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Permanut

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63. Started collecting Lincoln pennies in 1957 with my best friend Dave down the street..

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 02:10 AM

Jan 25

We would check the pennies in our pockets and make trades to fill up our coin folders.

Dave's gone now, but great memories.

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Are you/were you a collector of anything? I did collect Barbies, keys, marbles. What about you? Check #3 [View all] debm55 Jan 24 OP

Decks of playing cards. rogerashton Jan 24 #1

Thank you very much, rogerashton debm55 Jan 24 #2

Toy Dinosaurs unweird Jan 24 #3

Thank you very much, unweird. Where did you keep when not on display? debm55 Jan 24 #4

In the basement these days unweird Jan 24 #6

OMG What a collection. Thank you for sharing with us debm55 Jan 24 #12

Wifey wouldn't mind me sharing more unweird Jan 24 #16

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. That's funny debm55 Jan 24 #18

That last time setup in 2019... unweird Jan 24 #24

Thank you so much. That does sound like a great and fun neighborhood. debm55 Jan 24 #26

I have two great grandsons who would love to come to your house. LoisB Jan 24 #11

Would love to have them but... unweird Jan 24 #25

Wow! Love seeing your dinosaur battalion!! KitFox Jan 24 #20

Your from Pittsburgh . I live there. What part. debm55 Jan 24 #33

Central Northside / Mexican War Streets unweird Jan 24 #40

I know it. Jefferson Hills, here. debm55 Jan 24 #41

Wife used to live in Finleyville unweird Jan 24 #42

I'm in Glenshaw with my outstanding triceratops collection!! Charging Triceratops Jan 26 #107

Bwah! I love it. Your own "Juraasic Park"! electric_blue68 Jan 24 #44

That is very cool Solly Mack Jan 24 #50

I collect white cat hair on my clothes gab13by13 Jan 24 #5

HAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAH i collect white dog fur- debm55 Jan 24 #8

I collect white (and red, black, and grey)* cat hairs wnylib Jan 25 #90

books and DVDs lapfog_1 Jan 24 #7

Thank you very much lapfog_1 Excellent selection. debm55 Jan 24 #9

Books, hand-woven baskets, rocks (not so much now since I don't go anywhere) LoisB Jan 24 #10

Hahahahaha Me too, Thank you very much LoisB debm55 Jan 24 #13

Have you seen the movie "The Long, Long Trailer"? Permanut Jan 25 #60

No, I haven't. LoisB Jan 25 #64

I thought of that movie when LoisB mentioned her rock collection, too! Diamond_Dog Jan 25 #82

Marbles, but I've recently lost them. I've looked everywhere, but can't find them. Sorry, what was the question? surfered Jan 24 #14

HAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHH Thank you surfered. debm55 Jan 24 #15

Of all the things i have lost in life i miss my mind the most? Srkdqltr Jan 24 #22

Books, music, rocks are my downfall!😁 I can't KitFox Jan 24 #17

Thank you very much KitFox for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 24 #21

I collect salt and pepper shakers kimbutgar Jan 24 #19

Thank you very much kimbutgar. Thank you for sharing your collection. debm55 Jan 24 #23

I collect refridgerator magnets LNM Jan 24 #27

Thank you LNM. That's a great idea. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 24 #28

I enjoy collecting coins. Right now I'm working on Emile Jan 24 #29

Thank you very much, Emile. That is very nice of you. debm55 Jan 24 #30

I'm with ya there.. Permanut Jan 25 #62

Gargoyles Wicked Blue Jan 24 #31

Thank you very much Wicked Blue for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 24 #32

I've been collecting my thoughts since I was able to speak. WheelWalker Jan 24 #34

Great WheelWalker, Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 24 #35

Books, Political Pins ( even some from the other party) OrwellwasRight Jan 24 #36

Thank you very much for sharing. Orwellwas Right. Do you have them in a display frame? debm55 Jan 24 #37

In a way... OrwellwasRight Jan 29 #112

Thank you that sounds very nice. debm55 Jan 29 #113

Vintage toys/trains and advertising... Wuddles440 Jan 24 #38

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Wuddles440. debm55 Jan 24 #39

Ouch! That makes me older than vintage! biophile Jan 25 #78

Rocks ProfessorGAC Jan 24 #43

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. What happened to them? debm55 Jan 24 #46

No Idea What We Did With Them ProfessorGAC Jan 25 #65

Thank you. debm55 Jan 25 #66

Shells, rocks, Sci Fi books, records, political buttons, dinos... electric_blue68 Jan 24 #45

thank you electric_blue68. You had a great selection there. debm55 Jan 24 #47

Cat figurines and pictures, trinket boxes, music boxes, books, music ... and shelves. Lots and lots of shelves. Dorothy V Jan 24 #48

