Collecting pieces of history: Man completes state quarters coin collection
Last month at the Merced Mall Ed Miranda completed a task he has worked on for the past three years.
“I said, ‘It finally came.’ I was jumping up and down and I almost forgot my bag of clothes that I had bought,” Miranda, a Los Banos resident, said.
A startled saleswoman asked him what had come. He replied that the change she just gave him included quarters from Hawaii and Alaska. The 79-year-old now had the final two coins he needed to finish his collection of quarters from all 50 states.
In about 2005 Miranda decided to start his coin collection. He didn’t order them through the mail, and only once did he give into the temptation to visit a coin shop. Miranda obtained the coins the hard way, by adding to his collection through everyday transactions. He also . . .
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“I said, ‘It finally came.’ I was jumping up and down and I almost forgot my bag of clothes that I had bought,” Miranda, a Los Banos resident, said.
A startled saleswoman asked him what had come. He replied that the change she just gave him included quarters from Hawaii and Alaska. The 79-year-old now had the final two coins he needed to finish his collection of quarters from all 50 states.
In about 2005 Miranda decided to start his coin collection. He didn’t order them through the mail, and only once did he give into the temptation to visit a coin shop. Miranda obtained the coins the hard way, by adding to his collection through everyday transactions. He also . . .
Full story at: Link
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