Hello everyone today I am making a blog about how I got into Numismatics. I am very glad that I got into numismatics.

It all started with an experiment...

My dad and I started an experiment with a big plastic container. We wanted to see how long it would take us to fill up the container with pennies. We started this journey when I was about 9.5 years old. We started to fill the container when I found out about wheat �back pennies. I was interested in the different backs and thought that it was cool having old pennies. I collected wheat back pennies and asked my family members if they had any (my favorite aunt that lives across the country sent me a bag of about 15). Since I had no idea about numismatics I thought that each wheat penny was worth $5. After a while I found out that pennies from 1982 and before were made of mostly copper. I figured out that they had about 1.5 cents in copper. I thought about that and how I could make money. I then began to keep copper pennies and I also found out that most wheat back pennies are not worth $5 each.

When I was 12 I went to a swap meet with my parents. We were walking around when I saw a table with lots of coins and paper money. I went to the table to see what it was. An very nice veteran (thank you for your service) was at the table. He told me a little bit about coins and I bought my very first real numismatics coin (no offense wheat backs) an uncirculated 1962 Franklin half dollar. I don’t remember the price but I remember that he gave me a good deal. I am now 13 and I still buy coins from him and he gives me the “good people” discount. I still have the half dollar and might get it graded to get it in that condition and I will always keep that coin. While he was talking to me he gave me a flier to go to a coin show. I kept the flier and a month later I went to my very first coin show. It was very fun, they also has a kids table where you can fill books full of wheat backs. The night after I got the half dollar I researched and research about coins. I began to know more and more and I still have 98% of the hobby to learn (you can study numismatics your whole life and still have more to learn). I started collecting coins and got a good general knowledge in about 2.5 months. That year for Christmas all I asked for was coins and silver. In January when my 13th birthday came, again I asked for coins and silver (I have just started to study notes). For my birthday my parents asked me what I wanted to do. I said I wanted to got to a coin shop. I went to a coin shop for the very first time. There wasn’t much I could afford because they mostly had rare coin. With not much I could afford I stocked up on supplies. After that we went to a bank and I got a box of pennies and some other coins. We went home and I had tons of fun searching through them. �I must have had beginners luck plus birthday luck because that was my best box of pennies. I am glad that I got introduced to numismatics because it is a very fun hobby.

Thank you for reading my blog and happy hunting.