Collect the Coins You Like and Desire
I am writing this letter in reference to the following letter written by Mr. Charles H. Alyn that appeared in your April 16 issue on page 5. It was titled, “Don’t Waste Your Money on Franklin Half Dollars.”
I want to start this letter by giving you some facts about my numismatic venture of the past 68 years. I started putting Lincoln cents in an old blue Whitman coin holder when I was 7 years old in 1955. After a couple months, as one can imagine, I had holes to fill, that I were not available to find in circulation. I would use my spending