Thank you Dorothy V. Wow you have a great collection debm55 Jan 25 #67

trains. shoulder patches . belt buckes . so on. AllaN01Bear Jan 24 #49

Thank you very much AllaN01Bear. That is very interesting. debm55 Jan 25 #68

Souls Solly Mack Jan 24 #51

Thank you SollyMack debm55 Jan 25 #71

Look on the bright side. I never have anything to dust. Solly Mack Jan 25 #74

Your right Thank you Solly Mack debm55 Jan 25 #75

Vintage Halloween. MontanaMama Jan 24 #52

Thank you very much MontanaMama. Sounds like a great collection. debm55 Jan 25 #73

Baseball cards JPPaverage Jan 24 #53

Thank you JPPaverage. I had the Pirates collect which had Roberto Clemente. debm55 Jan 24 #58

I'm Jewish, we only collect neuroses and guilt unblock Jan 24 #54

Know what you are talking about Thank you unblock debm55 Jan 24 #57

19th century bottles, mainly but also coffee cup sleeves and "DO NOT DISTURB" door tags n/t slumcamper Jan 24 #55

Wonderful. Thank you slumcamper debm55 Jan 24 #56

David WInter Cottages LogDog75 Jan 25 #59

Thank you LogDog75. Very beautiful post and cottage. debm55 Jan 25 #72

I collect I_UndergroundPanther Jan 25 #61

Thank you very much I_UndergroundPanther. Your collections are wonderful. debm55 Jan 25 #70

Started collecting Lincoln pennies in 1957 with my best friend Dave down the street.. Permanut Jan 25 #63

Thank you very much Permanut. I had those foldable coin books too. Sorry about Dave. debm55 Jan 25 #69

Antique Chinese Porcelain... parkia00 Jan 25 #76

Thank you very much parkia00. But you still have the memories of your father who gave to you. debm55 Jan 25 #83

I am a collector BigMin28 Jan 25 #77

Thank you BigMin28 . and may all your memories be a blessing to you. debm55 Jan 25 #84

Vinyls and CDs. Political buttons and stickers. DinahMoeHum Jan 25 #79

Thank you very much DinahMoeHum for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 25 #85

Frogs. They remind me of the joy of my childhood. applegrove Jan 25 #80

Thank you very much applegrove for sharing your collection and memeories with us. debm55 Jan 25 #87

Vinyl, compact discs, books. Midnight Writer Jan 25 #81

Yes they are your treasures and memories. Thank you sharing Midnight Writer. debm55 Jan 25 #88

Cross collect , antique radios Keepthesoulalive Jan 25 #86

Oh wow, that is a great collection. Thank you Keepthesoulalive. debm55 Jan 25 #89

I used to collect comics. OldBaldy1701E Jan 25 #91

That is neat. Thank you very much for sharing with us OldBaldy1701E debm55 Jan 25 #92

Mussel shells and beach glass as a child. wnylib Jan 25 #93

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you wnylib. debm55 Jan 25 #94

I don't actively collect any more, but I have a lot of my old collections. Different Drummer Jan 25 #95

thank you Different Drummer. You have some collection there. Thank you for sharing debm55 Jan 25 #96

Clinique samples and the makeup bags that come with them yellowdogintexas Jan 26 #97

Thank you yellowdogintexas. I have/had those Clinique sample bags too. You have a very good collection. debm55 Jan 26 #99

indignities. Conjuay Jan 26 #98

Sorry Conjuay. You are loved. Debbie debm55 Jan 26 #100

now you're making my blush! Conjuay Jan 27 #109

I collected those little Pillsbury cook books at the check out counters in food stores. Had over 100. I looked through debm55 Jan 26 #101

I collected coins in my youth. CanonRay Jan 26 #102

Thank you very much CanonRay for sharing your collection. debm55 Jan 26 #105

life long collector of way tooo much! recovering_democrat Jan 26 #103

Thank you very much for sharing your collections with us. They sound great. I had to laugh at the flamingos as my debm55 Jan 26 #104

Collections?? I have so many!! Charging Triceratops Jan 26 #106

Thank you very much for sharing for us, Charging Triceratops. You do have a large collection. debm55 Jan 26 #108

Baseball cards. I don't know where the collection went. sakabatou Jan 27 #110

Thank you sakabatou. I used to have quite a collection of baseball cards. I don't know what happened to them. debm55 Jan 27 #111