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I'm a violinist. I started playing violin when I was in fourth grade. I graduated from high school in 1972, so you do the math. I also collect coins. I started that hobby on Christmas Day 1962 when I was given two Lincoln Cent folders by my Grandparents. (By the way, my Grandfather also played the violin, but nobody told me that until after he died.) It's a neat happenstance when you find that different pieces of your life seem to fit into a single jigsaw puzzle. Several years ago I sta... Read More
I have let it be known among kids in the area that I have an interest in coins . . . just by talking about coins when my daughter has friends over. I let a couple of the girls go through a baggie of Lincolns that I had to look for Wheaties. We talked about mintmarks and errors. So that's the end of it, right? About a month back comes a knock at the door. The 9-year old girl down the street tells me she "found this" in her back yard and wanted to find out what it was. It was an Indian He... Read More
I'm starting to get excited about the convention in Fort Worth later this month. I've never had the opportunity to go to the national show before, so this is a new experience for me. There are several weeks before the show, so I'm starting to try to prep myself for it. Looking at the coins in my own collection. Deciding what coins I am going to spend my time with (can't we make the show a month long?). Reading up on the coins which interest me so that I can more accurately judge t... Read More
I always read and hear about not to clean coins, that soap and water may harm them. What about the coins in the sea in saltwater etc. I thought well museums anf big collectors keep them, do they clean these in any way? I my self dont clean coins they have their own way of beauty. If i am looking at a coin, i can usually smell the odor of a cleanser, or feel the slippery surface of the coin. But in pocket change a 1967 quarter has grime on it , will a Q TIP &nbs... Read More
My name is MARK A. ELLIS , I was raised in J ERSEYVILLE IL. 80 miles north of ST. LOUIS MO.. I have been a collector since early teens, found a civil war dump, early trash piles, dug privys for bottles. My friend and I have built muscle cars for our enjoyment 1940 street rod truck,1964 impala ss 409 car, 1974 firebird on a 4 wheel chasis, early dakoata drag strip / 440 eng. truck &... Read More
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