and smallest to boot.

I started collecting coins in 1968 when a bunch of my friends, who were Boy Scouts, started collecting to earn their merit badges. Suffice it to say, coin collecting soon captivated me and has had me in her iron (copper, silver, nickel, and gold) grip ever since.

Sometime during the early 70's Coins magazine, I believe, offered a free 1967 Canadian Dollar with each new subscription. That was incentive enough for a young collector to quit buying newstands issues and actually subscribing. The Dollar that arrived would probably be graded MS62 these days but was one of the most attractive designs I have ever seen. The obverse had the mature portrait of Queen Elizabeth while the reverse had the majestic loon. That's coins arrival sparked a torrid love affair with Canadian coins that consumed my collecting efforts for 20 years. I have since sold most of my Canadian collection but I still keep some of my favorites in my personal collection and I give the Canadian Mint credit for inspiring the U.S. Bicentennial series, the era of modern commemoratives, and the statehood quarter set.

I am particularly pleased that my 1967 prooflike Canadian custom set has far more views than any other set I maintain. Currently about 850 views with the next closest at about 360. Apparently some of you also love Canadian Coinage. Oh Canada, forever in my collecting heart.

Later,

Malcolm