What Was Your First, And Latest Coin?

As The Title Says, What Was Your First, And Latest Coin? (Not My Pictures, Just Examples)
Mine, Is The Operation Torch Two Pence.


And My Latest, This: 1 Cent Willem I

Hello,

My first coin:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces303.html
Italy 200 Lire 1978 KM# 105
Found it on the ground in a Beergarden in Munich when i was a child.

My last coins (types) (i recieved them today with a letter from Ukraine ):
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces679.html
France 5 Francs (Silver) KM# 926

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3755.html
Ukraine 1 Griwna 2001 KM# 8b
and
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7546.html
Ukraine 1 Griwna 2005 "Patriotic War 1941-1945" KM# 228

(there is one more coin i recieved together with these, but i had the type before. It is just an other year)

Thanks to Andrey for the letter today and all my swap partners for all the coins i got from them

My first coin https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4494.html - father brough me this, when he returned from building new capital Astana for Nursultan Nazarbayev. (You wouldn't believe what was there "dla evropskovo standarda" (as european standard) )

Latest: or rather, one of the latest - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1547.html last coin of Iceland New Krona to fill out album!

Lovely coin 20 Tenge 1993. My brother is now in Kazakhstan and I asked him to bring me as many coins possible but the new edition is not as good as the old coins issue of 1993. At least banknotes are absolutely beautiful.

It is outside of my collecting area, but it will always be here.

Quote: "Handzumgrus"​Hello,
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​My first coin:
​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces303.html
​Italy 200 Lire 1978 KM# 105
​Found it on the ground in a Beergarden in Munich when i was a child.
​
​My last coins (types) (i recieved them today with a letter from Ukraine ):
​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces679.html
​France 5 Francs (Silver) KM# 926
​
​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3755.html
​Ukraine 1 Griwna 2001 KM# 8b
​and
​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7546.html
​Ukraine 1 Griwna 2005 "Patriotic War 1941-1945" KM# 228
​
​(there is one more coin i recieved together with these, but i had the type before. It is just an other year)
​
​Thanks to Andrey for the letter today and all my swap partners for all the coins i got from them

​What A Great Start And Story To Your Collection.

I really didn't have a first, but among my first coins were some danish øre and kroner, british pence and canadian cents and dollars. I had my first collection in a small box with "drawers". I had about 4 Danish, 3 British and 4-5 Canadian.

The British and Canadian ones had I kept from our family trip to Canada. This was in 1998 and it was the first time I flew. We made a stopover on Heathrow, where I - somehow - got some British pence coins. When we came to Canada I remember I really loved the Canadian banknotes. The reason was because of the, as I remember it, foil strip. (Now when I am seraching for how they should've looked like, I can't find any notes from the 1990's as well, so my memory might be playing me a game here. After all I was just 10 years old. But at least I know there were something "glittery" on them. This was before the Swedish banknotes got their foil strips, so I had never seen anything like it before. Unfortunately I gave my left over banknotes to my dad who exchange them back to Swedish crowns. This is something I later regretted. Now when I think about it, this might've been the trigger for my later awakened fascination for banknotes.

In this small box was my collection was born.

Quote: "ngdawa"​I really didn't have a first, but among my first coins were some danish øre and kroner, british pence and canadian cents and dollars. I had my first collection in a small box with "drawers". I had about 4 Danish, 3 British and 4-5 Canadian.
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​The British and Canadian ones had I kept from our family trip to Canada. This was in 1998 and it was the first time I flew. We made a stopover on Heathrow, where I - somehow - got some British pence coins. When we came to Canada I remember I really loved the Canadian banknotes. The reason was because of the, as I remember it, foil strip. (Now when I am seraching for how they should've looked like, I can't find any notes from the 1990's as well, so my memory might be playing me a game here. After all I was just 10 years old. But at least I know there were something "glittery" on them. This was before the Swedish banknotes got their foil strips, so I had never seen anything like it before. Unfortunately I gave my left over banknotes to my dad who exchange them back to Swedish crowns. This is something I later regretted. Now when I think about it, this might've been the trigger for my later awakened fascination for banknotes.
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​In this small box was my collection was born.
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​What A Lovely, Detailed Description Of Your Collection, And, Am I Right In Thinking, Just Out Of Wondering, That Box Is Made Of Matchboxes?

Quote: "Jarcek"​My first coin https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4494.html - father brough me this, when he returned from building new capital Astana for Nursultan Nazarbayev. (You wouldn't believe what was there "dla evropskovo standarda" (as european standard) )
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​Latest: or rather, one of the latest - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1547.html last coin of Iceland New Krona to fill out album!

​Lovely Looking First Coin, Wouldn't Mind One Like That, Can I Ha... I'm Just Messing, Would Never Ask For Someones First Coin/ Anybodies First part of Collection of Anything. But It Is A Lovely Coin.

