numeral III inside a fancy bracelet.
then stopped and started back up from
2004-present
Once I graduated, had my own job and a way to get to the nearest coin store I picked up the hobby again. I've been collecting off and on since then.
It was looking through his collections as a wee lad that got me interested and eventually hooked.