Adam Orbell remembers the first coin that caught his eye. “As a kid, I found a drummer boy quarter, 1976, and I just fell in love,” he said. “I’ve been collecting since then. I’m 43 now, and I’ve been collecting since I was probably 5 or 6. I just always
Don’t rustle around in your wallet just yet — the coins on display at the Greensburg Coin Club show Sunday were a little more unusual than your average pocket change. Around 16 coin dealers and a whole host of coin-collecting enthusiasts gathered at the Circleville Volunteer Fire Department to show
George Yonek sees coins as both an art form and a glimpse into a nation’s culture.
“What people put on coins is indicative of the country’s pride, what’s important to them,” said Yonek, a Penn Township resident who serves as president of the Greensburg Coin Club. “That’s why I collect foreign coins. They tend to be more interesting than American coins. We usually put dead guys on ours.”
Yonek said there are fewer people every year who see coins they way he does. At 56, he’s one of the younger members of the local coin club, which was established in 1959.