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My Favorite Coins: 1914-D Lincoln Cent

My coin collecting history runs as follows: I started collecting in the mid 1950s, when I was about 12 years old. At first, my acquisitions were obtained primarily through roll searches, but I occasionally bought and/or traded for coins I needed. For the most part, I put aside my collecting and collections during my college years, although I did sell coins to buy an engagement ring for my fiancée, later my wife.

When I finished my formal education, I resumed my collecting, initially focusing on completing the incomplete sets formed earlier. In the

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