Why did Scott Balson start collecting coins?
As a young boy his father gave him the Egyptian coin seen on the right (1916 twenty Piastres). He told his son how he had acquired it while doing duty in Egypt during World War Two. As a young boy Scott used to carry it everywhere and, knowing nothing about coins, he polished it. While worthless numismatically, the piece is the oldest and most prized coin in his collection and stimulated his interest in numismatics and the history behind coins.
