I started collecting Baseball Cards in 1971 and never stopped. I was 9 and my brothers and I got the money by collecting deposit bottles tossed by the workers building new homes. A nickel apiece meant 2 for every pack. We did it all summer and had 3 Time Savers stores in bicycle distance. I think they stopped selling after 3 or 4 series. I really enjoyed completing my set later in life at card shows. I didn't even need a want list because I could pick out the cards I hadn't seen before. The want list came in later when I realized that condition was important.

Topps -green backs

For about 40 years I had four of these coins (Jenkins, Kessinger, Santo, and Morgan) without any idea of what they were. But I liked them, so I kept them, rattling around in the bottom of a box. I believe it was this site where I finally figured out what they were in 2011 or so. They must've come out of some of the very first packs I ever bought or was given. About a year ago, I finally added another one to the collection, and about two weeks ago, I finally got sick of seeing my spreadsheet of complete sets interrupted by a 5/153 in 1971, so I've started my quest to complete this set. This meant going to a coin store to buy proper storage supplies, and there's lots of stapling involved (to create the little holders). But I'm going to enjoy this. I'll have about 60 different ones once my latest eBay win arrives. I'll have a few to trade, too. And the quest shall continue. They look fabulous in the binder, and many are missing scans of the backs on this site, so maybe I can get to level 7 here someday....
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