I first started collecting in the 7th or 8th grade of school. I have been off and on ever since, but only as a hobbyist, never too seriously until recently. It sounds like you learned a great deal and it was rather interesting even if it was rather depressing. Sometimes history can be depressing and ugly. We shouldn't shy away from that or try to hide it away though as it is a part of us and how we learn.
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I started around the same age and stopped right before I went to college. I transferred my addiction from coins to vintage watches in my mid-twenties. Lol. I love collecting, and have met some wonderful people along the way. In a way it's almost like time traveling.