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The Young Numistmatist

My Great Nephew I just found out that my Great Nephew has taken up coin collecting at 12 years old. He has actually bought his first Gold Coin and has a very decent collection of Barber coins!! I sent him a variety of proof coins, a partially filled Lincoln cent collection and 3 books. Good new for the future of coin collecting!! Bud To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Slowly but surely!

Goal: #1 Set in the 1958 Proof set category. With the recent purchase of the PF69 UC Roosevelt dime I have worked my way up to the #4 set in the 1958 Proof sets. My next purchase or find is the ever elusive Ultra/Deep Cameo Jefferson Nickel of that set. The coin is very scarce in grade so this may take a while! To explain how scarce there are only 17 Proof 1958 Jefferson Nickels graded in the Ultra/Deep Cameo grade....I have my work cut out for me (and my pocket book!!). Wish me luck...
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Posted Wrong Pic!

Here is the one I should have posted... In my journal entry I posted the picture of the coin that was replaced by the PF69 UC 1958 Proof Roosevelt dime...here is the real one! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
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Down to my last cent

1909-S VDB Down to my last cent It's taken me 4 years but I am finally down to my last cent. I haven't sprung for the 1909-S VDB but will soon do so. It is hunting at its best! You search and search for that perfect coin that meets your needs and your budget and when you see it you know it is the one. It's the Buck with the perfect rack.....the largemouth bass that is over 10 pounds....you know it when you see it and the elation, although short lived, is very satisfying when you finally
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Back to Lincoln

I have threatened to do this..... I've been writing this on and off for about a week. There is a force (not sure where it is coming from) that is pushing me to change my direction as far as coin collecting goes. It is a hard choice because I put so much effort into my proof collections and completed the collection from 1950-1964 with some very nice coins, most of which I sent in myself for grading. Along the way I met many passionate collectors that eventually became my friends. The age r
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Top Ten

1958 Proof Set Today I achieved a goal that has taken me 3 years to realize! I added the attached coin to my 1958 Proof set and snuck into the top 10 for that set! My main priority is coins with eye appeal and coins that are a good bargain (sometimes hard to get both!). This coin was bought from Mr. Tomaska and it is a beauty in hand and in the photo. Thanks to all my coin friends out there that have helped me reach this goal and thanks for putting up with all the questions I've
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A New Year and A New Direction

Breaking up is hard to do!!! So, here we are, a New Year and the contemplation of changing direction in my collecting endeavors. Breaking away from my proof sets will be an emotional change and I'm not really sure I will!! At first I shot for the moon wanting all the proof sets from 1936-1964....seemed simple enough for this Novice! Not so....as I delved into the earlier proof sets (36-42) I realized I was in over my head!! The more I wanted higher grades the more the price was skyrocketin
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That one Coin.......

For the Lincoln Lover in us all.... It all started in 1959 as I played at the base of a fire escape at the elementary school that was across the street from where we lived in Union South Carolina. I was digging in the sand and found two pennies. One a normal Wheat ear and then to my surprise I found a penny with a different reverse on it.....the new memorial reverse. So I started, as most of us do, collecting Lincoln Cents (or pennies as I called them at that time). Over the years my colle
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First Goal Reached!!!

Proof sets: 1950-1964 I finally made my first goal!! When I started collecting as a child of 9 years old I never thought that 55 years later I would be sitting here typing this. I had a break (a career in the Army and then another Career in Government service) that spanned 6 decades before I would seriously take up collecting again. Things have changed. The reason I started in the first place was the change in the Lincoln cent from the Wheat back to the Memorial reverse. Now that same 195
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