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Do you remember when.....?
jmski52
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Do you remember when you had a blue Whitman folder collection of quarters, or halves going........and from time to time you could justify removing a few of the easier coins to spend for something else because you knew that you could replace them when you were again flush with cash?
Sometimes, a candy bar or a package of baseball cards just couldn't wait.
Sometimes, a candy bar or a package of baseball cards just couldn't wait.
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I knew it would happen.
I knew it would happen.
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That was BIG money back in the day. My folders seemed to end up with lots of empty spots but the S mints always stayed put!
Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
<< <i>My Quarter books didn't stand a chance during the early video arcade game craze. On the bright side, I could kick anyone's butt at Centipede. >>
...what's a whitman folder?
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pack of smokes for two bits. A carton for a Silver dollar and four bits.
Damn lousy habit...!!
bob
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
Plus, I had a steady supply of change from when my dad would fall asleep on the couch watching TV and his change would fall from his pockets under the seat cushions.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
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Hint: Once a dime was inserted into the little half-moon pocket and then removed, a replacement coin in that slot was not as secure as the original, so any "fall out" while holding the folder was considered yours.
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<< <i>I remember back in the mid-1960's you could buy nice MS Saints and Libs for about $55. Unfortunately, I was fairly young and didn't have much money.
Yeah, that would've been my allowance for about 3 years.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
howszat?
In more recent times, I've raided my coin collection for up-trades to better coins. From 1999 to 2007, I painstakingly worked on a Statehood Quarter set that was nearly complete, pulling coins from circulation from as far back as my last year of medical school, from Las Vegas casinos in the last days before the annoying paper tickets took over, and through two moves. But, as I got close to the end, I pulled all $21 worth of what I had accomplished up to that point and spent it at face value towards the purchase of a pricier coin. Since I got the coins out of circulation, no money was technically lost, but factoring in inflation and the coin and precious metal markets, I would have been better off buying the pricier coin sooner. I've also up-traded stockpiles of silver bullion to help buy pre-1933 gold. Since silver is climbing fast, I'm wondering if I should have waited. But, gold is also climbing, and there's always the second-guessing where markets are concerned. It's a good bet, though, that the Statehood quarters weren't going anywhere any time soon, though, so no regret there, except for a little bit of personal history.
TD