Quote: "Slyrex"​

Quote: "ngdawa"​I really didn't have a first, but among my first coins were some danish øre and kroner, british pence and canadian cents and dollars. I had my first collection in a small box with "drawers". I had about 4 Danish, 3 British and 4-5 Canadian.
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​​The British and Canadian ones had I kept from our family trip to Canada. This was in 1998 and it was the first time I flew. We made a stopover on Heathrow, where I - somehow - got some British pence coins. When we came to Canada I remember I really loved the Canadian banknotes. The reason was because of the, as I remember it, foil strip. (Now when I am seraching for how they should've looked like, I can't find any notes from the 1990's as well, so my memory might be playing me a game here. After all I was just 10 years old. But at least I know there were something "glittery" on them. This was before the Swedish banknotes got their foil strips, so I had never seen anything like it before. Unfortunately I gave my left over banknotes to my dad who exchange them back to Swedish crowns. This is something I later regretted. Now when I think about it, this might've been the trigger for my later awakened fascination for banknotes.
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​​In this small box was my collection was born.
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​​What A Lovely, Detailed Description Of Your Collection, And, Am I Right In Thinking, Just Out Of Wondering, That Box Is Made Of Matchboxes?

​Haha! Yeah, I believe you're right. Honetsly I've never thought about what it's made of.
I have no idea where I got this box, but H is the first letter in my name, so probably someone made it for me out of match boxes.

Quote: "ngdawa"​

Quote: "Slyrex"​
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Quote: "ngdawa"​I really didn't have a first, but among my first coins were some danish øre and kroner, british pence and canadian cents and dollars. I had my first collection in a small box with "drawers". I had about 4 Danish, 3 British and 4-5 Canadian.
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​​​The British and Canadian ones had I kept from our family trip to Canada. This was in 1998 and it was the first time I flew. We made a stopover on Heathrow, where I - somehow - got some British pence coins. When we came to Canada I remember I really loved the Canadian banknotes. The reason was because of the, as I remember it, foil strip. (Now when I am seraching for how they should've looked like, I can't find any notes from the 1990's as well, so my memory might be playing me a game here. After all I was just 10 years old. But at least I know there were something "glittery" on them. This was before the Swedish banknotes got their foil strips, so I had never seen anything like it before. Unfortunately I gave my left over banknotes to my dad who exchange them back to Swedish crowns. This is something I later regretted. Now when I think about it, this might've been the trigger for my later awakened fascination for banknotes.
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​​​In this small box was my collection was born.
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​​​What A Lovely, Detailed Description Of Your Collection, And, Am I Right In Thinking, Just Out Of Wondering, That Box Is Made Of Matchboxes?

​​Haha! Yeah, I believe you're right. Honetsly I've never thought about what it's made of.
​I have no idea where I got this box, but H is the first letter in my name, so probably someone made it for me out of match boxes.

​ All These Quotation Boxes Give Me Headaches

My First Coin: India 1969 10 Rupees (Gandhi). Was given to me by my mother in my childhood and this sort of sparked my interest in coin collecting.



My Latest Coin: ½ Rupee - Shah Jahan (Surat mint). Received today

I remember it quite clear :) - it was 1 Stotina of Bulgaria.

My first coin I ever kept in my possession not for its monetary value probably was a silver 10 German Mark coin that I got in elementary school and this 50 Sen coin from Japan came in the mail today.

My first took many hours of culling change (late 1970's)...
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces403.html
(with extra water line)

And my last, courtesy of a Numista member..
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces82742.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13418.html

Quote: "Peter M. Graham"​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13418.html
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​I am looking at buying one of those on eBay right now. Does any one have one for sale. The one I am watching ends in 4 hours, so make an offer.

My first coin was a 1992 Cayman Islands 1 Cent that I got out of a bank coin counter. After that, I got an 1897 Guatemala 1/4 Real for my birthday. I thought is was amazing that I owned silver for the first time, at age 12. I had no idea what silver was worth, and was fascinated with the thought of owning some (the coin has a melt value of $0.36). Those two coins where the start of my collection. Now, 4 years later, I own 1.10 oz of gold, and 48.3 oz of silver, half of it bullion. My latest set of coins where some more silver bullion rounds and coins, including a 2014 5 oz America the Beautiful Kisatchie.

Quote: "nthn"Now, 4 years later, I own 1.10 oz of gold, and 48.3 oz of silver

​I'm sure that is great, but I have no idea of much that is.

Quote: "nthn"​

Quote: "Peter M. Graham"​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13418.html
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​​I am looking at buying one of those on eBay right now. Does any one have one for sale. The one I am watching ends in 4 hours, so make an offer.
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​My first coin was a 1992 Cayman Islands 1 Cent that I got out of a bank coin counter. After that, I got an 1897 Guatemala 1/4 Real for my birthday. I thought is was amazing that I owned silver for the first time, at age 12. I had no idea what silver was worth, and was fascinated with the thought of owning some (the coin has a melt value of $0.36). Those two coins where the start of my collection. Now, 4 years later, I own 1.10 oz of gold, and 48.3 oz of silver, half of it bullion. My latest set of coins where some more silver bullion rounds and coins, including a 2014 5 oz America the Beautiful Kisatchie.

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Hehe, interestingly enough, back in the 19th century when that silver coin was minted, they were quite valuable. To the point that a major source of forgeries from Spain were struck in Platinum as Silver was more valuable!

They simply used raw platinum for silver, or to forge sovereigns they made them gold plated, knowing the platinum was heavy and dense enough!