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When asked why he was a coin collector, Masga replied, “First and foremost, I enjoy collecting coins for their historical significance and value. Imagine holding a circulated coin that’s over 100 years old. The question comes to mind, who has held this coin and where was this coin a hundred years ago? Wow!”
Esther Rasa Babauta, Masga’s mother, was also an avid coin and currency collector. “She was an accountant for a department store on Saipan and tried to buy all the silver U.S. coins that came into the stores,” Masga stated. “When I turned 15 years old, she gave me her entire coin and currency collection!”
Masga said he was the only one of his siblings interested in collecting coins.
As young collector, he was careful not to use his collection to buy gum or soda. “After that, I could not stop collecting coins,” Masga said.
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