How Did You Start Collecting?

One of my favorite coins.

I would like to hear from collectors out there about what areas you are interested in and maybe we can start a conversation about how we were introduced to the wonderful world of numismatics.

I began collecting coins when I was 8. My mother had a small coin collection and gave a few coins to my brother, sister and I and the bug hit me and not them. My interest focused in Morgan Dollars--you got a lot of coin for your money back then. I think back then that I could have bought a twenty dollar Saint Gaudens gold piece for forty dollars. Too bad, that was way beyond the means of an eight year old!