What was Your First Coin?

[Provvidenza]

Year 2000 Bullion Full and Half Sovereigns, bought from the Royal Mint for £60/£30 respectively. I managed to double my money when I sold them several years later. ?

[caloundracats]

First ever coin I purchased was a Kruggerand many years ago now. Prices rose quickly back then, well for the time, and I sold it to pay for shipping my stuff to the antipodes. 

Have a motley collection of pre EU European coins from all over, just holiday change, that type of thing, some inherited. 

Oh, and I found in amongst a relatives belongings some WWI French banknotes.

[sovereignsteve]

31 minutes ago, Roy said:

Yep!

It got cheaper and cheaper that year. 

I recorded £22.68/gram in Dec 2015.

Ah yes, December 2015, I remember it well, with affection.

[fehk2001]

9 hours ago, sovereignsteve said:

Ah yes, December 2015, I remember it well, with affection.

Newbies Steve ?

[sovereignsteve]

1 hour ago, fehk2001 said:

Newbies Steve ?

no. my mother told me i started collecting foreign coins on our first overseas holiday when i was 10 or 11. i won't tell you how long ago that was

[kimchi]

First relatives handed me down their world coins (all circulation) so I had a 'collection' as a kid even though I had no clue what much of it is (still haven't!) though there are a few Thalers. My parents bought me a Roman coin to add to it which I must find.

As an adult a late relative gave me her treasured 1888 Sov when she was poorly.

In 2016 I started 'proper' with that year's Kook

 

[KevinG]

First coin I have bought was a 2014 silver Maple leaf

[PuraPlataPura]

My father in law gifted me a 1 oz Silver Libertad 2016. But my own first purchase was a 5 oz Reverse Proof Libertad 2017